Victaulic Code of Conduct

Fair Employment PracticesI am friends with a man whoQ: works in my department.Sometimes we will share jokes thatmight be considered offensive inmy office but we are careful to shutthe door so no one hears. We alsoforward each other funny jokesvia e-mail. Could this be consideredharassing behavior even though it isbetween two friends and not sharedwith anyone who is offended?While the company doesA: not attempt to regulateemployees’ private behavior, thesituation you describe takes placeon company property, on companytime and on a company e-mailsystem. This behavior does notfit in our workplace, even in theprivacy of your office.Protecting ConfidentialEmployee InformationFor personnel, payroll and certain routine operations,Victaulic maintains and uses private and sensitivepersonal information about employees (such as homeaddresses, education, resumes, social security numbersand compensation data) for legitimate business purposes.Victaulic complies with the many data privacy lawsaround the world that govern the handling of suchinformation. However, we also depend on employees torespect information privacy by only accessing and sharingconfidential employee data:• for legitimate business purposes• with proper approvals and on a need-to-know basis• not repeating or discussing information with anyone whois not approved to know such information• not requesting or requiring detailed information aboutan employee’s healthBackground Checks – EmployeesWe seek to recruit and hire employees who are not onlyprofessional and competent but also that are reputableand honest. Human resources routinely conductspreemployment background checks on new hires, asappropriate on an as-needed basis.Examples of unfair treatment violations:Vivian, a customer service representative, isdischarged after she explains that she needs totake a day off because she honors her religiousobservations.Victaulic awareness lineRefer to the ‘Our Company’section of Victaulic.com forspecific contact information.Raj is a computer analyst who leaves his desk atnoon time to pray in a conference room. Hisco-workers have complained, and Raj’s managerhas told him to stop.[ 12 ] www.victaulic.com