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True or False? Sexual harassment can occur anytime, anywhere,
and between any two people.
Before you look to see if your immediate answer is correct, let's
do a mini-training session about sexual harassment…then come
back and answer it for real.
As a contractor to the Government, not only is IIa required to provide
training on the topic of unlawful harassment in the workplace, IIa
believes it's the right thing to do.
We all wish the Golden Rule of Do Unto Others, etc., would
suffice as a guiding principle in how we treat each other in the
workplace, but such is not the case. Employers now need a written
policy that defines what harassment is, puts employees on notice
that it will not be tolerated, details a reporting process, and
lets employees know their rights under the law.
IIa's policy is communicated as part of the enrollment and orientation
of every new employee and will be incorporated prominently in the
revised Employee Handbook. But let's take this opportunity to relate
some of the basics:
What is Sexual Harassment?
The term is continually being redefined by court cases, but basically
any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors,
and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature are considered
sexual harassment when submission to or rejection of this conduct
explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment, unreasonably
interferes with an employee's work performance, or creates an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive work environment.
Coming in September
- Annual United Way sign-up.
Our goal--100% employee participation. Forms coming your
way soon.
- Open enrollment for medical insurance.
Notify Martha Wallus if you wish to enroll for
the first time in IIa's group medical insurance plan or
make changes to your current plan.
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Types of Sexual Harassment
Quid Pro Quo: employee's submission or rejection of sexual advances
or conduct is used as a basis for employment decisions
Hostile Work Environment: Conditions at work are intolerable for
an employee to perform
Your Role and Rights As An Employee
Role: To be sensitive to how your behavior or the behavior of others
might be offensive to co-workers.
Rights:
- Not to tolerate offending behavior
- To let others know that the offending behavior is unwelcome
- To report offending behavior to your supervisor, or someone in
management if your immediate supervisor is the harasser.
- If no satisfaction comes from company management, to report behavior
to the local EEOC office which is the enforcing governmental agency.
We have only touched on a few important aspects of sexual and other
unlawful harassment. I hope you are now more aware of your role
in promoting a positive, harassment-free workplace and also of IIa's
commitment to this goal.
Now take a look at the True/False statement above. How would you
answer it based on what you now know?
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Reminders:
- Your time sheets must be submitted to the Accounting Department
before the midnight deadline in order to receive payment on the
scheduled payday for the current pay period. Payment of wages for
late time sheets will be delayed until the scheduled payday for
the following pay period. The schedule is available at http://www2.infointl.com/forms/payrollsked02-03.html.
- Each employee is responsible for submitting his/her own time sheet
on or before the absolute deadline. If an employee is out because
of an emergency, the supervisor can either create a time sheet for
the employee from the template or call in the hours to the accounting
office.
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IIa will notify supervisors of scheduling changes that may occur
during the year. Supervisors are responsible for making the schedule
and any changes to the schedule available to all employees.
- Time sheets of client-site employees may be submitted via fax to
865-481-0390 or email to payroll@infointl.com. Original time sheets
with appropriate signature(s) must be mailed as soon as possible
to: IIa, PO Box 4219, Oak Ridge, TN 37831.
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- Home office employees should submit their time sheets to the Accounting
Department by the deadline with appropriate signatures as available.
- Each employee is responsible for filling out his/her timesheet
daily and for making charges to the correct accounts. Your supervisor
has the responsibililty to inform you of correct account numbers
and for approving the charges and hours charged to that timesheet.
Tips:
- Fill in your time sheet every day. Daily time keeping is required
by government regulations.
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Make reminders for yourself in Outlook or any other method that
will alert you that the due date is approaching.
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Remind your co-workers when you realize that the due date is approaching.
Work as a team.
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Get time sheet questions or problems resolved early. If you don't
know the account number - ask!
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If you're going on travel, complete your time sheet and submit it
before you leave.
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