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ANNEX II - UNOPS

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4.4.10 Contractors are not entitled to any benefits, compensation or subsidies except those explicitly<br />

provided for in the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s).<br />

4.5 No Employer/Employee Relationship<br />

4.5.1 Nothing within or relating to the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s) shall establish the<br />

relationship of employer and employee, or of principal and agent, between <strong>UNOPS</strong> and the<br />

Consultant’s Contractors.<br />

5.0 INSURANCE PROVISIONS<br />

5.0.1 Contractors expected to work in any <strong>UNOPS</strong> office or work location or travel for official <strong>UNOPS</strong><br />

purposes will be covered by insurance(s) provided or negotiated by the Consultant as described in<br />

this section.<br />

5.1 Service-Incurred Illness, Injury and Death Insurance<br />

5.1.1 Contractors who are deployed to perform services in a <strong>UNOPS</strong> office or work location and/or travel<br />

at <strong>UNOPS</strong> expense shall be covered by the insurance policy taken out and maintained by the<br />

Consultant in the event of illness, injury or death attributable to the performance of functions under<br />

the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s) anywhere in the world. Should the Consultant fail<br />

to take out and/or maintain said insurance policy, Contractors shall be entitled to receive from the<br />

Consultant the same benefits as would have been due to them had the insurance policy been in effect.<br />

5.1.2 Coverage for service-incurred illness, injury and death starts from the time of leaving home (or<br />

present place of residence) and continues until arrival back at home (or present place of residence)<br />

for as long as the Contractor is deployed to perform functions under the Agreement and respective<br />

Call-Off Contract(s). Coverage shall not include any intervening period that the Contractor spends<br />

on his/her personal business.<br />

5.1.3 Rules Governing Compensation in the Event of Death, Injury or Illness Attributable to the<br />

Performance of Official Duties on Behalf of the United Nations as described in Appendix D to UN<br />

Staff Rules (http://sas.undp.org/Documents/Appendix_D_to_staff_rules.doc) may be used as<br />

benchmark for the Service-Incurred Illness, Injury and Death Insurance policy to be taken out and<br />

maintained by the Consultant.<br />

5.2 Malicious Acts Insurance<br />

5.2.1 The intent of malicious acts insurance policy (MAIP) taken out and maintained by the Consultant is<br />

to cover incidents resulting in death or disability of the Contractors caused by malicious acts,<br />

including war, sabotage and terrorism. Should the Consultant fail to take out and/or maintain said<br />

insurance policy, Contractors shall be entitled to receive from the Consultant the same benefits as<br />

would have been due to them had the insurance policy been in effect.<br />

5.2.2 MAIP shall cover on a twenty-four (24) hour basis those Contractors who serve at, or travel at<br />

<strong>UNOPS</strong>’ expense to, a designated duty station worldwide, as long as the Contractor is deployed to<br />

perform functions under the Agreement and respective Call-Off Contract(s).<br />

5.2.3 The maximum compensation for IC in the event of death or permanent total disability shall be not<br />

less than US$500,000. For LC, the maximum compensation shall be not less than ten times their net<br />

annual salary subject to a maximum of US$500,000 and a minimum of US$50,000. MAIP shall<br />

also cover medical expenses up to a value of 10% of the benefit for death or permanent disability.<br />

5.3 Health Insurance<br />

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