Policy Against Harassment

Policy Against Harassment

Harassment of Any Kind Is Prohibited

Bordwell & Associates is committed to maintaining a productive work environment, free of all kinds of discrimination or harassment. Discrimination, harassment or offensive behavior of any kind is prohibited.  

We do not tolerate harassment of any of our employees or clients, vendors or suppliers.  Any form of harassment which violates federal, state or local law, including, but not limited to harassment related to an individual's race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniformed service member status, marital status, pregnancy, age, medical condition (cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), handicap or disability is a violation of this policy and will be treated as a disciplinary matter. 

For these purposes the term "harassment," includes slurs and any other offensive remarks, jokes, other verbal, graphic or physical conduct.

Sexual Harassment

• Not all sexual harassment is done by males.  

• Sexual harassment often involves co-workers, other employees, or other persons doing business with or for a company.

• It is against the law for females to sexually harass males or other females, and for males to harass other males or females.

Sexual harassment also includes the following examples of unacceptable behavior:

Sexual Favors

Unwanted sexual advances which condition an employment benefit upon an exchange of sexual favors.

Examples: continued requests for dates, any threat of demotion, termination, etc. if requested sexual favors are not given, making or threatening reprisals after a negative response to sexual advances, propositioning an individual.

Verbal Harassment

Examples: name calling, belittling, sexually explicit or degrading words to describe an individual, a race, a religion or sexual orientation, sexually explicit jokes, comments about an employee’s anatomy and/or dress, sexually oriented noises or remarks, questions about a person’s sexual practices, uses of patronizing terms or remarks, verbal abuse.

Examples: displaying sexual pictures, writings or objects, obscene letters or invitations, staring at an employee’s anatomy, leering, sexually oriented gestures, unwanted love letters or notes.

Examples: touching, pinching, patting, grabbing, brushing against or poking another employee’s body, impeding or blocking movements or any physical interference with normal work or movement when directed at an individual.

If you have questions about what constitutes harassing behavior, ask any recruiter in our office.  Bordwell & Associates' recruiters are trained to answer your questions.

Harassment of employees in connection with their work by non-employees may also be a violation of this policy.  Any employee who experiences harassment by a non-employee, or who observes harassment of an employee by a non-employee should report such harassment to our office.  Appropriate action will be taken against any non-employee who violates this policy.

Harassment of our clients or their employees, vendors  or suppliers by our employees is also strictly prohibited.  Any such harassment will subject an employee to disciplinary action, up to and including immediate discharge.

Violation

If Bordwell & Associates finds that an employee has violated our company policy, appropriate disciplinary action will be taken, up to and including termination.

Harassment or retaliation can be reported verbally or in writing to Bordwell & Associates.  Report such activities even if you were not the target of the harassment.