Infractions Against Rules on General Behavior
This section covers policies on maintaining professionalism, respect, and proper conduct in the workplace.
6.01 – DISORDERLY CONDUCT OR HORSEPLAY
Disorderly conduct or horseplay during working hours or inside Company premises
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination
6.02 – SHOWING OR EXHIBITING PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIALS
done whether in or outside of the Company's network
1st offense - Termination
6.03 – ACTS OF DISCOURTESY TO STOCKHOLDERS OR BOARD MEMBERS OR SUPERIORS
Acts of discourtesy to stockholders or Board Members or Superiors Acts of discourtesy to stockholders, company officers, business associates, customers or visitors
1st offense - Termination
6.04 – ENTERING COMPANY PREMISES, OR ANY OF ITS PLACES OF JURISDICTION
Entering Company premises, or any of its places of jurisdiction, under the influence of liquor or alcoholic drink, or in a drunken condition; or drinking liquor or alcoholic drink within Company premises, or any of its places of jurisdiction
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.4.1 – ENTERING COMPANY PREMISES, OR ANY OF ITS PLACES OF JURISDICTION, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ILLEGAL DRUGS
within Company premises, or any of its places of jurisdiction
1st offense - Termination
6.05 – KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY ALLOWING TO BE RELIEVED BY AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF DRUGS OR ALCOHOL
1st offense - Termination
6.06 – DOING IMMORAL ACTS WITHIN COMPANY PREMISES OR ILLICIT RELATIONSHIPS
Doing immoral acts within Company premises or any of its places of jurisdiction; or entering into an illicit or immoral relationship with a co-employee, client, supplier or any business associate of the Company
1st offense - Termination
6.07 – ANY ACT CONSTITUTING THREAT, VERBAL ASSAULT, PROVOCATION
Any act constituting threat, verbal assault, provocation, intimidation, coercion or harassment against any employee; or in a manner unduly interfering with or obstructing Company operations or other employees from performing their work while within Company premises
1st offense - Termination
6.08 – PARTICIPATING IN HEATED AND LOUD ARGUMENT
Participating in heated and loud argument, discussion or debate
during working hours and/or within Company premises or any place within its jurisdiction
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.09 – USING OR UTTERING LEWD, RUDE OR INSULTING LANGUAGE DURING OFFICE HOURS
Using or uttering lewd, rude or insulting language during office hours and/or within Company premises, or engaging or offering to engage in immoral or unethical practices, goods and services to employees within Company premises
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.10 -MISCONDUCT DURING WORKING HOURS
Misconduct during working hours, or within company- sponsored activities or affairs, or within Company premises or any place within its jurisdiction
1st offense - written warning
2nd offense - 1-3 days suspension
3rd offense - 3-5 days suspension
4th offense - Termination
6.11 – RUMOR-MONGERING, OR DISCLOSURE OF CO-EMPLOYEE’S PERSONAL AFFAIRS
Rumor-mongering, or disclosure of co-employee's personal affairs to others, distortion of fact(s) in a way that would discredit or embarrass another employee in
all forms and modes of communication including social media
1st offense - written warning
2nd offense - 1-3 days suspension
3rd offense - 3-5 days suspension
4th offense - Termination
6.12 -THREATENING OR PROVOKING TO A FIGHT
Threatening or provoking to a fight or fighting another employee within Company premises, or outside Company premises but for work-related reasons
There is NO actual physical fighting:
1st offense - written warning
2nd offense - 1-3 days suspension
3rd offense - 3-5 days suspension
4th offense - Termination
There is actual physical fighting fighting:
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination
6.13 – STEALING, HIDING OR INTENTIONALLY MISPLACING
Stealing, hiding or intentionally misplacing without valid reason another co-employee's property within Company premises, at the job site or at any place of jurisdiction
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.14 – ASSISTING AND/OR ENCOURAGING NON-EMPLOYEE (THIRD PARTY) TO HARM
Assisting and/or encouraging non-employee (third party) to harm, threaten, and/or physically attack a co-employee for reasons which are work-related
Encouraging:
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
There is actual physical fighting fighting:
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.15 – UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGING OF WORK OTHER
Unauthorized discharging of work other than the assigned work or task. Offense may lead to Grave Offense depending on the damage caused
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.16 – ANY ATTEMPT TO PERSONALLY INFLICT OR CAUSE BODILY PAIN, HARM, OR INJURY UPON ANOTHER, OR HAVE IN FACT INFLICTED OR CAUSED SAID INJURIES INSIDE THE COMPANY PREMISES OR WITHIN ITS IMMEDIATE VICINITY, WHETHER ALONE OR THROUGH THE USE OF FRIENDS, OR PERSONS NOT CONNECTED WITH THE COMPANY
1st offense - Termination
6.17 – ANY ACT OF VIOLENCE, COERCION, THREAT, INTIMIDATION OR ASSAULT AGAINST THE PERSON OR NAME OF A COMPANY OFFICIAL OR REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE INTENTION OF CAUSING DISGRACE, HARM OR BODY INJURY
1st offense - Termination
6.18 – ANY ACT OF VIOLENCE, COERCION, THREAT, INTIMIDATION OR ASSAULT UPON ANY OTHER PERSON OR ANY SUCH ACT WHICH CONSTITUTES THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME IRRESPECTIVE OF TIME AND PLACE
1st offense - Termination
6.19 – BRINGING IN OR CARRYING FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVES, INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS AND OTHER DEADLY WEAPONS, SUCH AS BOLOS, ICE PICKS, ETC., INSIDE COMPANY PREMISES
1st offense - Termination
6.20 – PROHIBITED DRUGS
Pushing, selling, using, or possessing prohibited drugs or substitutes within Company premises
1st offense - Termination
6.21-CONVICTION OF CRIME
Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude and crimes, which, by its nature and consequences, adversely affects the employee's performance or qualifications to remain an employee
1st offense - Termination
6.22 – POSTING OF UNAUTHORIZED MATERIALS ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AND/OR UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF OFFICIALLY POSTED NOTICES, MEMORANDUM OR ANNOUNCEMENTS
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination
6.23 – DAMAGING OR ENDAGERING COMPANY INTEREST(S) BY STEALING FROM, OR UTTERING WORDS OR MAKING GESTURES THAT ARE INSULTING OR GROSSLY DISRESPECTFUL AND/OR DISCOURTEOUS TO CLIENT(S), GUEST(S), VISITOR(S), OR FRIEND(S), WHILE ON DUTY OR WITHIN COMPANY PREMISES
1st offense - Termination
6.24 – DELIBERATE HINDERING, HOLDING BACK, LIMITING, OR SLOWING DOWN WORK AND/OR PRODUCTION AND/OR SALES ACTIVITY, MASS LEAVE, SIT-
DOWN, RIOT, OR SIMILAR DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES, OR INCITING, INTIMIDATING, THREATENING, INDUCING, CONVINCING OR COERCING OTHER EMPLOYEE(S) TO DO SO
1st offense - Termination
6.25-GROSS INEFFICIENCY OR CONTINUING UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE OF THE EMPLOYEE
1st offense - Termination
6.26 – VIOLATION OF NON- FRATERNIZATION POLICY. THIS MAY LEAD TO TERMINAL OFFENSE WHEN CONTINUED NON- COMPLIANCE TO THE RULE POSTS CRITICAL/SENSATIONAL ISSUES IN THE COMPANY. PROHIBIT ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN A MANAGER AND A REPORTING STAFF MEMBER; PROHIBIT DATING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EMPLOYEES REGARDLESS OF THE REPORTING RELATIONSHIP OR DEPARTMENT. THE FRATERNIZATION THAT IS PROHIBITED BY THIS POLICY INCLUDES DATING, ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENT, AND SEXUAL RELATIONS; CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS ARE DISCOURAGED IN ANY REPORTING RELATIONSHIP
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.27 – COMMITTING OTHER ACTS OF DISHONESTY OR ANOMALY NOT EMBRACED BY ANY PROVISION WHICH MAY OR HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO COMPANY PROPERTY
1st offense - Termination
6.28 – EXTORTION OR ANY FORM OF EXTRACTING MONEY OR ANYTHING OF VALUE FROM CO- EMPLOYEE OR FROM COMPANY’S GUEST(S), SUPPLIER(S) OR CLIENT(S) OR PRINCIPAL(S)
1st offense - Termination
6.29 – UNAUTHORIZED POSSESSION OR BRINGING IN OF FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVE OR ANY DEADLY WEAPON INSIDE COMPANY PREMISES, OR JOBSITE OR ITS PLACE OF JURISDICTION
1st offense - Termination
6.30 -THREATENING, INTIMIDATING, COERCING, OR PROVOKING TO A FIGHT WITH A SUPERIOR FOR REASONS DIRECTLY RELATED WITH THE SUPERIOR’S DISCHARGE OF DUTIES
1st offense - 3-5 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.31 – ASSAULTING OR ATTACKING A SUPERIOR FOR REASONS DIRECTLY RELATED WITH THE SUPERIOR’S DISCHARGE OF DUTIES
1st offense - Termination
6.32 – ON THE PART OF THE IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR, DELIBERATE CONDONING, IGNORING, TOLERATING, OR PARTICIPATING IN AN OFFENSE COMMITTED BY A SUBORDINATE
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.33 – CLEAR ABUSE OF STATUS, POWER, OR DISCRETION ON THE PART OF THE IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR, CLEAR ABUSE OF STATUS, POWER, OR DISCRETION
1st offense - 3-5 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.34 – UTTERING MALICIOUS WORDS, DOING ACTS AND/OR MAKING GESTURES TO A SUPERIOR
Uttering words, doing acts and/or making gestures to a superior or officer of the Company which are obviously insulting, or grossly disrespectful to the superior or officer
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.35 – COMMITTING OTHER ACTS DIRECTLY RELATED WITH A SUPERIOR’S DISCHARGE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES WHICH PREJUDICE THE SUPERIOR’S INTEREST(S)
1st offense - written warning
2nd offense - 1-3 days suspension
3rd offense - 3-5 days suspension
4th offense - Termination
6.36 – COMMITTING OTHER ACTS OF INSUBORDINATION, NON- ATTENDANCE AND OR NEGLECT OF DUTY NOT EMBRACED BY OTHER PROVISIONS
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - Termination
6.37 – COMMITTING A MISBEHAVIOR, NOT EMBRACED BY OTHER PROVISIONS, WITHIN COMPANY PREMISES OR DURING OFFICIAL HOURS, AND SUCH MISBEHAVIOR LARGELY AFFECTS THE INTEREST OF THE COMPANY
1st offense - Termination
6.38 – COMMITTING OFFENSES WHICH ARE PENALIZED WITH SUSPENSION FOR A TOTAL OF TWENTY-SIX (26) WORKING DAYS DURING A 12-MONTH PERIOD
1st offense - Termination
6.39 – FAILURE TO SUBMIT PROMPTLY TO REQUIRED ANNUAL MEDICAL CHECK-UP, OR TO REPORT PROMPTLY TO A DOCTOR OR HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL CONSULTATION OR TREATMENT, DESPITE INSTRUCTION BY MANAGEMENT
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination
6.40 – CONCEALING OR COVERING UP MISTAKES IN WORK, WHETHER HIS/HER DOING OR THAT OF HIS CO-EMPLOYEES
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination
6.41 – UNAUTHORIZED BRINGING IN OF A MOBILE/ELECTRONIC/COMPUTER DEVICE
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination
6.42 – SPREADING, CIRCULATING, POSTING NEGATIVE OR DEROGATORY STATEMENTS CONCERNING THE COMPANY OR ITS SHAREHOLDERS, CLIENTS ASSOCIATES, COMPANY OFFICERS, POLICIES, PROCEDURES OR EMPLOYEES IN ALL FORMS AND MODES OF COMMUNICATION INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA
1st offense - Termination
6.43 – SHARING OR DISTRIBUTING COMPANY DATA TO OUTSIDERS IN ALL FORMS AND MODE OF COMMUNICATION INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA
1st offense - Termination
6.44 – MAINTAINING, HOSTING OR PARTICIPATING IN NON- APPROVAL MALICIOUS CHAT GROUPS OR EMAIL THREADS ON OFFICIAL COMPANY PLATFORMS
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination
6.45 – MAINTAINING, INTRODUCING OR PARTICIPATING IN A NON- APPROVED MALICIOUS SIGNATURE CAMPAIGN
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination
6.46 – MISCALCULATION OR OVERPAYMENT OF AN EMPLOYEE THROUGH A RELEASED SALARY
1st offense - 1-3 days suspension
2nd offense - 3-5 days suspension
3rd offense - Termination