Employees of Manager. Manager shall employ, discharge and supervise all employees necessary, in Manager’s reasonable discretion, for the performance of Manager’s duties hereunder. Within the guidelines established in the Operating Budget, Manager shall determine the compensation and fringe and other benefits to be provided each employee. All personnel hired by Manager shall be employees of Manager and all compensation and other employment expenses related thereto shall be paid from the Operating Account or otherwise at the expense of Owner. Manager shall be responsible to Owner for the conduct of such employees, so long as such employees are acting within the scope of their employment. Manager shall fully comply with and shall have sole responsibility for (subject to the right of Manager to use funds from the Operating Account to the extent provided in the approved Operating Budget) all Governmental Regulations having to do with workmen’s compensation, social security, unemployment insurance, hours of labor, wages, working conditions, the hiring and termination of employees and other related matters. Manager shall be responsible for the preparation of and shall timely file all payroll tax reports and timely make payments of all withholding and other payroll taxes with respect to each employee. Manager represents that it is and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer and will advertise (to the extent Manager elects to advertise) as such. To the extent not already included in the Operating Budget, Manager shall provide to Owner a schedule of employees to be employed “on-site” in the direct management of the Project. This schedule shall list the number of employees, their title and salary, the employees who are bonded or covered under Manager’s fidelity and fraud bond, and any additional employees whose salaries may from time to time be charged pro rata to the Project for direct services rendered to the Project, such additional employees being subject to the approval of Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Manager shall cause all personnel who handle or are responsible for the safekeeping of monies of Owner to be covered by a fidelity bond in an amount equal to but not less than two (2) months’ gross potential income from the Project with a company approved by Owner, in its reasonable discretion.
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Sources: Property Management Agreement, Property Management Agreement (Independence Realty Trust, Inc), Property Management Agreement (Independence Realty Trust, Inc)