Employee Handbook

• 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, or name calling);

Encouragement of others to turn against the targeted employee;

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• Sabotage of a co-worker ’ s work product or undermining of an employee ’ s work performance;

Stalking;

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Unwelcome touching;

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Invasion of another person ’ s personal space;

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• 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; and

• Conduct that a reasonable person would find hostile, offensive to Frenchman ’ s Creek ’ s legitimate business interests.

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Workplace Violence:

Frenchman ’ s Creek is committed to preventing workplace violence and to maintaining a safe work environment. Given the increasing violence in society in general, Frenchman ’ s Creek has adopted the following guidelines to deal with intimidation, harassment, or other threats of (or actual) violence that may occur during business hours or on its premises. All employees, including supervisors and temporary employees, should be treated with courtesy and respect at all times. Employees are expected to refrain from fighting, “ horseplay, ” or other conduct that may be dangerous to others. Illegal firearms, weapons, and other dangerous or hazardous devices or substances are prohibited from Frenchman ’ s Creek without proper authorization.

Conduct that threatens, intimidates, or coerces another employee, customer, or member of the public at any time, including off-duty periods, will not be tolerated:

1. Violation of other employee policies identified in the Employee Handbook.

2. Fraudulent financial reporting, substantive waste of funds, improper keeping of Frenchman ’ s Creek books and records and any other matters concerning accounting, internal controls, auditing and compliance with federal and state tax laws.

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