Ali Hassan Offer Of Employment Oct2009 (2)

October 15, 2009 Ali Hassan 919 Ridge Drive -Apt 9-4 DeKalb, IL 60115

RE: Offer of Employment Dear Ali This letter will confirm our offer of employment to join Schneider Electric as Senior Web/Database Developer reporting directly to Ed Klein. Your scheduled start date is Monday, November 16, 2009.

Performance Goals and Reviews During your on-boarding process, you will be provided with a comprehensive job description and participate in a joint performance goal-setting discussion with your supervisor after which you will receive written performance goals. Assuming satisfactory performance, your base compensation will be reviewed every 12 months consistent with the Schneider Electrics Performance Management Process and Merit Pay programs. Your first review will take place at the first review date following one year of employment.

Compensation Your base salary will be $80,000.00 per year, paid in bi-weekly amounts of $3,076.92. Your base salary is subject to applicable statutory withholdings

Health and Welfare Benefits You will be eligible to participate in our benefit programs on the first day of the month following your date of hire. Benefit programs include medical, dental and vision coverage: medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts; short-term and longterm disability benefits; basic and supplemental group life and AD&D insurance and an employee assistance program. Details will be provided on your first day of employment.

401K Retirement Plan Automatic Enrollment. You will be automatically enrolled in the Fidelity 401K plan sponsored by Schneider Electric effective on the first day of the month following your date of hire. Through this automatic enrollment, 3% of your gross pay will be invested into the Fidelity Freedom Fund appropriate to your age. This fund is the designated default. At your option, you may cancel this enrollment, increase the amount of your contribution or designate other funds for your investments. If you take no action, your annual contribution to the Freedom Fund will increase 1% each year until it reaches a maximum of 10%. Company Match. Schneider Electric will match $.50 for every $1.00 you contribute for the first 6% of your pay. Thee matching contributions are 100% vested after one year of Company service.

Vacation and Holidays You will be eligible for up to three weeks of vacation per year. Vacation accrual is on a monthly basis and vacation hours do not carry over from year to year. Additionally, for 2009 based upon your start date, you will be eligible for two personal days and four holidays as follows: Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, the Day before Christmas and Christmas Day.

Supporting Resources You will be provided with a computer and various office/professional materials needed to perform your job. This equipment remains the property of the Schneider Electric and must be returned upon termination of employment. Please note that the computer, software and all electronic records and/or data provided to you, created and/or received by you will remain the exclusive property of Schneider Electric. Schneider Electric reserves the right to monitor or audit your electronic communications. You should not have any expectation of privacy related to data, records, email communications or Internet access.

Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-Compete Agreement In exchange for this offer of employment, you will be required to execute the Schneider Electric Confidentiality, Non-Solicitation and Non-compete Agreements. A copy of the Agreement is included in this packet. This agreement includes an assignment by you to Schneider Electric of all conceptions, and ideas for inventions, improvements, and discoveries, whether patentable or not, which are conceived or made by you either solely or jointly with another person during the period of your employment with Schneider Electric, or within one year thereafter: (I) that you conceive as a result of your employment with Schneider Electric; or (ii) that are (a) related to the business or activities of Schneider Electric; or (b) related to Schneider Electric’s actual or demonstrable anticipated research or development. The agreement does not provide for an assignment of any of your conceptions and ideas for inventions, improvements, and valuable discoveries outside of the scope.

Acceptance This offer is contingent upon your successful completion of our pre-employment screening processes and drug test, and your not having entered into a signed agreement with a previous employer that contains either a non-solicitation or noncompetition clause that might affect your ability to accept employment with Schneider Electric, or perform all the requirements of your position. If you have entered into such agreement, please forward a copy of the agreement to me prior to any further action on this offer. It is understood and agreed that neither this offer of employment, its acceptance, nor our policies, procedures or benefits create a contract of employment. Your employment is for no definite period of time. You may terminate your employment at any time without notice or cause and Schneider Electric may also terminate or modify the employment relationship with you at any time without notice or cause. In order to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 we are required to verify your identity and authorization to work in the United States. You must complete Section I on the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 and bring the necessary original documentation listed in Section II at the time you report for work.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call. Kindly, acknowledge your acceptance of this offer by signing below and returning a full signed copy of this letter to me as soon as possible.

Best Regards, Patty Nichols Director, Human Resources Schneider Electric, Buildings Business

Accepted By:

Ali Hassan

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