11.

Article 4.

Personnel.
A.

ATl employees of the Public Service working in

the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health on the date immediatdly
preceding the assumption of management control by the Contradtor
shall be employed by the Contractor except for those instancds

where Federal Program Requirements prohibits such employment!
in which case it is contemplated such employees shall become

employees of the Office of Secretary of Health Services.
B.

All personnel referred to in’

A above shall

retain all benefits acquired during their employment in the

Public Service and the Contractor's obligations for rovist
of benefits shall be the same or equivalent to those provide
for those employees when they were in the Public Service.

This provision shall apply specifically to accumulated leave
time, and sick leave, insurance and retirement benefits.
C.

During the transition period Contractor adopts

as its regulations relating ta personnel the regulations
in force on the date of execution of the agreement as pro-

mulgated by the Marshall Islands Public Service Commission.
D.

The Contractor and the Government well, during

the transition period, mutually agree on permanent personnel
regulations for employees of the Contractor, which shall take
effect on the inception date of the agreement or as soon

thereafter as possible.

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