員工手冊(英文版).doc

PIC Sample Company Policies And Procedures January 2004 Printing Industries of California 5800 South Eastern Avenue Suite 400 P O Box 910936 Los Angeles CA 90091 0936 Cost PIC Member Free February 3 2004 Non Member 300 PURPOSE OF THIS SAMPLE Printing Industries of California PIC recognizes the value of well written company personnel policies and procedures Over the years PIC has published sample employee handbook language covering basic employment policies Members have used this language as a guide in creating written policies and procedures covering the company s employment practices and philosophies This publication like others before it does not claim to be all inclusive or a final product New State and Federal laws and legal decisions will require this sample to be updated along with the company s employee handbook to reflect these changes Further each company must develop an employee handbook which reflects the employment practices unique to the company s operation and philosophies Consequently a publication such as this sample must be flexible and open ended to accommodate these differences in employment practices and philosophies In initiating or revising your company personnel policies or employee handbook do not hesitate to call Doug Moore Vice President of Human Resources for assistance Although an effort has been made to provide sample language which is consistent with applicable law employers using this or other language may wish to have a labor attorney review their employee handbook before publication PIC would like to extend a special thanks to the Employment Law Department at the law firm of Silver in its distribution it utilizes the modern agencies of advertising communication and transportation in its usefulness it is the service industry of all California has grown into the number one print producing industry in the nation The printing industry in fact is the largest manufacturing sector in California in number of firms When the allied industries of commercial printing publishing reprographics and various specialty printing were added together in 2001 they produced 14 8 billion in the state s economy and employed 111 356 people Despite the fact that it is classified as a trade in the minds of many people printing is one of the arts It is a branch of the Graphic Arts field and as such is the means of preservation of all the other arts known to humanity REFERENCE CHECKS To ensure that individuals joining the Company are qualified and have the potential to be productive and successful the Company will check the employment references of all applicants Every offer of employment is contingent upon the appropriate completion of a reference check No references will be given concerning any present or past employee of the company unless the Company has received a written request for such a reference Only may respond to a request for a reference Such response will only confirm the dates of employment and position held and will be in writing If an employee has given written authorization the Company will also provide information on the amount of salary or wages earned by the employee BACKGROUND CHECKS AND CONSUMER REPORTS The company may require your consent to obtain a consumer report in connection with your initial application for employment your application for a new postion in the Company or an investigation into possible wrongful conduct by you A consumer report may contain information regarding your credit worthiness credit standing credit capacity character general reputation personal characteristics or mode of living The company will use this information for employment purposes only Refusal to authorize the obtaining of a consumer report by the Company may be a basis for denial of employment or other adverse employment action The content of the consumer report may also be the basis for denial of employment denial of a particular job position or other adverse employment action You will be advised if the Company elects to take adverse employment actions against you based in whole or in part on a consumer report Unless you are suspected of wrongdoing before requesting the consumer report the Company will notify you of its intent to make the request The Company will provide you with the name and address of every credit reporting agency from which the Company may obtain the consumer report If you specifically request a copy within three days of the Company receipt of the report you will be provided with a copy free of charge TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT Despite any disciplinary procedures or company rules standards of conduct or regulations your employment is at will which means the relationship between employer and employee may be terminated by either party unilaterally at any time with or without notice for any reason or for no reason at all This handbook contains the entire agreement between you and the company as to the duration of employment and the circumstances under which employment may be terminated Further the company can demote transfer suspend or otherwise discipline an employee in its sole and absolute discretion Nothing in this handbook or any other personnel document including benefit plan descriptions creates or is intended to create a promise or representation of continued employment or for continued or indefinite employment at a specific position or rate of pay Only the President of the company has any authority to enter into any agreement contrary to the Terms of Employment stated in this policy and such an agreement would have to be in writing and signed by the President EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATIONS You will be advised of your employee classification at the time of hire promotion transfer or if any other change in your position with the company occurs Since all employees are hired for an unspecified duration assignment to any of these classifications does not guarantee employment for any specific length of time Regardless of classification employment is at the mutual consent of you and the company Accordingly either you or the company can terminate the employment relationship at will at any time with or without notice Full Time Employees are those normally scheduled for 40 hours of work per week Part Time Employees are those normally scheduled to work less than 40 hours of work per week Part time employees are not eligible for company fringe benefits available to full time employees Casual Employees are those who are hired on that basis and work for a special job and or period of time Such employees are not eligible for company fringe benefits available to full time employees Non Exempt Employees Those employees who are subject to the provisions of federal and state law requiring the payment of overtime are considered to be non exempt Exempt Employees Those employees who are not subject to the provisions of federal and state law requiring the payment of overtime are considered exempt Exempt employees in our industry normally include professional executive administrative and certain outside sales personnel INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR AGENCY TEMP OR LEASED PERSONNEL An independent contractor agency temp or leased individual is any person who is classified by the company as such as evidenced by the company s failure to withhold taxes from their compensation Independent contractors agency temps or leased employees are not employees of the company Even if the person is later reclassified by an action of a court or administrative agency as an employee of the company he or she is not eligible for any retroactive company sponsored benefits EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES Our company permits employment of relatives However the employment of relatives in the same department can create a conflict of interest Therefore immediate family members see definition below should not work in the same department for the same supervisor or for a supervisor who is an immediate family member Working in the same department for a different supervisor is permitted Immediate family members include spouse in laws step relatives domestic partner parent child or stepchild sister or brother NON HARASSMENT POLICY Harassment in employment including sexual racial and ethnic harassment as well as any other harassment forbidden by law is strictly prohibited by the Company Employees who violate this policy are subject to discipline including possible termination Racial ethnic and other forms of prohibited harassment include but is not limited to 1 Visual conduct including displaying of derogatory objects or pictures cartoons or posters 2 Verbal conduct including making or using derogatory comments epithets slurs and jokes In addition sexual harassment is defined by the regulations of the Fair Employment and Housing Commission as unwanted sexual advances or visual verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature Sexual harassment includes gender harassment and harassment on the basis of pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions and also includes sexual harassment of an employee of the same gender as the harasser This includes but is not limited to the following types of offensive behavior 1 Unwanted sexual advances 2 Offering employment benefits in exchange for sexual favors 3 Making or threatening reprisals after a negative response to sexual advances 4 Visual conduct including leering making sexual gestures displaying of sexually suggestive objects or pictures cartoons or posters 5 Verbal conduct including making or using derogatory comments epithets slurs and jokes 6 Verbal sexual advances or propositions 7 Verbal abuse of a sexual nature graphic verbal commentaries about an individual s body sexually degrading words used to describe an individual suggestive or obscene letters notes or invitations 8 Physical conduct including touching assault impeding or blocking movements Examples of sexual harassment include a an employee being fired or denied a job or an employment benefit because the employee refused to grant sexual favors or because he or she complained about the harassment b an employee reasonably quitting his or her job to escape harassment or c an employee being exposed to a hostile work environment The Company will take all reasonable steps to prevent harassment from occurring and will take immediate and appropriate action when the Company knows that unlawful harassment has occurred If you have been harassed by a co worker supervisor agent vendor or customer or if you believe that another employee has been harassed you have a duty to promptly report the facts of the incident or incidents and names of the individuals involved to Option Human Resources Option or The matter will be immediately and thoroughly investigated and confidentiality will be maintained to the extent possible After reviewing the evidence a determination will be made concerning whether reasonable grounds exist to believe that harassment has occurred It is the obligation of all employees to cooperate fully in the investigation process The Company considers any harassing conduct to be a major offense which can result in disciplinary action for the offender up to and including discharge The Company will take action to deter any future harassment In addition disciplinary action will be taken against any employee who attempts to discourage or prevent another employee from bringing harassment to the attention of management The persons involved will be advised of the determination if appropriate The Company wants to assure all of its employees that measures will be undertaken to protect those who complain about harassment from any further acts of harassment coercion or intimidation and from retaliation due to their reporting an incident or participating in an investigation or proceeding concerning the alleged harassment If any employee believes that the above procedure has not resolved his or her situation that employee may contact the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing DFEH at 916 445 9918 to determine the location of the branch of the DFEH that is nearest to the employee to file a claim within one year of the date that the harassment occurred The DFEH serves as a neutral fact finder and will attempt to assist the parties to voluntarily resolve their dispute In the event that the DFEH is unable to obtain voluntary resolution and finds that harassment has occurred the Fair Employment and Housing Commission FEHC may hold a hearing and award reinstatement backpay and monetary damages No action will be taken against any employee in any manner for opposing harassment or for filing a complaint with or otherwise participating in an investigation proceeding or hearing conducted by the DFEH or the FEHC with respect to harassment SOLICITATION AND DISTRIBUTION RULE In order to prevent disruptions in the operation of the company and in order to protect employees from harassment and interference with their work the following rules regarding solicitation and distribution of literature on company property must be observed Employees During working time no employee shall solicit or distribute literature to another employee for any purpose Working Time refers to that portion of the working day in which the employee is supposed to be performing actual job duties it does not include such times as lunchtime break time or time before or after a shift Thus no employee who is on working time shall solicit or distribute literature to another employee No employee who is on non working time shall solicit or distribute literature to an employee who is on working time No employee shall distribute literature to another employee for any purpose in working areas of the company No employee shall solicit or distribute literature to any visitors at any time for any purpose Non Employees Persons who are not employed by the company shall not distribute literature or solicit employees or visitors at any time for any purpose on company grounds or inside the company plant or office EQUAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit We want to have the best available people in every job Therefore the Company does not discriminate and does not permit its employees to discriminate against other employees or applicants because of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression pregnancy marital status national origin citizenship veteran status ancestry age physical or mental disability an impairment that limits a major life activity medical condition cancer related genetic characteristic or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable laws Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer employee relationship including recruitment hiring upgrading training promotion transfer discipline layoff recall and termination If you believe that you or another employee has been subjected to any form of unlawful discrimination you have a duty to promptly report the facts of the incident or incidents names of the individuals involved and the names of any witnesses to Option Human Resources Option or The matter will be immediately and thoroughly investigated and confidentiality will be maintained to the extent possible After reviewing the evidence a determination will be made concerning whether reasonable grounds exist to believe that discrimination has occurred It is the obligation of all employees to cooperate fully in the investigation process The Company considers any conduct based on unlawful discrimination to be a major offense which can result in disciplinary action for the offender up to and including discharge The Company will take action to deter any future discrimination In addition disciplinary action will be taken against any employee who attempts to discourage or prevent another employee from bringing discrimination to the attention of management The persons involved will be advised of the determination if appropriate The Company wants to assure all of its employees that measures will be undertaken to protect those who complain about discrimination from any further acts of discrimination coercion or intimidation and from retaliation due to their reporting an incident or participating in an investigation or proceeding concerning the alleged discrimination REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR DISABILITIES PREGNANCY AND LACTATION Disability Accommodation The company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental disabilities of an otherwise qualified applicant for employment or employee unless undue hardship would result Any applicant or employee who requires accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of a job should contact The applicant or employee should advise the company what accommodations he or she believes are needed in order to perform the job Together with the applicant or employee the company will engage in an interactive process to determine effective reasonable accommodations if any If such an accommodation is possible and will not impose undue hardship upon the company the company will make the accommodation The company also reserves its right to require an employee to undergo a fitness for duty medical examination at the company s expense if the company believes or suspects that the employee may not be able to perform the essential duties of the job without risk of harm to him or herself or others In such an instance the company will so advise the employee in writing of the need for the examination Depending on the situation the company reserves the right to suspend employment pending the results of the examination Pregnancy Accommodation A pregnant employee may request a reasonable accommodation of her condition upon presentation of a doctor s written certification attesting that the accommodation request is upon the doctor s advice Such an accommodation may include but is not limited to a transfer to a less strenuous or hazardous position If such