Employee Handbook

Additionally, no vendor, member or guest may be verbally or physically abusive to any staff member, may not direct any staff member in his or her job functions, and may not threaten a staff member or his/her job. Staff members are required to report any such incident to their supervisor or the Director of Human Resources.

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Anti-Bullying

Frenchman ’ s Creek celebrates the diversity among its employees. We believe that all employees should be treated in a professional manner with dignity and respect. As such, Frenchman ’ s Creek does not accept or condone bullying in the workplace under any circumstances. Bullying is defined as persistent, malicious, unwelcome, severe, and pervasive mistreatment that harms, intimidates, offends, degrades, or humiliates an employee, whether verbal, physical, or written in the workplace.

Frenchman ’ s Creek by way of example, considers the following behavior to constitute bullying in the workplace:

• Staring, glaring or other demonstrations of hostility exclusive or social isolation • Excessive monitoring or micro-managing • Work-related harassment (work-overload, unrealistic deadlines, meaningless tasks) Being held to a different standard when compared to other similarly situated employees • Consistent ignoring or interrupting of an employee in front of co-workers, personal attacks, angry outbursts, excessive profanity, name calling, encouragement of others to turn against a targeted employee • Sabotage of a co-worker ’ s work product or undermining of an employee ’ s work performance • Stalking • Unwelcome touching • Invasion of another person ’ s personal space • Unreasonable interference with an employee ’ s ability to do his or her work • Repeated inflection of verbal abuse, such as the use of derogatory remarks, insults, and epithets • Conduct that a reasonable person would find hostile, offensive to Frenchman ’ s Creek ’ s legitimate business interests Frenchman ’ s Creek encourages all employees to report any instance of bullying to his or her supervisor or the Human Resources Director. Frenchman ’ s Creek will immediately undertake a confidential, thorough and objective investigation of any allegation of bullying. If Frenchman’s Creek determines that a violation of this policy has occurred, effective remedial action will be taken in accordance with the circumstances. Any employee determined by Frenchman’s Creek to be responsible for bullying will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination. In all cases, the employee will be advised of the findings and conclusion.

Frenchman ’ s Creek will not retaliate against any employee for filing a complaint and will not knowingly permit retaliation by any employees.

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