Caroline Weathers

When someone has accepted an offer of employment to work, in Israel, it is important that they receive an employment agreement that takes into account the potentially dangerous work environment. 

Below please find specific key provisions your company should consider including in any employment agreement to be used for employees working in high risk countries:

Acknowledgment/Assumption of Risk. This provision should include a non-exhaustive list of the risks of injury or death that are present in the host country, such as political unrest, war, or kidnapping.  It should also require the employee to acknowledge that he or she has had sufficient time to research and ask pertinent questions about the living and working conditions in the host country, and risks of injury or death.  Lastly, this provision requires the employee to acknowledge and assume the risks.

Hazard Duty-Related Pay. This provision will explain the base rate of pay plus the amount/percentage of pay attributable to “danger pay,” “post hardship differential pay,” or any other hazard-duty related pay per federal regulations and/or company policies.

Payroll Deductions. Since Singaporeans sent to work overseas are still subject to taxes, this provision should clearly explain that the company will deduct income and payroll Singapore taxes and other required or customary deductions from the employee’s paycheck.  It should also explain whether the company will pay the host country’s income taxes on the employee’s behalf, and if so, how such payments will affect the employee’s gross compensation.

Work Schedule. This provision should explain the employee’s standard hours of work or shift length, particularly for employees who are not being paid on an hourly, “daily-rate” or some other non-salaried basis.  Keep in mind that the Fair Labor Standards Act does not apply extra-territorially, so its minimum wage and overtime rules won’t generally apply to employees hired to work overseas. Therefore, it is important that the employment agreement clearly lay out, in detail, how the employee will be paid.  For example, the agreement should explain what activities the employee will and will not be compensated for eg. “the company will not pay the employee for travel/wait time to and from Singapore and the host country.”  Also, consider whether you want to include language that will limit the availability of overtime pay, such as a statement that the employee will not be paid for pre- and post-shift activities or will not be paid if he or she works longer than the standard shift.

Expense Payments and Reimbursements. This provision should explain what expenses the company will pay or reimburse the employee for, such as visa fees, work permits in the host country, and air travel.

Housing and Meals. The company should explain whether it will provide the employee with housing and meals.  If meals are provided, this provision should specify how many meals will be provided each day and the maximum amount to be paid per diem.

Medical Treatment. In this provision, you should explain where the employee can obtain medical treatment in the host country and what services the company will provide if hospitalization is required (i.e., transportation to Singapore, payment of uninsured costs incurred prior to return to Singapore).

Not to belabor the point that the employee is working in a high risk area, but your company should explain the steps it will take should the employee die in the host country, such as paying expenses for transportation of remains.  This provision should also encourage the employee to arrange personal affairs (i.e. designating beneficiaries in a last will and testament and for retirement accounts) before heading to the high risk country.

Waiver of Claims Related to Injury and Death. This is a broad waiver by the employee of any and all claims against the company for injury, illness, impairment, disability or death resulting from or related to the employee’s work in the host country, including training and travel.

Jurisdiction, Venue, Governing Law. Your company does not want to be hailed into court in the foreign forum of a high risk country to address an issue with an employee.  For that reason, the agreement should clearly state where any action arising out of the agreement or any aspect of the employee’s employment or termination should be filed (i.e. the “venue” for “forum” for such a suit) and require the employee to consent to being subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in the identified venue.  Usually, you will want to pick a venue with an obvious nexus to the company, such as where your headquarters are located. The agreement should also clearly inform the employee of the state law that will be used to interpret and enforce the agreement. This will usually be the state in which the company is located or incorporated.

We have another 2 – purchasing staff to handle medical supplies and lawyer to handle ICC. Both will be the liaison for Mercy Relief efforts. They will be able to station in Israel if you allow 1 pet dog (brown poodle) to follow.

We are implying that all these 11 delegates from Singapore will be provided with free accomodations, the standard of a public flat in Singapore, but we ask for 30% more in remuneration to be remitted to the Development Bank of Singapore, DBS or Citibank, in a single joint account for all 11 parties partisan to this contract. The Singapore government will match dollar for dollar, according to the time period each delegate (with or without their spouses and children) continues to provide their services. The banker will liaise with the delegates and the Finance Ministry on the apportionment of the paid salaries to each of these delegates from this joint account, pegged to their last drawn salaries while working in Singapore. Make us an offer if you want. Thanks!

We have 2 Admin to ensure all the bodies are returned to the grieving families.

Group 5

(Qualified Skydiver, Civil Defence, Banker, Teacher, Biologist) [Joshua, Cheong, Zech, Denise, Joan – in any order of preference]

English – Fluent (Class Presentation)

Background – Asian heritage

Skills – Crisis Relief (Women and Children)

Aptitude – Warding, Medical Aid, Disaster Relief

Deconstruct –

1a. In Greek, "Ania" (Ἀνία) refers to sorrow, grief, and trouble.

1b. Amal" in a Greek context refers to Amalthea, the mythological goat that nursed the infant Zeus, whose horn became the cornucopia or horn of plenty

2a. The Latin word enim has cognates in Ancient Greek, such as nḗ or naí, which mean "truly".

2b. "Enim est Creator" has been used as the name of a modern art installation, which is a Latin phrase translating to "For the Creator is".

3. The opposite of "anim" depends on the context, but common opposites include inanimate, inactive, or still when referring to the Latin root for "life" or "breath". If "anim" is short for animation, its opposite is live action or real. In the context of Jungian psychology, the opposite of "anima" is "animus".

Animus: The unconscious masculine aspect in a female's psyche.

Anima: The unconscious feminine aspect in a male's psyche.

Construct –

Do you hear the people sing

Singing the song of angry men

This is the music of the people

Who will not be slaves again

When the beating of your heart

Echoes the beating of your drums

There is a life about to start