Violence & Harassment Free Policy
Franchise Management Inc. must ensure that all employees have a work environment that is
free of violence or harassment of any kind, whether it arises from other employees or
customers visiting the store.
What is Harassment?
Harassment is a form of discrimination and is defined as any unwelcome comment or conduct that
is prohibited grounds of discrimination under The Canadian Human Rights Act and Provincial
Human Rights legislation. Harassment is prohibited on the basis of:
 Race
 Sex
 Sexual Orientation
 Marital Status
 Place of Origin
 Gender
 Age
 Disability
 Colour
 Ethnic Origin
 Record of Offences  Political Opinion
 Ancestry
 Citizenship
 Family Status
 Creed
Harassment includes deliberate or unintentional gestures, comments, racial slurs, questions,
representations or other behaviours that the harasser should reasonably know are unwelcome by
the recipient.
Personal/Psychological Harassment
Personal/Psychological harassment refers to interaction or conduct creating an unacceptable or
offensive work environment. It includes behaviours such as, but not limited to yelling, loss of
temper over minor issues, expression of opinion in an obscene manner, humiliating, offensive,
foul and/or obscene language, repeated threats of dismissal, or other severe punishment for no
reason, or leaving offensive messages by letter, fax, email, or phone.
Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is defined as exercising physical force or an attempt to exercise physical force
against an employee that causes or could cause physical injury to the employee. It includes
behaviours such as, but not limited to threatening behaviour, verbal or written threats, verbal
abuse, or physical attack.
Employees
If any employee engages in workplace violence or harassment, which includes threats, an
investigation will take place immediately. The employee involved will face disciplinary action
which may include immediate termination.
Any employee who observes workplace violence or harassment or is a victim thereof shall
immediately report it to the Restaurant General Manager or Supervisor. At the discretion of
management, the police may need to be contacted, and a thorough investigation will take place.
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