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SEXUAL HARASSMENT
BBNC strives to provide all employees
with a work environment free from
unsolicited and unwelcomed sexual
overtones. Conduct with sexual
overtones that interferes with
work performance or creates an
intimidating, hostile, or offensive work
environment is not tolerated.
Decisions of employment shall not be
based on submission to or rejection
of unwelcomed sexual advances,
requests for sexual favors, or verbal or
physical conduct of a sexual nature.
Watch out for each other. Do not
tolerate bad behavior. Create an
environment where all employees feel
safe and are respectful of each other.
Your Responsibilities
Do NOT display sexually suggestive
objects or pictures at work.
Never suggest or imply that an
employee’s job, benefits, pay,
advancement, or work environment
will be affected by his or her
response to a sexual advance.
If you hear, witness
or experience sexual
harassment, discrimination,
or bullying, do NOT
stay silent. Report any
inappropriate behavior.
Never make an unwelcomed sexual
advance toward a co-worker.
Do NOT make or tolerate sexual
jokes, comments about persons’
bodies, graphic statements about
sexual matters, or engage in
offensive behavior of a sexual
nature. Remember that people
react differently, and someone may
not feel comfortable telling you
that they are offended. It is better
not to put them in such a position.
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DISCRIMINATION,
HARASSMENT OR
BULLYING
Discrimination, harassment or bullying
is strictly forbidden and will not be
tolerated. Unwelcomed conduct
that impairs an employee’s ability
to perform his or her job or creates
an intimidating, hostile, or offensive
environment is strictly prohibited.
Employees should immediately report
any conduct that they believe to be
discrimination, against themselves or
another employee to their supervisor.
Your Responsibilities
Do NOT use the basis of a person’s
race, color, national origin, age,
religion, disability status, gender,
sexual orientation, gender identity,
genetic information or marital
status to evaluate an employee’s
employment opportunities, work
conditions, or performance.
Do NOT make comments that are
unwelcome or offensive.
Do NOT coerce or intimidate
an employee to do something
inappropriate.