Company Conduct

Habitually aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions intended to purposefully hurt, frighten, threaten, or exclude a particular person or group of people. This may include verbal harassment, physical assault, or coercion.

Violations of a rule, regulation, law, operating procedure, past practice or protocol that in any way involves the reporting, accounting or bookkeeping of the company on its business.

Matters related to non-compliance regarding FOIP requirements and the laws, rules, and regulations affecting the organization’s activities and operations.

Any suspected corrupt practices, bribery, or illicit payments, whether foreign or domestic, including providing or offering something of value to induce another person to violate their legal or ethical responsibilities.

The denial of normal privileges or rights to one or more individuals based on an individual's race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (sex), age, religion, national origin, level of education, political affiliation, physical appearance or disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.

An Executive Officer of the Company or management level employee and above in the accounting department has engaged in misconduct, including but not limited to, fraud, falsifying records, sexual harassment or other discrimination, retaliation, intentional violation of controls or governance, misuse of company assets, or other violation of laws

Providing false information on, or making any unauthorized changes to, any financial documentation, reporting information, or documentation presented or relied upon companies reporting records or to report its financial results.

The deceitful practice of obtaining money or property through intentional use of false pretenses, false documents, or misrepresentation. An illegal conversion of assets or property of value to one’s own use.

Unwanted, on-going verbal or physical behavior of an inappropriate nature. The unwarranted threat to cause bodily harm to another person or harm to another person’s property. Examples may include acts of threatening, intimidating, stalking, taunting, gesturing, staring, pestering, hang-up telephone calls, obscene telephone calls, postal mail, or e-mails.

Any form of discrimination involving action(s) against an individual because he or she has either opposed an unlawful employment practice or made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in an investigation, proceeding or hearing involving employment discrimination.

Any workplace condition that potentially compromises the health, safety, and well-being of employees, customers, vendors, or visitors of the organization. Such conditions may include: poor lighting or signage; unstable stacking or storage of materials, product, or equipment; exposure to hazardous materials or contaminants; exposure to excessive noise; lack of protection against weather elements; walkways, floors, or stairways in disrepair; or unnecessary exposure to dangerous machinery. In some cases, such workplace conditions are unlawful.

Unwanted and offensive sexual advances or sexually offensive remarks or acts, especially made by one in a superior or supervisory position or when acquiescence to such behavior is a condition of continued employment, promotion, or satisfactory evaluation. Examples may include unwanted conversation, obscene gestures, comments, jokes, touching of a sexual or lewd nature, staring/leering or whistling.

Side agreements (also called side letters) are undisclosed verbal or written contract terms not included in the signed contract. Examples of side agreements include: extension to payment terms; promises of future discounts or pricing; free or abnormally high discounts on additional products or services; return rights or early termination rights; free upgrades.

Behavior that violates a norm or policy of expected behavior in the workplace, typically directed towards other individuals or to the company.

An employment termination which breaches one or more terms of the condition of employment, company policy, or employment law.

Please use this Incident Type if you do not feel that the provided list of incidents describe the activity on which you are making a report.