Consulting/Training Agreement

PARTIES

- This Service Contract Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Agreement”) is entered into on the date of signature of his document (see below), by & between Vicki Sutton from Multiply Group, Coventry CV3 2FU, (hereinafter referred to as the Consultant), and the client, (collectively referred to as the “Parties”).

CONSIDERATION

- The Parties agree that the Consultant will provide the services attached hereunder, whereas the Client will in return provide compensation for such services and expertise.

- The Consultant shall not be obliged to accept an assignment offered by the Client, nor is the Client obliged to offer such assignments to the Consultant, beyond any assignments already agreed in writing or email.

SERVICES

- The Consultant’s services are summarised in the most recent proposal sent by email from Multiply Group.

PAYMENT

- The Client will pay the Consultant at the rate agreed/hour, payable on receipt of an invoice to the Client by the Consultant for all the services provided and performed as well as for all the pre-approved expenses incurred.

- The Client is required to pay the invoice within the time frame stated on the invoice.

- The Parties agree that the payments are to be made via bank transfer using the details stated on the invoice from Multiply Group. The Client is responsible for ensuring that all the bank payment details are entered correctly according to the invoice.This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permissible assigns.

EXPENSES

The Consultant is entitled to a reimbursement for all the reasonable and necessary expenses that have arisen when providing his/her services to the Client. This includes:

o Travel (by train, via open return, where possible in the UK, with travel provided from the local station to the facility provided by the client. If trains are not available, car mileage according to HMRC approved mileage rates for the current tax year will be provided by the Client).

o Where total travel is in excess of 2h, time will be charged at 25% of fees/hour unless otherwise agreed.

o Parking fees as required (but not parking fines, speeding tickets or other penalties)

o Flights and any other associated flight costs (eg visas, taxes etc) to be paid for by the client in the case of overseas travel or where the travel time is excessive by any other means.

o Suitable overnight accommodation: before the Assignment if the drive is over 2h or starting before or at 9am, after the Assignment if the Consultant will arrive home after 8pm. If there are several consecutive days of work provided by the Consultant, overnight accommodation shall be provided between the days of work.

o Dinner & accommodation when staying overnight (breakfast need not be provided)

o Lunch when the assignment starts before 12:15pm and/or ends after 1:30pm, unless provided by the Client. During January the Consultant shall provide their own lunch.

o Any any extra time in calls, emails, writing and submitting reports and any extra consultation beyond that stated in this agreement. This shall be charged at 25% of the hourly rate per 15 minutes or part thereof.

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

Suitable facilities will be provided by the Client where necessary for the Consultant to perform the agreed duties (eg rooms with access to toilets).

Consultants are expected to provide their own tools/equipment, however, the Company may provide such, as follows: monitor, flip chart, pens, HDMI cable.

The Contractor should not regard any Company property as his/her own and all such equipment provided by the Company must be returned on termination of this agreement.

OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE CONSULTANT

- The Consultant may undertake work for any other organisation at any time, whether before, during or after this Assignment, and the undertaking of such work will not preclude the Client offering the Consultant additional assignments as and when they become available.

The Client acknowledges and agrees that the Consultant cannot be required to give the Client any priority over any other client.

TERM

- This Agreement shall be effective on the date of agreeing to this Agreement (hereinafter referred to as the “Effective Date”) and will end once the work is finished and all invoices have been paid.

Upon the end of the term of the Agreement, this Agreement will not be automatically renewed for a new term.

TERMINATION

- This Agreement may be terminated in case the following occurs:

1. Immediately in case one of the Parties breaches this Agreement.

2. At any given time by providing a written notice to the other party 30 days prior to terminating the Agreement.

a. If the agreement is terminated by the Consultant within this period, they shall offer a substitute of equivalent skill and expertise to perform the works or hire assistance to complete the works with the same payment terms.

b. If the Client terminated the agreement within this period, they shall be required to pay the fees as agreed. If the Consultant is able and willing to postpone the assignment, this could be agreed as an alternative.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES

- Hereby, the Parties agree that the Consultant in this Agreement is an independent contractor where the Consultant provides the services hereunder and acts as an independent contractor.

- Under no circumstances shall the Consultant be considered an employee.

- Whereas, this Agreement does not create any other partnership between the Parties.

EXCLUSIVITY

The Parties agree and understand that this Agreement is not exclusive and that the Parties are entitled to enter into other similar agreements with other parties.

CONFIDENTIALITY

- All terms and conditions of this Agreement and any individual materials received during the term of the Agreement must be kept confidential by the Consultant, unless the disclosure is required pursuant to process of law.

- If a disclosure is required due to legal requirements, the Consultant would be obliged to inform the Trustees what information has been disclosed and to whom before any such disclosure, and if this is not possible, after the disclosure (to the extent possible and legal).

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

- This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, inducements and conditions, express or implied, oral or written, of any nature whatsoever with respect to the subject matter hereof. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.

AMENDMENTS

- The Parties agree that any amendments made to this Agreement must be in writing and they must be signed by both Parties to this Agreement.

- As such, any amendments made by the Parties will be applied to the Agreement between the parties.