RESTAURANT TEAM MEMBER HANDBOOK - EthicsPoint

local laws. In accordance with applicable law, managers will schedule meal
and rest periods for team members who are entitled to take them within the
timeframe required by law. Team members will not be asked to perform and
should not perform any work during scheduled meal and rest periods.
Where provided, meal periods will be off the clock, uninterrupted and dutyfree,
and at least 30 minutes in length. Where provided, rest periods will be
on the clock, at least 10 consecutive minutes in length, in the middle of each
work period to the extent practicable, and uninterrupted and duty-free. Rest
periods will not be combined with a meal period except where permitted by
law. Team members are expected to be prompt when returning to their work
locations after meal and rest periods. Tardiness when returning from meal
and rest periods may lead to disciplinary action up to and including
termination.
If a team member believes that the Company is not providing meal or rest
periods where required by law or that he/she is being prevented from taking
meal and rest periods, it is the team member’s obligation to promptly notify
Restaurant Management and/or the Team Member Relations Department so
that the matter can be investigated and resolved. The team member may also
submit a complaint via the Team Member Hotline at 1-877-510-0257 or
online by going to www.bjsteammemberhotline.com at any time, day or
night.
Non-Fraternization
The Company desires to avoid misunderstandings, complaints of favoritism,
possible claims of sexual harassment and team member morale and
dissension problems that may result from any co-worker romantic or
personal relationships, whether between managers, team members and
managers, or a non-manager and team member. Accordingly, all team
members, including restaurant managers and supervisors, are prohibited
from fraternizing or becoming romantically involved with each other
whenever a direct reporting relationship exists. The above parties (whether
the relationship is between manager and manager, or manager and
subordinate team member) must notify their immediate supervisor or the
Team Member Relations Department of the relationship upon its inception.
Team members who fraternize or become romantically involved with other
team members are strictly reminded that the relationship must remain off
Company premises and that they are to comply with the Company’s antiharassment
policy. Failure to comply with this non-fraternization policy
may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Confidential and Proprietary 41
January 2012