Security Procedure Guidelines Sample Clauses

Security Procedure Guidelines. 3.8.1 Team Member Interviews (a) When the Company is trying to discover whether, or by whom, an offence or breach of Company security has been committed the Company is entitled to question any team member, whether a suspect or not, from whom he or she thinks useful information may be obtained. Provided that no team member under the age of 18 years may be questioned without the presence of a parent or guardian, or if such person is unavailable, a responsible adult. (b) As soon as the Company has reasonable grounds for suspicion that a team member has committed an offence, the Company will ask such team member whether he or she will agree to be questioned in connection therewith and upon such agreement being forthcoming, the Company shall caution the team member before putting to him or her any questions, or further questions, relating to that offence. The caution shall be in the following terms: After the giving of the above caution, the Company shall then bring to the team member’s attention the right under these guidelines to ask for the attendance of a nominated team member who is immediately available to be present as a witness during the course of the interview. (c) The Company may object to the presence of any particular person as a witness at such interview if there is reason to believe that the witness may be in some way involved in the subject matter of the interview. The attendance of a team member as a witness at a security interview shall be on the understanding that the witness will not reveal to any person not involved in the interview what has taken place or been said in the course of such interview. The witness should not interrupt or frustrate the course of the interview. (d) If the witness is the team member’s representative he or she shall be permitted to speak on the team members behalf at all times. (e) During the course of any such interview management or security personnel shall conduct themselves in a courteous manner toward the team member being interviewed. (f) Where a security investigation involves a team member remaining at the Company’s premises, or elsewhere at the Company’s direction, and with the agreement of the team member outside of the team members ordinary working time, such team member shall be paid overtime, in accordance with this Agreement, for all time so spent. (g) As a general principle team members who have been interviewed with regard to a security matter should not be transferred to another work place, have a ...