The Company expects employees to maintain acceptable standards of conduct and performance. Appropriate employee personal conduct promotes productivity and efficiency, and helps to provide a pleasant and cooperative work environment.
An employee shall be subject to discipline for behavior including but not limited to misconduct, violation of the Company’s rules or policies, or poor performance. While it is impossible to identify every type of specific conduct that could result in discipline, the Company provides the following list to illustrate some of the types of misconduct that may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination:
- Violation of Company safety rules
- Violation of attendance standards, including unexcused absences, tardiness and leaving early without permission, unless the absence is protected by law
- Misuse or falsification of Company records
- Careless, inefficient or negligent performance of duty
Insubordination, disrespect or refusal to carry out work assignments - Misuse of tools, equipment or other job materials or willful damage to property
- Violation of Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace Policy, including refusal to comply with any part of the testing process
- Violation of the Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation Policy
- Possession of firearms, explosives or other weapons on Company premises and work sites, unless otherwise permitted by law
- Fighting, threatening, intimidating or harassing another employee
Stealing or other acts of dishonesty - Horseplay which may endanger safety
- Use of threatening or abusive language
- Improper use or disclosure of Company information
- Engaging in other acts inconsistent with reasonable standards of employee conduct as determined by the Company
The severity of the disciplinary action to be taken by the Company, in its sole discretion, depends upon the various business factors the nature of the offense and the employee’s record. Optional forms of discipline include, but are not limited to:
- Verbal warnings
- Written warnings
- Probationary action
- Demotion or transfer
- Suspension
- Discharge
An employee may be subject to immediate discharge at any time at the discretion of the Company even if that employee has received no other form of discipline prior to the incident at issue.
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