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Employee Behavior Policies

Coercive Behavior and Intimidation

Coercive behavior and intimidation in the workplace can have significant negative impact on employee morale and productivity. This policy detects such behavior so that enforcement is confidential and immediate.

Communication with Competitors

This policy detects electronic communication between an employee and competitor companies.

Communication with the Press/News Organizations

This policy detects electronic communication between an employee and the press or media organizations.

Corporate Criticism

This policy detects criticisms and negative comments about the company, its products, or the management team.

Deceptive Language

This policy detects communications that may include false or misleading information. In addition, it will detect references that indicate inappropriate offline communications.

Discrimination and Racism

This policy detects inappropriate discriminatory language and/or actions based on race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age, and other legally protected classes. Sexual harassment related issues are covered by the Harassment policy.

Discrimination: Age

This policy attempts to identify communications containing words and phrases that indicate a likelihood that age discrimination is taking place or being referenced.

Fantasy Leagues

This policy identifies events and activities associated with participation in or running a fantasy sports league.

Gambling Prohibition

This policy detects gambling and betting among employees which is subject to various jurisdictional regulations. Fantasy leagues are covered by a separate policy.

Harassment

This policy detects harassment such as quid pro quo requests for sexual contact, or behavior that is designed to alarm or annoy others.

Inappropriate, Offensive and Sexual Language

This policy identifies communications indicative of offensive and sexual language.

Intent to Resign

This policy detects language indicative of an employee who is dissatisfied with their position or workplace and is actively engaged in seeking employment.

Jokes

This policy detects electronic communication of a wide range of joke formats and subjects. It does not address communication that originated outside the firm, but will capture such events if the recipient within the firm attempts to forward them.

Office Relationships: Romantic

This policy detects events of a romantic nature, or language indicating that such a personal relationship exists.

Outside Business Activity/Directorships/Employment

This policy identifies communications that suggests an employee is engaged in external business activities unrelated to the company; serving or considering serving on another company's board of directors; or is participating in other activities that might affect the employee's performance at the company.

Termination/Layoff Discussions

Protect communications concerning potential and pending terminations and layoffs.

UK Resumes/CVs

This policy is designed to detect UK resumes in standard format.

US Resumes/CVs

This policy is designed to detect US resumes in standard format.