Human Rights Policy Sample Clauses

Human Rights Policy. The parties agree on the Human Rights Policy in Appendix
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Human Rights Policy. The Employer is committed to fostering an environment of complete equality and inclusion. This commitment includes treating every individual with dignity and respect at all times, and ensuring that every organizational practice is free from discrimination and harassment either intentional or unintentional. Anyone who engages in any physical assault, threatening behaviour or verbal abuse in our work setting will be immediately removed from the premises and may be subject to disciplinary action, immediate termination of employment, and possibly criminal penalties. All persons involved in the operations of the Company are expected to abide by this policy, refraining from any and all harassment or discrimination, and further, cooperating with any investigation related to a complaint of harassment or discrimination. Additional responsibility is reserved for any employee who may manage, supervise or otherwise be in a position of authority over another person within the organization. This responsibility includes immediate action upon observing or receiving a report of harassment or discrimination. Further, they are called upon to facilitate a working environment free from harassment and discrimination. Age Creed Sex (including pregnancy and breastfeeding) Sexual Orientation Family Status Marital Status Disability Race Ancestry Place of origin Ethnic Origin Citizenship Record of offences Association or relationship with a person identified via one of these prohibited grounds. Discrimination – any form of unequal treatment, whether through imposing extra burdens or denying benefits, either intentional or unintentional, through either direct or indirect action or cause-effect relationship that have the overall effect of disadvantaging any member of the groups identified under prohibited grounds of discrimination. Harassment/Sexual Harassment – comments or actions either known or which reasonably ought to be known, to be unwelcome. This includes those which are known to be offensive, embarrassing, humiliating, or demeaning. Sexual Solicitation – solicitations or advances of a sexual nature, or discipline for refusals / rejections of such advances.
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Human Rights Policy. The Company is committed to fostering an environment of complete equality and inclusion. This commitment includes treating every individual with dignity and respect at all times, and ensuring that every organizational practice is free from discrimination and harassment either intentional or unintentional. Anyone who engages in any physical assault, threatening behaviour or verbal abuse in our work setting will be immediately removed from the premises and may be subject to disciplinary action, immediate termination of employment, and possibly criminal penalties. All persons involved in the operations of the Company are expected to abide by this policy, refraining from any and all harassment or discrimination, and further, cooperating with any investigation related to a complaint of harassment or discrimination. Age Creed Sex (including pregnancy and breastfeeding) Sexual Orientation Family Status Marital Status Disability Race Ancestry Place of origin Ethnic Origin Citizenship Record of offences Association or relationship with a person identified via one of these prohibited grounds. Discrimination – any form of unequal treatment, whether through imposing extra burdens or denying benefits, either intentional or unintentional, through either direct or indirect action or cause-effect relationship that have the overall effect of disadvantaging any member of the groups identified under prohibited grounds of discrimination. Harassment/Sexual Harassment – comments or actions either known or which reasonably ought to be known, to be unwelcome. This includes those which are known to be offensive, embarrassing, humiliating, or demeaning. Sexual Solicitation – solicitations or advances of a sexual nature, or discipline for refusals / rejections of such advances.
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Human Rights Policy. We expect our business partners, including our suppliers, to share our commitment to respect human rights. Suppliers must comply with our standard purchase order terms, which require strict adherence to all applicable laws, including human rights laws. Further, we have established a comprehensive due diligence process designed to assess, among other things, our suppliers’ commitment to human rights issues and require them to certify that there are no adverse human rights impacts directly or indirectly caused by their business activities of which they are aware.
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Human Rights Policy. (a) The Society and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination against any employee because of a person’s race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, union membership or activity, or because of a criminal or summary conviction that is unrelated to the employment or intended employment of that person. (b) The Society shall ensure that all employees are assured of a work environment that is free from all forms of discrimination including personal and sexual harassment. To meet this objective, XxxXxxxxx Island will adopt a Human Rights Policy.
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Human Rights Policy. In connection with all activities that are conducted upon the Premises, Lessee agrees to accept and enforce the statements of policy set forth in Section 9.73.010 which provides: “It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to affirm, support and protect the human rights of every person within its jurisdiction. These rights include, but are not limited to, equal economic, political, and educational opportunity; equal accommodations in all business establishments in the city; and equal service and protection by all public agencies of the city.”
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Human Rights Policy. The Employer and the Union agree that there shall be no discrimination against any employee because of a person's race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, political belief, religion, marital status, family status, physical or mental disability, gender, sexual orientation, age, Union membership or activity, or because of a criminal or summary conviction that is unrelated to the employment or intended employment of that person. The Employer and the Union agree that all employees are entitled to a work environment free from harassment, intimidation, bullying or violence of any form. The patties to this Collective Agreement shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the Employer's policies on harassment and conduct and behavior in the workplace as it pertains to this context, this Collective Agreement and applicable legislation. The Union shall be provided with any amendments to the above noted policies.
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Related to Human Rights Policy

  • Human Rights 14.1 The Recipient shall (and shall use its reasonable endeavours to procure that its staff shall) at all times comply with the provisions of the Human Rights Xxx 0000 in the performance of this Agreement as if the Recipient were a public body (as defined in the Human Rights Act 1998). 14.2 The Recipient shall undertake, or refrain from undertaking, such acts as the Funder requests so as to enable the Funder to comply with its obligations under the Human Rights Xxx 0000.

  • Human Rights Code The parties hereto subscribe to the principles of the Human Rights Code of British Columbia.

  • Employment and Labor Relations Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged in any unfair labor practice that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is (i) no unfair labor practice complaint pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any of them, before the National Labor Relations Board, and no grievance or arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any collective bargaining agreement is so pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against any of them, (ii) no strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) no union representation question exists with respect to the employees of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (iv) no equal employment opportunity charges or other claims of employment discrimination are pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (v) no wage and hour department investigation has been made of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, except (with respect to any matter specified in clauses (i) through (v) above, either individually or in the aggregate) such as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

  • Civil Rights A. Xxxxxxx agrees to comply with state and federal anti-discrimination laws, including: i. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §2000d et seq.); ii. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. §794); iii. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq.);

  • Employees; Labor Relations (a) The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement and there is no unfair labor practice or labor arbitration proceedings pending with respect to the Company, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, and there are no facts or circumstances known to the Company that could reasonably be expected to give rise to such complaint or claim. To the knowledge of the Company, there are no organizational efforts presently underway or threatened involving any employees of the Company or any of the employees performing work for the Company but provided by an outside employment agency, if any. There has been no work stoppage, strike or other concerted action by employees of the Company. (b) All employees of the Company are employed at will, and no employees of the Company are represented by a union. Section 3.16(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, individually and by category, the name of each officer, employee and consultant, together with such person's position or function, annual base salary or wage and any incentive, severance or bonus arrangements with respect to such person. Except as described in Section 3.16(b)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in any payment or increased payment becoming due from the Company to any current or former officer, director, or employee of, or consultant to, the Company, and to the knowledge of the Company no employee of the Company has made any threat, or otherwise revealed an intent, to terminate such employee's relationship with the Company, for any reason, including because of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company is not a party to any agreement for the provision of labor from any outside agency. Since the Company's date of incorporation, there have been no claims by employees of such outside agencies, if any, with regard to employees assigned to work for the Company, and no claims by any governmental agency with regard to such employees. (c) Since the Company's date of incorporation, there have been no federal or state claims based on sex, sexual or other harassment, age, disability, race or other discrimination or common law claims, including claims of wrongful termination, by any employees of the Company or by any of the employees performing work for the Company but provided by an outside employment agency, and there are no facts or circumstances known to the Company that could reasonably be expected to give rise to such complaint or claim. The Company has complied with all laws related to the employment of employees and, except as set forth in Section 3.16(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the Company's date of incorporation, the Company has not received any notice of any claim that it has not complied in any material respect with any Laws relating to the employment of employees, including without limitation, any provisions thereof relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, the payment of Social Security and similar taxes, equal employment opportunity, employment discrimination, the WARN Act, employee safety, or that it is liable for any arrearages of wages or any taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any of the foregoing. (d) The Company has no written policies and/or employee handbooks or manuals except as described in Section 3.16(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. (e) To the knowledge of the Company, no officer, employee or consultant of the Company is obligated under any Contract or other agreement or subject to any Order or Law that would interfere with the Company's business as currently conducted. Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Company's business as presently conducted nor any activity of such officers, employees or consultants in connection with the carrying on of the Company's business as presently conducted, will conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, constitute a default under, or trigger a condition precedent to any rights under any Contract or other agreement under which any of such officer's, employees or consultants is now bound.

  • EMPLOYMENT POLICY AND UNION MEMBERSHIP 5.01 The Union and the Employer will cooperate in maintaining a desirable and competent labour force. The Employer will notify the Union of manpower requirements giving as much prior notice as possible. The Union will provide a list of manpower available. The Employer at its discretion may hire employees so listed or from other sources. 5.02 The Employer has the right to hire new employees as needed, provided that no new employee(s) will be hired while there are available employees on layoff qualified to do the work. 5.03 New employees will be hired on a three (3) month probationary period, and thereafter shall attain regular employment status. Their respective seniority shall be dated back to the date of their last hiring by the Employer. 5.04 Probationary employees are covered by the Agreement, excepting those provisions which specifically exclude such employees. 5.05 The Employer and the Union will endeavour to make use of an apprenticeship program for employees hired in the Skilled Xxxxxxx Helper and Xxxxxxx Helper classifications. The parties recognize the Employer's legitimate concern to maintain control over the availability of manpower especially at peak work periods. 5.06 Neither the Employer nor the Union will compel employees to join the Union. The Employer will not discriminate against any employees because of Union membership or lack of it, and will inform all new employees of the contractual relationship between the Employer and the Union. Before commencing work, any new employee will be referred by the Employer to a xxxxxxx or Local 52 Representative in order to give such xxxxxxx or Local 52 Representative an opportunity to describe the Union's purposes and representation policies to such new employees.

  • Civil Rights Compliance The parties to this Agreement are responsible for the following:

  • CIVIL RIGHTS ACT This Agreement is subject to the compliance requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2000d) relating to nondiscrimination in Federally assisted programs. The Performer has signed an Assurance of Compliance with the nondiscriminatory provisions of the Act.

  • Older Workers Benefit Protection Act Executive agrees and expressly acknowledges that this Release includes a waiver and release of all claims which he has or may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. (“ADEA”). The following terms and conditions apply to and are part of the waiver and release of the ADEA claims under this Release: (i) This paragraph, and this Release are written in a manner calculated to be understood by him. (ii) The waiver and release of claims under the ADEA contained in this Release does not cover rights or claims that may arise after the date on which he signs this Release. (iii) This Release provides for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled. (iv) Executive has been advised to consult an attorney before signing this Release. (v) Executive has been granted twenty-one (21) days after he is presented with this Release to decide whether or not to sign this Release. If he executes this Release prior to the expiration of such period, he does so voluntarily and after having had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and hereby waives the remainder of the twenty-one (21) day period. (vi) Executive has the right to revoke this general release within seven (7) days of signing this Release. In the event he does so, both this Release and the offer of benefits to him pursuant to the Employment Agreement or the Change of Control Agreement, as applicable, will be null and void in their entirety, and he will not receive any severance payments or benefits under the Employment Agreement or the Change of Control Agreement. If he wishes to revoke this Release, Executive shall deliver written notice stating his or her intent to revoke this Release to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, or, if Executive is serving in such capacities as of the Termination Date, to the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, at the offices of the Company on or before 5:00 p.m. on the seventh (7th ) day after the date on which he signs this Release.

  • Whistleblower Protection Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted so as to impede the Employee (or any other individual) from reporting possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity, including but not limited to the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or making other disclosures under the whistleblower provisions of federal law or regulation. The Employee does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures and the Employee shall not be not required to notify the Company that such reports or disclosures have been made.

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