OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR GREATEST ASSET, OUR PEOPLE
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kinetik’s employment policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons.
Kinetik’s employment policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, otherwise qualified disability or veteran status.
Harassment
Kinetik is committed to providing all employees with a work environment free from any form of harassment.
Kinetik is committed to providing a work environment free of any form of harassment, including sexual harassment or harassment on the basis of race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability. Harassment also includes any offensive treatment or behavior, which, to a reasonable person, creates an intimidating, hostile or abusive work environment. This could take the form of the harassment listed above, but could also include other forms of hostile, intimidating, threatening, humiliating or violent behavior, which are also prohibited.
All individuals are expected to avoid any behavior or conduct that could reasonably be interpreted as unlawful harassment. Such conduct includes: offensive sexual flirtation; unwelcome advances and/or propositions; verbal abuse, including that of a sexual nature; graphic or degrading comments about an individual or his/her appearance; and the display of sexually suggestive, explicit or offensive objects, materials or pictures. Such conduct also includes sexually-oriented jokes, inappropriate comments and racial or ethnic remarks, jokes and slurs.
It is also misconduct for managers or supervisors who know of harassment to fail to report such behavior or to fail to take immediate, appropriate corrective action.
Q: | I have a co-worker that frequently makes inappropriate and suggestive sexual jokes in my presence. I have tried to politely indicate that I would prefer that he not make those statements to or around me, but the behavior has not stopped. What can I do? |
A: | The behavior you have described is not appropriate workplace behavior. You should discuss the situation with your supervisor, or if you are not comfortable speaking to your supervisor regarding this situation, then you should contact Human Resources, a member of the Compliance Team or the Hotline. |
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