Equal Employment Opportunity
Policy On Harassment & Professional Conduct The Ritz-Carlton strives to provide for all employees a professional and congenial work environment and will take all necessary steps to ensure that the work environment remains pleasant for all employees. An integral part of this type of work environment is for all employees to treat each other with courtesy, consideration, and professionalism. The Company will not tolerate harassment of any employee by any other employee, supervisor, vendor, or guests Harassment for any discriminatory reason, such as race, color, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion, or veteran status, is prohibited and may subject the Company and/or the individual harasser to liability for any such unlawful conduct. With this policy, the Company prohibits not only unlawful harassment, but also other unprofessional and discourteous actions. Sexual harassment. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or any other visual, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: a) Submission to the conduct is made either implicitly or explicitly a condition of the individual's employment. b) Submission to or rejection of the conduct is used as the basis for an employment decision affecting the harassed employee. c) The harassment has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the employee's work performance or creating an environment which is intimidating, hostile or offensive to the employee. The Ritz-Carlton/The Marriott International is and always has been an equal employment opportunity employer. It is the Company's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment. The Company strives to employ and promote the best-qualified person for each job and, in doing so, will comply with all legal requirements. Periodic analysis of all personnel actions will be conducted to ensure fair employment practices are followed. Breach of these policies by any employee will be grounds for disciplinary action.
The Ritz-Carlton, UAE Employee Handbook
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