NorCal Employee Handbook

The following work rules apply to all employees and will normally result in immediate dis- charge. 1. Knowingly falsifying or failing to disclose any employment-related information (oral or written) or any other type of dishonesty before or during employment with the Company. This includes dishonesty about having a communicable dis- ease that you could spread to customers or co-workers or would otherwise violate Food and Drug Administration guidelines or regulations. 2. Falsification of time keeping records. This includes improper recording of time on written timecards, clocking in or out for another employee, or asking another employee to clock in or out for you. If a mistake is made on the timecard/sheet, it must be communicated to Company supervision as soon as possible. 3. Theft. This includes taking Company property without authorization and also includes taking another employee’s property (i.e., lunch, personal belongings, etc.). 4. Violating the Company's policy on drugs and alcohol. The Company policy on drugs and alcohol is separately posted on Company bulletin boards . 5. Disclosing the company’s trade secrets, confidential, or propriety information, which is defined to include company information (whether obtained from hard copy, electronic, or other confidential company source) relating to sales figures, product pricing, production costs, product plans, lists of actual or potential customers, customer transaction information, list of actual or potential suppliers, supplier transaction information, technical and engineering details, manufacturing processes or techniques, financial performance data, financial plans, formulae, recipes, invention information, marketing and business strategies, and similar company business information not generally known to the public. As noted in the introduction to these rules, this rule, as well as all others, do not prohibit employees from discussing wages, hours, or other terms and conditions of employment or any other matters the discussion of which is protected by law. 6. Insubordination, which can include, but is not limited to, the following: ▪ Disobeying or failing to carry out the instruction of a supervisor ▪ Interfering with a supervisor in the performance of his/her duties ▪ Threatening or abusive language and/or behavior directed toward a supervisor