Harassment and bullying

OUR CODE

We are committed to providing an environment free from harassment and bullying where all employees are treated, and treat others, with dignity and respect.

What this means

Harassment is any form of unwanted physical, verbal or non-verbal abuse that violates a person's dignity or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. Bullying is offensive, intimidating, malicious or insulting behaviour involving the misuse of power that can make a person feel vulnerable, upset, humiliated, undermined or threatened. Bullying can take the form of physical, verbal and nonverbal conduct. Harassment and bullying can occur at work and out of the workplace, such as on business trips or at work-related events or social functions. Our policy covers harassment and bullying by employees and third parties, such as customers, suppliers, and other significant stakeholders who interact with our business.

Making it personal:

To ensure your behaviour is never regarded as harassing or bullying: – Treat all colleagues and third parties with respect and dignity – Be aware that actions, deemed acceptable in one culture, may not be acceptable in another – Never make inappropriate jokes, or try to humiliate a colleague, or spread gossip or rumours about them – Never threaten a colleague with physical or verbal violence – Never make a false or malicious complaint

We will always:

– Protect workers from all forms of harassment and enable them to take action against it without fear of reprisal – Encourage employees who feel they are being harassed or bullied to speak up – Take complaints or harassment and bullying seriously and investigate immediately – Take appropriate disciplinary action against anyone found to violate this Code and its supporting polices

We will never:

– Accept any kind of behaviour that could be interpreted as harassment or bullying – Threaten a colleague, supplier, customer or other third party with physical violence – Engage in or accept harassment of a sexual nature – Allow retaliation or victimisation of an employee who raises a complaint in good faith or who participates in an investigation – Tolerate false or malicious complaints

Pause for a second!

Would you ever…? … share or pass on inappropriate jokes or images? … deliberately isolate a colleague or arrange for others to do so? … repeatedly and unfairly pick faults with someone? … spread spiteful, hurtful or other disruptive rumours or gossip about someone?