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STRICTLY PRIVATE AND
CONFIDENTIAL Etihad Airways
PO Box 35566
Name : Rajdeep Singh
Abu Dhabi
Address : India
United Arab Emirates www.etihad.com
Passport Number : Y5943667
Date : 3rd August 2025
Reference : 494029- 56400
Dear Amit Kumar,
Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Branch (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) takes pleasure in offering you employment
under the terms and conditions as set out in this Contract of Employment (including any schedules, annexures or
appendices hereto) (the "Contract"). Etihad (Abu Dhabi Branch) is managed by the Etihad Airways, being any company,
partnership, sole establishment or other entity controlled by, controlling or in common control with, the Company or its parent
(hereinafter referred to as the "Etihad Airways", the "Group",“Etihad” or individually referred to as any "Group Company") and
hence, employees are required to comply with the Group Code of Conduct, Policies and Operating Procedures (the
“Policies”) which may be introduced and/or amended from time to time.
Etihad Airways operates across a number of countries and contract types across the Middle East and due to the nature of
our business, certain benefits and/or allowances will be applicable or not applicable depending on your location, the contract
and/or our client requirements. Therefore, certain allowances and benefits which are described herein may not be applicable
to your employment.
Please refer to the detailed terms of employment appended to this letter which comprise part of the Contract and which are
collectively referred to as the “Employment Annexure”. The Employment Annexure sets out any benefits and/or allowances
which are applicable to your employment. Further details relating to these benefits and/or allowances are set out in the
Policies.
This Contract forms all the terms and conditions on which you will be employed by the Company starting on the date
mentioned in the Employment Annexure and records the agreement reached between you and the Company in relation to
the principal terms and conditions of your employment. Any variation to this Contract will be confirmed through the Start
Date Addendum which comprises part of this Contract and which will be provided on your first day of employment with the
Company.
All capitalized terms used in this Contract have the meanings given to them in the Employment Annexure unless expressly
stated otherwise herein. Any undefined capitalized terms have the meanings given to them in the relevant Policy to which
they relate.
Etihad Airways
Head Office PO Box 35566, Abu Dhabi Khalifa City A. P1 – C 48. UAE
T: +63 9384128034 | +971 566889003 | Email – career@etihadairways.info
Etihad Airways, company registered in Abu Dhabi No. 35566 Registered Office: 9FCC+Q6H – Khalifa City – Airport Road - Abu Dhabi -
United Arab Emirates
1.GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION
This Contract will be governed by and construed in accordance with the labour law, sponsorship law and any related
personal and employment laws which may be applicable in your Location of Employment from time to time (together, the
“Labour Law”) and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of its courts.
2.JOB TITLE AND PLACE OF WORK
Your job title, grade, reporting line, business area and location of employment is specified in the Employment Annexure. The
Company reserves the right to change your job title, reporting line, assign additional duties or vary your existing duties and/or
assign another employee to assist you with your duties, where this is necessary and appropriate for the conduct of its
business, in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Law (if applicable). During the course of your employment, you
may be required to travel to other locations as reasonably required in the performance of your duties.
Similarly, due to operational requirements and in line with statutory requirements, your location may be changed, and you
may be required to move on a temporary or permanent basis to any workplace controlled by the Company or, if already
temporarily assigned to another location, be recalled to your original location. You will be advised of any changes as soon as
possible.
The Company will endeavour to consider your personal circumstances in such a situation.
3.DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Your Contract type, continuous service date, proposed joining date in the country and the duration of your employment with
the Company is specified in the Employment Annexure. Your first day of employment at your agreed location is as specified
in the Start Date Addendum.
4.PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Your employment with the Company will be subject to the initial probation period set out in the Employment Annexure. The
Company reserves the right to extend the probationary period if allowable by the Labour Law. Your employment will be
confirmed upon successful completion of your probation period.
During this period, your employment may be terminated for any reason with immediate effect by you or the Company and
without notice (or any payment in lieu of notice), subject to any relevant terms of the Labour Law.
5.EMPLOYMENT STATUS
You are eligible for either Accompanied or Unaccompanied status as specified in the Employment Annexure.
“Unaccompanied” status refers to the Company's commitment to sponsor only the employee, without extension of family
benefits and is independent of the employee’s marital status.
Employees on “Accompanied” status receive benefits for themselves and their eligible dependents. If you are eligible for
accompanied status, the Company where legally possible will facilitate obtaining sponsorship for your eligible dependents,
including obtaining a residency visa, Education Benefit, Airfare Benefit and Medical Insurance as stated in the Employment
Annexure and detailed in the relevant Company policies.
6.DUTIES
During your employment, you shall:
comply with any rules, policies and procedures implemented by any Group Company from time to time (including but not
limited to those policies contained in the Company's handbook from time to time);
comply with any professional codes of conduct and regulatory requirements which are applicable to your employment;
maintain any professional certificates, qualifications and registrations which are necessary to enable you to lawfully
undertake your duties under this Contract;
unless prevented by incapacity (being any sickness or injury which prevents you from carrying out your duties), devote
the whole of your time, attention and abilities to the business of the Group Companies;
faithfully and diligently exercise such powers and perform such duties as may from time to time be assigned to you by the
Company;
carry out any duties on behalf of any other Group Company if so required by the Company;
comply with all lawful directions given to you by the Company;
promptly make such reports to the Company authorities in connection with the affairs of any Group Company at such
times as are required by the Company authorities;
use your best endeavours to promote, protect, develop and extend the business and reputation of the Group Companies;
and
consent to the Company monitoring and recording your use of any Group Company electronic communications systems.
7.EMPLOYMENT CATEGORY & NORMAL HOURS OF WORK
You will be employed as either a shift or a non-shift employee, and will be subject to Normal Hours of Work as specified in
the Employment Annexure. The Company reserves the right to change the shift patterns and work patterns from time to time
in accordance with business needs.
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You are required to work such additional hours as may be necessary or appropriate from time to time to enable you to carry
out your duties. Eligibility for paid overtime will be as specified in the Employment Annexure, which has been determined in
accordance with the provisions of the Labour Law.
You agree to comply with all Policies and requirements of the Company in force from time to time, in relation to the recording
of working time and understand that any entitlement to payment for overtime worked is subject to you having properly
complied with such Policies.
8.BASIC SALARY
Your annual basic salary is specified in the Employment Annexure and will be paid monthly in equal installments in arrears
on or around the 1st day of each month, after any necessary deductions have been made. By signing this Contract, you
authorize the Company to deduct from your pay any amounts which are owed by you to the Company including but not
limited to overpaid salary or benefits, outstanding loans and excess holiday taken.
9.ANCILLARY BENEFITS
If applicable to your role, you may be eligible for ancillary reward elements such as Accommodation, Transport, Relocation
Payment, Air Fare Benefit, Medical Insurance and Life Insurance. Details of any ancillary reward elements assigned to
you are governed by Company policy and are set out in the Employment Annexure.
Air traffic loss of license medical insurance is not provided by the Company therefore it is the employee’s responsibility to
ensure adequate loss of license insurance provisions are in place.
You must comply with the requirements of your business unit when applying to take annual leave, including obtaining
authorization from the Company before making any holiday arrangements. Notwithstanding public holidays, the timing of
annual leave shall be assessed in accordance with the business requirements of the Company in order to safeguard smooth
continuation of the Company’s operations. In case of conflicting interests, the requirements of the Company shall prevail.
In addition to your annual holiday entitlement which can be taken at a mutually agreed time, you will be entitled to public
holidays, sick leave and other statutory leaves in accordance with the Labour Law and Company Policy. The Company
reserves the right to instruct you when to take leave and to serve notice scheduling your leave in line with statutory
requirement.
10.TAXES
You will be responsible for your own overall personal tax liabilities in all applicable jurisdictions.
11.BONUS / INCENTIVE PLAN
If a bonus or incentive plan is applicable to your specific contract, location of work or position, it will be specified in the
Employment Annexure and detailed in Appendix B. Any bonus or incentive plan is subject to review on an annual basis,
including revision of eligibility criteria and quantum, and unless specified otherwise, is at the discretion of the Company.
12.COMPULSORY SUSPENSION FROM DUTY
The Company reserves the right at any time to suspend all or any of your duties for such period and on such terms as the
Company considers appropriate, including a requirement that you will not attend the Company premises or make contact
with any of its employees, clients or suppliers, in accordance with this clause and the applicable provisions of the Labour
Law (if applicable).
Any suspension shall be on the basis that the Company continues to pay your current salary and continues any benefits to
which you are entitled for the duration of the suspension unless otherwise provided in the Labour Law.
13.TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
Following your probation period, your employment may be terminated by you or the Company in writing by giving the
required Termination Notice Period or an equivalent compensation in lieu of notice as specified in the Employment
Annexure. The Company reserves the right, at its discretion, to make a payment in lieu of notice to you (in whole or in part)
or to require that you remain away from work during the notice period or any part thereof.
Fixed term Contracts will automatically expire at the completion of the Contract period unless terminated by either party
during the contractual period by giving the required Termination Notice Period as specified in the Employment Annexure.
The terminating party will indemnify the other party and bear any legal consequences of early termination, in accordance with
the Labour Law.
Your employment may also be terminated by the Company without notice or pay in lieu of notice if you commit an act of
gross misconduct, which may include failure to comply with any of the Company Policies applicable to your employment or a
breach of the Labour Law applicable in your Location of Employment.
Your employment may continue past the normal age of retirement in accordance with the applicable legislation in the country
you work in (if any), as long as this is mutually agreed by both parties in writing and subject to you continuing to be permitted
by the appropriate authorities to lawfully work and reside in that country.
The Company may terminate your employment without the specified Termination Notice Period, in the event of your failure to
maintain legal right to work, validate or maintain required licenses or other qualifications applicable to your employment and
the work you are engaged to perform.
Upon termination of employment, and/or at any other time if the Company requests, you shall deliver to the Company all
documents (including electronic files), security access cards, laptop, mobile phone, blackberry and/or any other item of
equipment provided to you by or concerning the Company, its subsidiaries or a Group Company which may be in your
possession or control. For the avoidance of doubt, the ownership of all such documents and/or other property mentioned
above shall at all times remain vested in the relevant Group Company.
Upon leaving the Company, you may be required to re-pay the Company on pro- rata basis any allowances, benefits or
loans that have been advanced to you. The Company reserves the right to make deductions in case of overpayments
(normal pay, holiday pay, overtime, sick pay or maternity pay) or losses incurred due to your negligence or breach of duty.
Advancing of allowances, benefits or loans may be required to be documented in the manner dictated by the Company to
give effect to this provision in line with statutory requirements in your Location of Employment.
14.REDUNDANCY
In the event your:
Contract is directly related to a:
client contract that is terminated or expires without renewal;
client contract that is amended and/or reduced in scope and the amendment or reduction in scope renders
your role redundant;
client bid that is unsuccessful; or
role is affected by a restructuring, downsizing or a similar event whereby your role is made redundant;
and the Company is unable to redeploy you within the Company, you may be served with a redundancy notice in accordance
with applicable labour laws.
15.END OF SERVICE BENEFIT/PENSION SCHEME
End of service gratuity, if applicable, will depend on the circumstances in which you leave the Company and is calculated at
the time of employment separation in accordance with the Labour Law applicable in your Location of Employment.
If applicable to your appointment, any other end of service benefit or pension scheme which may be provided in lieu of an
end of service gratuity, will be specified in the Employment Annexure.
Where required by law, the Company will make any applicable contributions directly to the authorities and will deduct any
applicable employee contributions through payroll.
16.EXCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT
During your employment with the Company you are excluded from employment with any other organization or person. You
may not hold nor accept additional employment from another Company, with or without remuneration, without the previous
written consent of the Company (subject to the legality of you being permitted to work for more than one employer in your
Location of Employment).
17.RIGHT OF TRANSFER
Any right of transfer applicable to your Contract will be detailed in Appendix C
18.INVENTIONS & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
In this Contract, "Materials" means all works, materials, designs, inventions, improvements and know-how developed,
created, written or prepared by you (whether individually, collectively or jointly, in whatever media and whether or not
creation was computer assisted) pursuant to and during the continuation of your employment which are applicable to the
business being carried on by the Company or any Group Company.
In this Contract, "Intellectual Property Rights" means all intellectual property rights, including all copyright and all exclusive
rights in all copyrighted and copyrightable works, all design rights and the right to apply for a registered design or similar
protection, all rights in trademarks, trade names, business names and domain names, all patent rights and rights to
inventions, know-how, expertise and trade secrets, all database rights and all rights of whatever nature in computer software
and data, and all other similar economic and proprietary rights, whether registered or unregistered, including any and all
associated goodwill, in all parts of the world for the full term of such rights, including all renewals and extensions.
All right, title and interest in and to the Materials and all Intellectual Property Rights in the Materials will vest absolutely in the
Company as from the date of creation. This assignment shall, subject to applicable laws, include any existing and all future
Intellectual Property Rights in the Materials which shall be deemed to be assigned automatically upon creation together with
the right to sue for damages and to exercise any other remedies as may be available in respect of any infringement of such
Intellectual Property Rights.
All Materials, inventions, patents, designs, processes or ideas which relate to any of the Company’s processes, procedures
or the Company’s particular method of operation made or evolved by employees within the scope of their employment are
the sole property of the Company. You will immediately disclose and give all Materials and any related information or data to
the Company as soon as practicable after their creation or upon request from the Company.
You shall sign and execute all such documents as may be requested to ensure that all Intellectual Property Rights and
proprietary rights in the Materials belong to or are assigned to the Company.
Any reference to the Company in this section (Intellectual Property) means the Company, Group Company and any
associate/affiliate or partner of the Company or Group Company.
19.COMPANY POLICIES
You will be subject to, and will be required to comply with, all the policies and the procedures of the Company and Serco
Group (as applicable) for its employees as amended from time to time. The Company reserves the right to change its
Policies applicable to employment at any time. The Company requires high standards from its employees in the
performance of their work and general conduct. You must act in the best interests of the Company at all times when carrying
out your duties and conduct your personal and working life in a manner that does not damage or materially risk damaging
the reputation of the Company.
20.SAFEGUARD OF INFORMATION AND CONFIDENTIALITY
For the purposes of this Contract, "Confidential Information" means information (whether or not recorded in documentary
form or stored on any magnetic or optical disk or memory) relating to the business, products, affairs and finances of the
Company for the time being confidential to the Company and trade secrets including without limitation technical data and
know-how relating to the business of the Company or any business contact of the Company and shall include (but shall not
be limited to) the following:
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Company's clients, customers or suppliers, in particular their names, their requirements and the terms upon which
services are provided;
Company’s know-how, processes and trade secrets;
the business plans and/or marketing strategies of the Company and those of any of its clients or customers;
financial information relating to the Company;
any information relating to a tender or bid which is considered, prepared or submitted by the Company; and
all information disclosed (whether orally or in writing or by any other means) by the Company, to you during your
employment which is identified or treated as confidential by the Company, or which is by reason of its character or
the circumstances or manner of its disclosure evidently confidential.
Any reference to the Company in this section (Safeguard of Information and Confidentiality) and in the above definition of
"Confidential Information" means the Company, Group Company and any associate/affiliate or partner of the Company or
Group Company.
The Confidential Information and all records, documents, reports, proposals, models, contracts, client or customer lists (or
similar documents) and other papers (together with any copies or extracts thereof) made or acquired by you in the course of
your employment with the Company shall remain the property of the Company and must be returned to it on termination of
your employment (and you are not entitled to keep copies of any such documents) or whenever requested by the Company.
The Company maintains an extremely strict policy on confidentiality. As an employee, you are required to treat all information
about the Company, its clients and its business, including but not limited to the confidential information, as strictly
confidential.
You shall not at any time during your employment with the Company, save in the proper performance of your duties, or at
any time after the termination of your employment with the Company, use, copy, disclose, communicate and/or publish or
enable or cause any person to become aware of and/or use, copy, disclose, communicate and/or publish any Confidential
Information which you receive or obtain during the course of or as a result of your employment with the Company.
You undertake and agree, unless expressly authorized otherwise, not to permit any Confidential Information to be given or
put at the disposal of any third party, not even for short periods, and not to copy or reproduce it by any method, in whole or in
part, or to make excerpts there from or notes of its contents for yourself or for any third party.
Confidentiality with regard to the confidential information must be maintained both during and after your employment with
the Company. Any breach of confidence in respect of Company or its client matters will be treated seriously and may be
considered as sufficient grounds for immediate dismissal and legal action.
Save in the proper performance of your duties, you shall not, either during your employment or after its termination, make
any statement or give any interviews to any media in relation to the Company or any of its employees, members or workers
without the prior written consent of the Company.
The obligations mentioned above shall not apply to:
any information which you are ordered to disclose by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction or otherwise
required or permitted to disclose by law; and
any information which is (otherwise than as a result of your breach of conditions stated above) available to the public
generally.
The Company reserves the right to notify any applicable regulatory body in any jurisdiction of any breach by you of this
section (Safeguard of Information and Confidentiality).
21.CONFLICT OF INTEREST
It is a condition of your employment that you declare any actual or prospective conflicts of interest, and that you abide by the
Conflict of Interest procedure of the Company, which can be found in both Serco’s Code of Conduct and Serco Management
System.
22.RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
If applicable to your position and in addition to any other related terms of this Contract, you shall adhere to the restrictive
covenants detailed in Appendix A.
23.DATA PROTECTION AND MONITORING
You consent to the Company holding and processing both electronically and manually, the data (including personal sensitive
data) it collects, stores and/or processes, which relates to you for the purposes of the administration and management of its
business. You also agree to the Company forwarding this data to other offices it may have for storage, processing, or
administrative purposes and you consent to the Company disclosing your personal data (including sensitive personal data)
to third parties where such disclosure is for the legitimate business purposes of the Company or is necessary for
administrative (including but not limited to data processing) personnel, management, legal and/or regulatory purposes even
where the country or territory in question does not maintain adequate data protection standards.
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To ensure regulatory compliance and for the protection of its employees, clients/customers and business, the Company
reserves the right to use surveillance equipment and to monitor, intercept, review and access your telephone log, internet
usage, voicemail, e-mail and other communication facilities provided by the Company which you use during your
employment. The Company will use this right of access reasonably but it is important that you are aware that all
communications and activities on its equipment or premises cannot be presumed to be private.
The Company does not permit employees to covertly tape or record electronically by any means any individual with whom
they interact in the course of their duties. Any employee who does so (without the Company's authority) in breach of this
clause will be subject to disciplinary action and the Company will regard their actions as gross misconduct.
24.CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Your employment with the Company is conditional and subject to you having a legal right to work for the Company and live in
the country of employment and obtaining and maintaining a work permit and appropriate visa (if applicable). The Company
will undertake to assist you in this regard so far as reasonably possible and will take such reasonable steps as required in
order to obtain approvals from the relevant authorities in the country of operation.
You must at all times be under a work permit sponsored by the Company and comply with any terms and conditions of such
sponsorship. If your work permit is cancelled for any reason, your employment will no longer be lawful and will cease.
This offer is made subject to and conditional upon the completion of any pre-employment medical examination (if required for
your role), the Company’s recruitment procedures, including receipt of satisfactory references, the production of your original
qualification certificates (attested where required), achievement and/or maintenance of clearances or licenses required for
your role, and processing of a work permit and appropriate visa enabling you to work for the Company. The Company may
withdraw the offer of employment or terminate your employment without notice or payment in lieu of notice if either your
references or our other on-boarding procedures are not completed to the Company's satisfaction.
The Company shall have the right to employ you through a Group Company. You shall undertake during the period of your
employment to well and faithfully serve the Company and to use your utmost endeavours to promote its interests and to
devote the whole of your time, attention and abilities to its affairs.
The Company shall be entitled to require you to work in any other capacity reasonably within the scope of your
abilities. You may be required to carry out the training of Local Nationals or other employees as a fundamental part of
your duties without giving rise to a change in your job description or entitling you to additional salary. You are liable to
work at the direction of other organizations for which the Company provide services. You shall treat directions from
Managers and Senior Employees of such organizations as if they were the directions of a superior officer of the
Company.
The Company shall not be responsible for any of your debts and in the event that any claim is made against the
Company for such debts and the Company is compelled to pay, then the Company shall be able to deduct the amount
from your outstanding dues.
It is a condition to your employment that you follow the Etihad Code of Conduct and the Etihad Policies, procedures and
rules, which will form part of your Company Induction and as may be amended from time to time.
This Contract contains the full agreement between you and the Company regarding the provisions and conditions of
the employment relationship. It replaces all previous agreements.
25.ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER
Please confirm your acceptance of the terms of this Contract by signing and returning the enclosed copy of this Contract
within two (48) days of its issue, after which it will automatically expire and be considered null and void, unless extended
in writing by mutual agreement. A scanned/emailed copy of your acceptance to MyHR@teametihad.ae or to a contact
address communicated during recruitment will be sufficient for initial processing, and you will be required to submit this
original signed document upon joining.
Please do not hesitate to call us if you have any questions relating to any aspect of this Contract. We very much look forward
to you joining us and to a mutually beneficial professional experience.
Syed Farhan
Head of HR Shared Services
For and on behalf of Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi Head Office)
DECLARATION
I acknowledge that I have read and fully understand this Contract of Employment and agree to my employment by
the Company on the terms and conditions contained within this Contract and attached Employment Annexure and
Appendices.
Name:
Signature:
Date:
EMPLOYMENT ANNEXURE
Employee Name Rajdeep Singh
Job Title Hospitality Manager
Grade 8
Currency AED
Unit of Pay Per Annum
Reporting to Hospitality Manager
Business Area Abu Dhabi On Site FM
Name of the Employing Entity Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi Branch)
Address of Employing Entity Etihad (Abu Dhabi Head Office), P.O. Box 35566, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Location of Employment Abu Dhabi International Airport
Contract Type / Duration of Employment Unlimited
Joining Date 11 Sep 2025
Probationary Period 6 months
Employment Status Unaccompanied
Employment Category Shift
Normal Hours of Work Not more than 48 hours per week averaged out over a roster cycle
Eligibility for Overtime Eligible
Basic Salary Yearly 50400
Accommodation & Food Company Provided
Utilities Company Provided
Transport Company Provided
Fuel Benefit N/A
Child Education Benefit N/A
ATC Allowance N/A
Other Allowance(s) N/A
Bonus / Incentive Scheme Eligibility N/A
Annual Leave Entitlement 40 Calendar Days; inclusive of public holidays
Air Fare Benefit Equal to 1 return economy class ticket to your point of hire yearly
Medical Insurance Eligible as per Company Policy
Life Assurance 2 x Annual Basic Salary as per the terms and conditions of the insurance provider
Point of Hire India
Relocation Payment Recovery Period N/A
Termination Notice Period 1 month
End of Service Payment/Pension Scheme As per Labour and/or Pension Law in Location of work
Restrictive Covenants N/A
Right to Transfer N/A
Syed Farhan
Head of HR Shared Services
For and on behalf of Etihad Airways
(Abu Dhabi Head Office)
