Page 3 - The Piper Associate Handbook - August 2015

The Piper
Associate Handbook
OUR MISSION .................................................................................................................................................5
EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND PRACTICES ........................................................................................................ 7
Associate Work Commitment....................................................................................................................7 Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (EEO) ............................................................................................ 8 Harassment Policy Statement....................................................................................................................8 Resident Confidentiality ............................................................................................................................. 9 Definition of Employment Status.............................................................................................................10 Disclosing Information on Associates, Current and Former.....................................................................11 Confidentiality ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Termination of Employment ..................................................................................................................... 12 Re-Employment ........................................................................................................................................ 13 Outside Employment and Activities ......................................................................................................... 13 Compensation Program Explanation........................................................................................................ 15 Performance Appraisal /Development Review .......................................................................................13 PAYCHECK POLICIES........................................................................................................................... 13 Policy on Deductions from Salaries.........................................................................................................13 Deductions from Paycheck (Mandatory)................................................................................................... 13 Deductions (Other)..................................................................................................................................14
DRUG & ALCOHOL-FREE WORKPLACE ............................................................................................................. 14 ANTI-HARRASSMENT & BULLYING.................................................................................................................... 16 CELL PHONE & PDA POLICY .............................................................................................................................. 18
Scope............................................................................................................................................................ 18 Definitions.................................................................................................................................................... 18 Safety Issues for Cellular Phone Use While Driving ..........................................................................19
NO SOLICITATION POLICY ...........................................................................................................................20
Definitions ..............................................................................................................................................20
ENGLISH COMMUNICATION.........................................................................................................................21 SEARCHES, SURVEILLANCE & INSPECTIONS/EXPECTATIONS OF PRIVACY ................................................21 Definitions ..............................................................................................................................................22 PERSONAL APPEARANCE/UNIFORMS .........................................................................................................23 MEAL PERIODS AND WORK BREAKS ...........................................................................................................25 Paid Break Periods..................................................................................................................................25 Unpaid Meal Periods ..............................................................................................................................25 Interrupting Meal Time ...........................................................................................................................25 Paid Meal Periods...................................................................................................................................25 Recording Meal Periods..........................................................................................................................25 Consecutive Meal and Break Periods .....................................................................................................25 Break Periods for Nursing Mothers.........................................................................................................26 WORKPLACE SAFETY/ACCIDENT PREVENTION ...........................................................................................26 DISCIPLINE/CORRECTIVE ACTION .................................................................................................................. 27 Employment at Will ................................................................................................................................27 Levels of Discipline.................................................................................................................................27 Action for Specific Offenses ...................................................................................................................27 Categories and Rules.........................................................................................................................28-31
VIOLENCE IN THE WORKPLACE ...................................................................................................................... 32
Prohibited Conduct.................................................................................................................................... 32 Reporting Procedures................................................................................................................................ 32 Risk Reduction Measures ........................................................................................................................32 Dangerous/ Emergency Situations ..........................................................................................................33 Enforcement .............................................................................................................................................. 33
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