Employee Conduct and Work Rules Policy

Objective

[Company Name] adopts this Employee Conduct and Work Rules Policy to ensure orderly operations and provide the best possible work environment. [Company Name] expects employees and others who are engaged to provide services, such as temporary personnel, consultants and independent contractors, to follow these rules of conduct while on company premises, attending company functions or otherwise performing work-related activity.

In addition to maintaining and enforcing this policy to protect the interests and safety of all employees and the organization, [Company Name] complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning employer/employee rights and obligations.

Procedures

[Company Name] is responsible for providing a safe and secure workplace and strives to ensure that all individuals associated with the company are treated in a respectful and fair manner. Though it is not possible to list all forms of behavior that are unacceptable in the workplace, the following are examples of behavior that would be considered infractions of [Company Name] rules of conduct. Such behavior may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. This list is not intended to be exhaustive: 

• • Theft or inappropriate removal or possession of company property or the property of a fellow employee.
    
  • Willful destruction of company property or the property of a fellow employee.
  • Working under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs.
  • Possession, distribution, sale, transfer or use of alcohol or illegal drugs in the workplace, while on duty or while operating employer-owned vehicles or equipment.
  • Fighting or threatening violence in the workplace.
  • Sexual or other unlawful harassment.
  • Using excessively abusive, threatening or obscene language.
  • Sabotaging another's work.
  • Making malicious, false and harmful statements about others.
  • Publicly disclosing another's private information. 
  • Possession of dangerous or unauthorized materials, such as explosives or firearms, in the workplace.
  • Unauthorized disclosure of business "secrets" or confidential information such as [include information on specific types of covered information].
  • Falsifying company records or reports, including one's time records or the time records of another employee.

Nothing in this policy is intended to, nor should be construed to limit or interfere with employee rights as set forth under all applicable provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, including Section 7 and 8(a)(1) rights to organize and engage in protected, concerted activities regarding the terms and conditions of employment.