Business Conduct Ethics - modec

Diversity and EqualOpportunityOur StandardQUESTION: One of my coworkerssends e-mails containingjokes and derogatory commentsabout certain nationalities. Theymake me uncomfortable, but noone else has spoken up aboutthem. What should I do?ANSWER: You shouldreport your concerns to yourimmediate supervisor, your HumanResources Representative, orthe Ethics Hotline. Sending suchjokes violates our values as wellas our policies pertaining to theuse of e-mail and our standardson diversity, harassment, anddiscrimination. By doing nothing,you are condoning discriminationand tolerating beliefs thatcan seriously erode the teamenvironment that we have allworked to create.We should always treat others with dignityand respect and value what each of us has tocontribute. Our diversity is a key asset. Differentbackgrounds and points of view help to promoteinnovation and success. At MODEC, we work tomaintain a diverse workforce where personnelare hired, retained, compensated, disciplined,and promoted solely on the basis of theircontribution to MODEC and their performance.MODEC is committed to providing equalemployment and career opportunities withoutdiscrimination or harassment wherever wedo business. We offer equal employmentopportunities to all employees, applicants foremployment, and qualified individuals regardlessof race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,national origin, age, disability, military status, orany other characteristicprotected by applicablenational and locallaws or regulations.MODEC will not toleratediscrimination orharassment based onthese or any other legallyprotected categories.OurResponsibilitiesTreat all co-workers,business partners,customers, andvisitors with respect.Respect thecharacter andindividuality of oneanother.Don’t distribute ordisplay demeaning,insulting, intimidating,or sexually suggestive objects, pictures, orphotographs.If you supervise others, judge them onperformance. Assign work and makeon-the-job decisions solely on thebasis of qualifications, abilities, andpotential. Avoid introducing unrelatedconsiderations into your decisions. Useobjective, quantifiable standards.Additional Resources forMore InformationFor more information on fair employmentpractices, refer to the Global HumanResources Code of Employer-EmployeeRelations Policy and the Global HumanResources Productive Work EnvironmentPolicy or talk to your Human ResourcesRepresentative.Harassment-free Workplace& Productive WorkEnvironmentOur StandardHarassment in the workplace is behaviorthat is unwelcome and offensive to specificindividuals or groups or that unreasonablydisrupts their work. We will not tolerateactions, comments, inappropriate physicalcontact, sexual advances, or any otherconduct that is intimidating or otherwiseoffensive or hostile. No form of harassmentwill be tolerated, including harassment forthe following reasons: race, national origin,religion, disability, pregnancy, age, militarystatus, or sex.Power harassment – including using theboss-subordinate relationship in theworkplace against a specific person – aswell as generally making the workplaceunpleasant is strictly prohibited. Harassmenton the basis of any other legally protectedcharacteristic is strictly prohibited.12