Group Assignment worth $20\%.$

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John Smith, outside salesperson for Grow$-$New a fertilizer company, i$.$e$.$ lawn and garden fertilizers, kitty litter, ice melt spread. The company is located in Paris, ON$.$ They are covered by provincial legislation.

What you are required to do:

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$1.$ Develop an employment contract. With a start date of Dec. $1/02.$ Includes performance bonus of up to $20\%$ which is paid on annual basis on first pay in December. Inclusion in benefit plan after $3$ months. The hourly pay is $$25.$ You are required to use your good research skills to develop a solid employment contract. For instance, review the posted sample employment contracts, the sample at the end of the textbook and ones you will find in your online research. You will need to review closely and then select the clauses and wording that are appropriate for this type of position. $(15$ marks$)$

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$2.$ Your company has an attendance program that outlines the steps that will occur if an employee reaches certain absenteeism levels. Time to go into the future. In a six$-$month period in $2023,$ John has an innocent absenteeism level of $7$ days $($not consecutive$).$ The seventh day occurs on July $15,2023.$ Your company$$s level is $6$ days.

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a$.$ You are required to outline two things you woulddo to deal with John$$s absenteeism$.(2$ marks$)$

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$3.$ After $10$ years of continuous employment your company undergoes a reorganization and John$$s position is made redundant. You are required to write a no$-$cause termination letter to John. The termination date is May $1$st$,2024$ which is the same date as he will be notified.

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a$.$ First, outline what steps you will take to plan for the termination meeting, who will be included in the meeting, what will be said by whom and where and what time you will hold the meeting. $(3$ marks$)$

b$.$ Then, write the no$-$cause termination letter. Mitigating variables to consider in the termination $-$ John is $60$ years old, has a high school education and plant is located in Paris, Ontario. Your letter must include $5$ important clauses$/$statements $($think to what we stressed in our class$).$ I am not asking you to write an in$-$depth letter with appendices, I am only looking for your understanding of what is important to include.$(5$ marks$)$

c$.$ Next calculate severance, termination, vacation, bonus and benefits entitlement as per ESA and common law $($applicable case$($s$).(6$ marks$)$

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$4.$ Finally, your company receives a reference request for John from another employer. Outline what you will include in your reference for John and who will provide it$.(2$ marks$)$