Open Communications
Achievement of our performance goals means everyone in the Company must communicate candidly and openly. We must exchange important information with our coworkers and with management and continuously offer our suggestions to reduce costs and improve our operations.
If you are a supervisor or manager, you have a special responsibility to create an environment where new ideas are encouraged and rewarded. You must provide your employees with timely information about Company goals, policies, plans and performance objectives and ensure that you are approachable so that your employees feel comfortable dealing directly with you to offer suggestions as well as resolve issues and concerns.
Privacy and Confidentiality
We respect the privacy of our employees and will protect any personal information that we are required to collect for operating or legal purposes. Examples of personal information include employee information and medical records.
Access to an employee's personal information is strictly limited by Company policy to comply with laws and regulations that govern employee privacy. Every employee has the right to access his or her own personnel information. However, employees must not access or use the employee records of others unless authorized to do so for legitimate business needs that are in accordance with Company policy and local laws. In addition, no employee with access to this information may release it to anyone outside the Company unless the information is required for filings or disclosures required by law.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We value workforce inclusion and the unique contribution that each of our employees brings to our Company. We believe that we benefit from the different skills and experiences of employees from a host of different nationalities and backgrounds.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we fully support all laws and regulations barring employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, veteran status, and disability. We hire, evaluate and promote employees based solely on their skills and performance.
Security and Violence Prevention
The security of our employees is very important to us. We will not tolerate acts or threats of violence including verbal or physical threats, intimidation or harassment. We prohibit the possession in our workplace of explosives, ammunition, firearms or any other weapons or devices used to inflict injury. These prohibitions also apply to our employees in any location outside our workplace when conducting Company business.
If you witness behavior that threatens the safety of our employees or property, or if you believe a situation has the potential of becoming violent, you should report it immediately to your supervisor, Arch Security, Human Resources or the Arch Help-Line.
Alcohol and Illegal Drugs
The use of alcohol and illegal drugs impairs our ability to think clearly and function effectively. It also negatively affects productivity and compromises the safety of everyone in our workplace and in our communities.
To ensure that employees are able to perform their jobs safely and effectively, our policy prohibits the use of alcohol or other controlled substances by employees or employees of a contractor on Company property. No Arch employee or any employee of a contractor may report to work or perform any job duties while under the influence of alcohol or any illicit controlled substance.
We will offer assistance to employees who develop problems related to alcohol or substance abuse in an attempt to prevent the problem from resulting in harm to others, impairing job performance or rendering the employee unemployable. For details, contact your Medical or Human Resources Department.
Employees who refuse to participate in an appropriate treatment program may be subject to discipline, up to and including dismissal. Additionally, where it is appropriate and allowable by law, we may institute drug-testing programs to assure that employees in certain at-risk jobs comply with our alcohol and substance abuse policies.
Respectful Workplace
Respect for the dignity of individuals is a core value at Arch. We believe that all employees should be treated with fairness and respect and, in turn, should treat others in the same fashion. We will not tolerate degrading or humiliating jokes, slurs, intimidation or any harassing conduct toward others.
Harassment can take many forms, including unwelcome sexual advances or propositions, requests for sexual favors, threats, threatening conduct as well as unwanted physical contact. Harassment may also include inappropriate and distasteful comments about a person's age, race, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, disability or national origin.
Harassment can exist at any level of the Company, between co-workers or between supervisors and employees. It can also involve our customers, contractors or suppliers and employees. No matter where harassment exists or who is involved, it is strictly prohibited. Violations will result in disciplinary action up to and including dismissal.
If you believe you or anyone else in our workplace is being treated in a discriminatory or harassing manner, it is your obligation to come forward and report the behavior. We take reports of discrimination and harassment seriously and will take immediate steps to prevent and correct them. Most incidents can be addressed effectively if reported early.
If you are an Arch supervisor or manager, you have a special responsibility to report any complaint of harassment immediately to your Human Resources Department. You must make this report even if the circumstances of the complaint are unclear and you cannot immediately substantiate them.
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