Permanent Contract

PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN Archetor (PTY) LTD (hereinafter
referred to as the Employer) AND Nkateko God’s Judge Mangelele- ID number 9601226124085 (herein
referred to as the Employee)

Dear Nkateko,

We are pleased to offer you a permanent employment contract with Archetor as a Junior Health and
Safety Officer starting on 06 January 2025

The terms and conditions of your employment contract are detailed below. Please read through the
document carefully and sign acceptance thereof at the end if you wish to accept this position.

1. ORIENTATION
You will be required to attend an orientation session where your job description and the company’s
policies and procedures will be explained to you.

2. WORKING HOURS
Your working hours will be from 07h00-16h30 Monday to Friday.

2.1 Breaks
You are entitled to a 30min lunch break. These breaks will have to be planned in accordance with
operational requirements.

2.2 Overtime
Please note that by signing this contract, you agree to and accept that the company reserves the right
to request you to work overtime from time to time, or on a Sunday or public holiday, to ensure that
operational efficiencies are maintained. This will be done with due notice to yourself and according
to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act.

3. REMUNERATION
You will be paid a daily amount of R 793.80 Your salary will be paid via electronic transfer into your
nominated bank by the last Friday of each month. Should you not have a bank account in your name,
you will be required to open one and submit the details to the HR team.

Salaries are reviewed on an annual basis at the start of the new financial year. Salary increases are
subject to the Company’s financial viability as well as your personal performance during the year.

4. DEDUCTIONS
- The company will deduct any amount relevant as legally obliged by government legislations like PAYE
UIF and garnishee orders etc.
- Any loans and/or advances of your salary (if applicable) as agreed with the company
 - Should the employer suffer any damages during the course of your employment as a result of you
breaching this employment contract, negligence or carelessness, misbehaviour or misconduct,
you authorize the employer to deduct such damages from your earnings subject to the provisions
of the BCEA.
- The damage’s cost shall be determined by the employer in accordance with the extent and nature
of the damages suffered.
- Any payments you are liable to pay the employer, shall always be independent of and not in lieu
of any other compensation.
- You indemnify the employer of payment of any additional tax, charge or contributions that the
employer might be called upon to pay on your behalf.

5. BENEFITS
As a permanent employee you will be registered for UIF and other legislative benefits.

6. LEAVE

6.1 Annual Leave

Your annual leave is calculated at 1 day for every 17 days worked. Leave must be applied for in
advance and is granted at management’s discretion based on operational requirements.

The company has a compulsory closure period in December and annual leave will be used for this
period.

6.2 Sick Leave

You will be eligible for one (1) day sick leave for every 26 days worked.
- Routine check-ups or visits to a medical doctor, examinations, tests, and collecting medicine
from the pharmacy or government clinic and visits to optometrists, dentists, gynaecologists and
physiotherapists do not qualify as sick leave.
- Sick leave is only for when the employee is medically unfit to perform his or her normal duties
and the doctor who examined the employee declared the employee unfit.
- Sick leave taken must be supported by a medical certificate which is issued and signed by a
medical practitioner or any other person who is certified to diagnose and treat patients and who
is registered with the Health Professional Council of South Africa however nothing limits the
employer’s right to request a sick note for any one day the employee claimed to be absent due
to illness.
- If you are absent on account of sudden illness or other health problems, you must notify your
supervisor or line manager of your inability to report for duty before 09:00 am on the first day
of absence and continue to notify your supervisor or line manager before 09:00 am on any
further days of absence due to illness thereafter.
- Unused sick leave for a particular cycle will lapse at the end of that cycle.
- If the required medical certificate is not submitted, the sick leave will be deemed unpaid leave.
- If you do not report for duty on a Monday, a Friday or a day before or after any public holiday if
such day is a normal working day or the day before or after any period of annual leave due to
purported illness will be required to provide a sick certificate as outlined above.
- All other terms and conditions of sick leave will be in accordance with the relevant legislation
(Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act; OHS Act; Medical, Dental and Supplementary Health
Service Professions Act; and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act) and in line with the
company’s policies and procedures.
 6.3 Family Responsibility Leave
After being employed by the company for four (4) months, you are entitled to three (3) working days
of paid family responsibility leave per year. This leave may not be accumulated or paid out so should
you not use it during the year, it falls away. Application for family responsibility leave must be
accompanied with documentary proof to qualify for the approval thereof. Payment for family
responsibility leave will be determined by hours worked during normal working days.

Family responsibility leave is granted in the event of:

- Birth of your child
- Illness of your child
- Illness of your spouse
- Death of an immediate family (which is defined as your spouse, parent, adoptive parent,
grandparent, child, legally adopted child or grandchild)

7. PARENTAL LEAVE
You are entitled to parental leave as per the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA). This
includes primary or secondary parental leave, adoption and commissioning parental leave. For more
information, please refer to the company’s HR policies & procedures or contact your HR department.

You will be required to give the company at least one month’s written notice of the expected date
of birth, as well as when the leave is due to commence and when you will return to work.

8. ABSENTEEISM
The company does not pay for any unauthorized absence from work. This applies to work stay-
aways, stoppages, go-slows, or any form of illegal and unprotected strike action. Such absences are
regarded as a breach of contract of employment and may result in the termination of your
employment.

Absence due to a cause such as illness, or other circumstances beyond your control has to be
communicated to your manager as soon as possible. Failing to do so within five (5) continuous days,
will be regarded as desertion and a breach of your conditions of employment, resulting in possible
disciplinary action.

9. INDUSTRIAL ACTION
You agree not to take part in or to incite any other person to participate in any illegal industrial action,
which may adversely affect any of the employer’s operations. Such action may include, but is not
necessarily limited to strikes, go-slows, work to rule, boycotts, stay ways or any other similar action
which may obstruct, prevent, or delay the work of other employees or the employer operations. You
agree to only participate in legal industrial action, which may have arisen after the statutory dispute
settling procedures having been followed, and further agree to assist the employer in endeavouring
to promote, enhance and maintain industrial peace and harmony in the workplace.

10. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

You will be expected to satisfactorily carry out all the tasks and duties normally associated with the
position as described in your job description. You agree and undertake to obey all reasonable and
lawful instructions, which may be given to you by any person employed by the employer that is in a
managerial or supervisory position or who has been authorised by the employer to do so.

You confirm that you are capable and medically fit to perform the duties for which you have been
employed and that you have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform these duties competently
and to the satisfaction of the employer. Due to the size, nature, structure, and operational
requirements of the employer, you might be expected to perform general and/or ad hoc duties from
 time to time, which are not necessarily stipulated in your job description as long as they are deemed
reasonable.

If you unreasonably refuse to carry out any ad hoc duties which are not normally associated with
your job description, the employer may take further disciplinary action which may lead to the
dismissal. You hereby acknowledge that you are competent to operate the relevant machinery,
equipment and/or vehicles as per the job requirement and that you have in your possession the
necessary proof of training/licences as requested from the employer.

11. TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

The employer has the right to terminate this contract for any reason recognised as sufficient in law,
including a reason relating to your conduct or due to the company’s operational requirements.

Should you want to terminate the contract during the first six (6) months of your employment, one
(1) weeks’ notice is required in writing. Two (2) weeks’ written notice will be required if you are
employed for more than six (6) months but less than a year, and one (1) month’s written notice is
required if you were employed for more than one (1) year. The employer may summarily terminate
the contract for any cause recognized by law as being sufficient, subject to a fair procedure as laid
down in the disciplinary code and procedures of the employer and/or the Labour Relations Act.

If you terminate the employment contract without providing the full contractual notice period, the
employer will be entitled to recover an amount equal to the period of notice not worked, based on
your remuneration package from your final salary. Should there be any monies owed by you, you
hereby authorize the employer to deduct such monies from any remuneration or amounts owed
to you.

12. HEALTH & SAFETY REGULATIONS

You are expected to observe and comply with the health and safety regulations applicable to your
work area and you agree to waive all claims against the employer as a result of non-adherence to
the health and safety regulations by yourself or a colleague.

13. COMPANY PROPERTY

Any clothing, equipment or tools issued to you for the purpose of your work, remains the property
of the employer, and you will be responsible for the safe custody, maintenance, and cleaning
thereof. All relevant items as agreed with your manager will have to be returned to the employer
in good condition on termination of this contract.
14. NON-DISCLOSURE
To protect the Employer’s interests, trade secrets and procedures, you are required by your
acceptance of the conditions of this agreement, to not disclose to any person or persons any
information as to the employer’s practice, dealings, clients, salaries, business methods or any other
affairs, that may come to your knowledge by reason of your acceptance of this agreement, or after
termination of this agreement.

15. WORK OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT

The employee will not be entitled to work for any other employer, or conduct your own business,
unless the nature of your involvement has been revealed to the employer and the written consent
of the employer has been obtained.

A further condition is that the undertaking of the other parties business shall not, directly or
indirectly, be in competition with the undertaking of the employer and your involvement may not
in any way whatsoever detrimentally affect your work or your working relationship with the
employer.
16. PATENT AND COPYRIGHT
The employer shall reserve the right to retain all and/or any rights to any patents or copyright to
any inventions, designs, discoveries, improvements as made, discovered or conceived by you
during your employment with the employer whether wholly or part, and whether in connection
with or incidental to your employment with the employer, and which may relate to, or be in
connection with, or be useful to the business carried out by the employer whether or not during
normal working hours and whether or not at the employer’s premises.

17. EMPLOYEE TESTING

You undertake and agree by signature hereof to undergo any psychological assessments, drug
and/or alcohol testing or polygraph testing which may be required from time to time.
Failing and/or unreasonable refusal to undergo such tests will result in disciplinary action which
might lead to the termination of your employment.

18. ACCESS
You agree that any legal right you have to be on the employer’s premises is dependent upon the
adequate performance of the duties allocated to you, and it is therefore specifically agreed to that
should you for whatever reason, decide not to proceed with the performance of your allocated
duties you will be required to leave the employer premises immediately in an orderly manner. Any
unreasonable refusal to do so and/or failure to do so will be regarded as a serious breach of
contract and disciplinary action will be taken against you which may lead to your dismissal.

19. SMOKING
Smoking is prohibited throughout the workplace and employees must use designated smoking
areas at all times. Should you fail to adhere to this, strict disciplinary action will be taken which may
lead to your dismissal.

20. DOMICILIUM CITANDI ET EXECUTANDI

Both parties choose the following addresses as their respective domicilium citandi et executandi
for all purposes of and in connection with this agreement as follows:

The Employer: Archetor

Midlands Office Park
Midstream
1683

Employee: ____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________

21. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By signing this agreement, you acknowledge that this agreement constitutes the full and final
agreement between both parties and no amendments or variations to this agreement shall be valid
unless reduced to in writing and signed by both parties.

You further agree to subject yourself to the Employer’s policies and procedures which are detailed
and available from your manager.
 We look forward to welcoming you to the team and trust that our association will be a long and
mutually beneficial one. Please return the signed contract within 3 (three) working days and ensure
that you retain a copy for your own records.

Kind Regards,

19 February 2025

Michael Abreu Date

Managing Director

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS ACCEPTED

I (full name and surname of the employee) hereby confirm that I

have read and fully understand the contents of this agreement and signify my full acceptance hereof
without any duress.

Signature Date

Witness 1:

Witness 2: