I have gotten a job offer by a Canadian hotel company named the loden hotel in Vancouver. And they are in tie up with another consultancy in New Delhi, India. Now I am from India as well and was looking for work in Canada and this vacancy came about the time. I got an interview call from them as in recruitment agency in Montreal and my telephonic interview was conducted. Few days later I was offered a job and was mailed an offer letter to sign and returned it back. So that the consultancy in New Delhi can start processing my visa visa and such. Now can someone please look into this and let me know whether I am being scammed or it is an actual offer. My offer letter is as follows.
April 4, 2018
Manthan Solanki
Gujarat, India.
Subject: Appointment for post of 'Restaurant Manager'
Dear Mr. Manthan,
We are pleased to offer you, the position of 'Restaurant Manager' with the Loden Hotel on the following terms and conditions:
1. Commencement of employment
Your employment will be effective, as of September 5, 2018.
2. Job title
Your job title will be 'Restaurant Manager'.
3. Salary
Your salary and other benefits will be as set out in Schedule 1, hereto.
4. Place of posting
You will be posted at Vancouver, Canada. You may however be required to work at any place of business which the Hotel has, or may later acquire.
5. Hours of Work
The normal working days are Monday through Friday. You will be required to work for such hours as necessary for the proper discharge of your duties to the Hotel. The normal working hours are 9 hours per day and you are expected to work not less than 45 hours each week, and if necessary for additional hours depending on your responsibilities.
6. Leave/Holidays
6.1 You are entitled to casual leave of 2 days.
6.2 You are entitled to 2 working days of paid sick leave.
6.3 The Hotel shall notify a list of declared holidays in the beginning of each year.
7. Nature of duties
You will perform to the best of your ability all the duties as are inherent in your post and such additional duties as the Hotel may call upon you to perform, from time to time. Your specific duties are set out in Schedule II hereto.
8.Hotel property
You will always maintain in good condition Hotel property, which may be entrusted to you for official use during the course of your employment and shall return all such property to the Hotel prior to relinquishment of your charge, failing which the cost of the same will be recovered from you by the Hotel.
9. Borrowing/accepting gifts
You will not borrow or accept any money, gift, reward or compensation for your personal gains from or otherwise place yourself under pecuniary obligation to any person/client with whom you may be having official dealings.
10. Termination
10.1 Your appointment can be terminated by the Hotel, without any reason, by giving you not less than 3 months’ prior notice in writing or salary in lieu thereof. For the purpose of this clause, salary shall mean basic salary.
10.2 You may terminate your employment with the Hotel, without any cause, by giving no less than 3 months’ prior notice or salary for unsaved period, left after adjustment of pending leaves, as on date.
10.3 The Hotel reserves the right to terminate your employment summarily without any notice period or termination payment, if it has reasonable ground to believe you are guilty of misconduct or negligence, or have committed any fundamental breach of contract or caused any loss to the Hotel.
10.4 On the termination of your employment for whatever reason, you will return to the Hotel all property; documents and paper, both original and copies thereof, including any samples, literature, contracts, records, lists, drawings, blueprints, letters, notes, data and the like; and Confidential Information, in your possession or under your control relating to your employment or to clients’ business affairs.
11. Confidential Information
11.1 During your employment with the Hotel you will devote your whole time, attention and skill to the best of your ability for its business. You shall not, directly or indirectly, engage or associate yourself with, be connected with, concerned, employed or engaged in any other business or activities or any other post or work part time or pursue any course of study whatsoever, without the prior permission of the Hotel.
11.2 You must always maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and keep as confidential the records, documents and other Confidential Information relating to the business of the Hotel which may be known to you or confided in you by any means and you will use such records, documents and information only in a duly authorized manner in the interest of the Hotel. For the purposes of this clause ‘Confidential Information’ means information about the Hotel’s business and that of its customers which is not available to the general public and which may be learnt by you in the course of your employment. This includes, but is not limited to, information relating to the organization, its customer lists, employment policies, personnel, and information about the Hotel’s products, processes including ideas, concepts, projections, technology, manuals, drawing, designs, specifications, and all papers, resumes, records and other documents containing such Confidential Information.
11.3 At no time, will you remove any Confidential Information from the office without permission.
11.4 Your duty to safeguard and not disclose Confidential Information will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and/or your employment with the Hotel.
11.5 Breach of the conditions of this clause will render you liable to summary dismissal under clause above in addition to any other remedy the Hotel may have against you in law.
12. Notices
Notices may be given by you to the Hotel at its registered office address. Notices may be given by the Hotel to you at the address intimated by you in the official records.
13. Applicability of Hotel Policy
The Hotel shall be entitled to make policy declarations from time to time pertaining to matters like leave entitlement, maternity leave, employees’ benefits, working hours, transfer policies, etc., and may alter the same from time to time at its sole discretion. All such policy decisions of the Hotel shall be binding on you and shall override this Agreement to that extent.
14. Governing Law/Jurisdiction
Your employment with the Hotel is subject to Canadian laws. All disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Provincial/Territorial Courts of Appeals only.
15. Acceptance of our offer
Please confirm your acceptance of this Contract of Employment by signing and returning the duplicate copy.
We welcome you, and look forward to receiving your acceptance and to working with you.
Schedule I - Compensation Details
Salary Structure (Annual)
Basic Salary-CAD$ 88,650
House rent allowance-CAD$ 19,200
Medical allowance-CAD$ 3,000
Travel allowance-CAD$ 3,600
Performance incentive-CAD$ 6,100 – CAD$ 11500
Telephone-CAD$ 360
Note: You will receive salary, and all other benefits forming part of your remuneration package subject to working hours, and after, deduction of tax at source in accordance with applicable law.
Schedule II - Duties & Responsibilities
3. Please refrain yourself from unnecessary delays.)
Yours Sincerely,
Jessica Kevin
Manager-Human Resources
Loden Hotel
1177 Melville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 0A3
E-Mail: hr@theloden.co
URL: http://www.theloden.com/
Terms and conditions of employment can be included in a letter of offer, as shown here. Or they can be set out in an “Employment Agreement.” See the Sample Employment Agreement for an example.
A national organization agreed to post this policy on www.hrcouncil.ca as part of the HR Toolkit. Sample policies are provided for reference only. Always consult current legislation in your jurisdiction to create policies and procedures for your organization.
April 4, 2018
Manthan Solanki
Gujarat, India.
Subject: Appointment for post of 'Restaurant Manager'
Dear Mr. Manthan,
We are pleased to offer you, the position of 'Restaurant Manager' with the Loden Hotel on the following terms and conditions:
1. Commencement of employment
Your employment will be effective, as of September 5, 2018.
2. Job title
Your job title will be 'Restaurant Manager'.
3. Salary
Your salary and other benefits will be as set out in Schedule 1, hereto.
4. Place of posting
You will be posted at Vancouver, Canada. You may however be required to work at any place of business which the Hotel has, or may later acquire.
5. Hours of Work
The normal working days are Monday through Friday. You will be required to work for such hours as necessary for the proper discharge of your duties to the Hotel. The normal working hours are 9 hours per day and you are expected to work not less than 45 hours each week, and if necessary for additional hours depending on your responsibilities.
6. Leave/Holidays
6.1 You are entitled to casual leave of 2 days.
6.2 You are entitled to 2 working days of paid sick leave.
6.3 The Hotel shall notify a list of declared holidays in the beginning of each year.
7. Nature of duties
You will perform to the best of your ability all the duties as are inherent in your post and such additional duties as the Hotel may call upon you to perform, from time to time. Your specific duties are set out in Schedule II hereto.
8.Hotel property
You will always maintain in good condition Hotel property, which may be entrusted to you for official use during the course of your employment and shall return all such property to the Hotel prior to relinquishment of your charge, failing which the cost of the same will be recovered from you by the Hotel.
9. Borrowing/accepting gifts
You will not borrow or accept any money, gift, reward or compensation for your personal gains from or otherwise place yourself under pecuniary obligation to any person/client with whom you may be having official dealings.
10. Termination
10.1 Your appointment can be terminated by the Hotel, without any reason, by giving you not less than 3 months’ prior notice in writing or salary in lieu thereof. For the purpose of this clause, salary shall mean basic salary.
10.2 You may terminate your employment with the Hotel, without any cause, by giving no less than 3 months’ prior notice or salary for unsaved period, left after adjustment of pending leaves, as on date.
10.3 The Hotel reserves the right to terminate your employment summarily without any notice period or termination payment, if it has reasonable ground to believe you are guilty of misconduct or negligence, or have committed any fundamental breach of contract or caused any loss to the Hotel.
10.4 On the termination of your employment for whatever reason, you will return to the Hotel all property; documents and paper, both original and copies thereof, including any samples, literature, contracts, records, lists, drawings, blueprints, letters, notes, data and the like; and Confidential Information, in your possession or under your control relating to your employment or to clients’ business affairs.
11. Confidential Information
11.1 During your employment with the Hotel you will devote your whole time, attention and skill to the best of your ability for its business. You shall not, directly or indirectly, engage or associate yourself with, be connected with, concerned, employed or engaged in any other business or activities or any other post or work part time or pursue any course of study whatsoever, without the prior permission of the Hotel.
11.2 You must always maintain the highest degree of confidentiality and keep as confidential the records, documents and other Confidential Information relating to the business of the Hotel which may be known to you or confided in you by any means and you will use such records, documents and information only in a duly authorized manner in the interest of the Hotel. For the purposes of this clause ‘Confidential Information’ means information about the Hotel’s business and that of its customers which is not available to the general public and which may be learnt by you in the course of your employment. This includes, but is not limited to, information relating to the organization, its customer lists, employment policies, personnel, and information about the Hotel’s products, processes including ideas, concepts, projections, technology, manuals, drawing, designs, specifications, and all papers, resumes, records and other documents containing such Confidential Information.
11.3 At no time, will you remove any Confidential Information from the office without permission.
11.4 Your duty to safeguard and not disclose Confidential Information will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and/or your employment with the Hotel.
11.5 Breach of the conditions of this clause will render you liable to summary dismissal under clause above in addition to any other remedy the Hotel may have against you in law.
12. Notices
Notices may be given by you to the Hotel at its registered office address. Notices may be given by the Hotel to you at the address intimated by you in the official records.
13. Applicability of Hotel Policy
The Hotel shall be entitled to make policy declarations from time to time pertaining to matters like leave entitlement, maternity leave, employees’ benefits, working hours, transfer policies, etc., and may alter the same from time to time at its sole discretion. All such policy decisions of the Hotel shall be binding on you and shall override this Agreement to that extent.
14. Governing Law/Jurisdiction
Your employment with the Hotel is subject to Canadian laws. All disputes shall be subject to the jurisdiction of Provincial/Territorial Courts of Appeals only.
15. Acceptance of our offer
Please confirm your acceptance of this Contract of Employment by signing and returning the duplicate copy.
We welcome you, and look forward to receiving your acceptance and to working with you.
Schedule I - Compensation Details
Salary Structure (Annual)
Basic Salary-CAD$ 88,650
House rent allowance-CAD$ 19,200
Medical allowance-CAD$ 3,000
Travel allowance-CAD$ 3,600
Performance incentive-CAD$ 6,100 – CAD$ 11500
Telephone-CAD$ 360
Note: You will receive salary, and all other benefits forming part of your remuneration package subject to working hours, and after, deduction of tax at source in accordance with applicable law.
Schedule II - Duties & Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily Front of the House and Back of the House restaurant operations
- Deliver superior service and maximize customer satisfaction
- Respond efficiently and accurately to customer complaints
- Regularly review product quality and research new vendors
- Organize and supervise shifts
- Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity
- Estimate future needs for goods, kitchen utensils and cleaning products
- Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations
- Manage restaurant’s good image and suggest ways to improve it
- Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste
- Create detailed reports on weekly, monthly and annual revenues and expenses
- Promote the brand in the local community through word-of-mouth and restaurant events
- Recommend ways to reach a broader audience (e.g. discounts and social media ads)
- Train new and current employees on proper customer service practices
- Implement policies and protocols that will maintain future restaurant operations
- (Please Note: 1. You would receive your offer letter with your confirmed joining date on your postal address, once your visa will be processed.
3. Please refrain yourself from unnecessary delays.)
Yours Sincerely,
Jessica Kevin
Manager-Human Resources
Loden Hotel
1177 Melville Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6E 0A3
E-Mail: hr@theloden.co
URL: http://www.theloden.com/
Terms and conditions of employment can be included in a letter of offer, as shown here. Or they can be set out in an “Employment Agreement.” See the Sample Employment Agreement for an example.
A national organization agreed to post this policy on www.hrcouncil.ca as part of the HR Toolkit. Sample policies are provided for reference only. Always consult current legislation in your jurisdiction to create policies and procedures for your organization.