Dignity and Respect in the Workplace Sample Clauses

Dignity and Respect in the Workplace. The Union and the Employer jointly commit to promoting dignity and respect in the workplace. We will not accept any behaviour by staff that does not represent dignity and respect towards other staff. Staff includes management, supervisors, union members, and union representatives. Such unacceptable behaviour includes: - Making derogatory, demeaning, or belittling comments about other staff. - Bullying or intimidating other staff. - Shunning or ostracizing other staff; that is, the deliberate exclusion of an individual or individuals by a group, including the use of a second language if the consequences are to exclude the individual or individuals. - Making or repeating false or unfairly negative or belittling statements or comments about other staff. - Unfair (that is, disproportionate, or belittling or repetitive) or public criticisms of a co-worker’s workplace job performance or abilities. - Yelling or screaming at a co-worker, or other displays of behaviours which would reasonably be seen as threatening or demeaning or intimidating. - A lack or respect for a position’s authority in the workplace, whether that position be a manager, a supervisor, another union member, or a Union Xxxxxxx or other representative, including a failure to recognize the authority, or an attempt to undermine the authority. - A failure to respect or maintain confidentiality in respect of another staff member. Staff who fail to meet these standards, or who violates these standards, will be subject to appropriate sanctions.

Dignity and Respect in the Workplace. All employees, including those excluded from the bargaining unit, have a right to be treated with dignity and respect in the workplace. Any complaint an employee has not been so treated must be in writing. Such complaints may include disrespectful treatment by residents or family members. It may be submitted by the employee, or by the Union on behalf of the employee, provided it is signed by the employee. All complaints are submitted to both the Employer and the Union. All complaints will be investigated promptly. Where appropriate, the Employer and the Union will conduct a joint investigation. If a complaint is substantiated, appropriate action will follow.