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Inclement weather: Conditions that excuse absence from work include but is not limited to snow, road closure, announced
avalanche danger, whiteout, heavy rain, or severe flooding. If weather conditions prevent you from safely traveling to
work, you must notify your supervisor by phone, if telephone service is functional, or by any other available means.
Natural disasters: In the event of a natural disaster such as earthquake, fire, or explosion the office will be closed if the
building is damaged or highways leading to the office are damaged. For instructions on reporting to another location,
contact the office immediately, if possible.
Recreational Activities and Programs
The Company or its insurer will not be liable for payment of workers' compensation benefits for any injury that arises out
of an employee's voluntary participation in any off-duty recreational, social, or athletic activity that is not part of the
employee's work-related duties.
Smoking
Smoking and tobacco use is only permitted in designated areas.
Off-Duty Personal Conduct
While the Company prefers not to interfere with off-duty and personal conduct of its employees, this may be necessary
for certain types of off-duty conduct where they may interfere with the Company's business interest. For this reason,
employees are asked to conduct their personal affairs in a manner that does not adversely affect the Company or their
own integrity, reputation or credibility. While employed by the Company, our employees will devote their energies to
their jobs and company business.
The following types of employment/contracted work during employment with the Company elsewhere are prohibited:
• Additional employment that may conflict with work schedules, duties, and/or responsibilities at the Company;
• Additional employment that creates a conflict of interest with the employee's position with the Company;
• Additional employment that results conducting any non-company activities on company property during the
employer's working hours, or using company facilities and/or equipment; and
• Additional employment that directly or indirectly competes with the business or the interests of the Company.
Employees who wish to engage in additional employment that may create a real or apparent conflict of interest must
submit a written request to their manager explaining the details of the additional employment. If the additional
employment is authorized, the Company assumes no responsibility for it. The Company shall not provide workers'
compensation coverage or any other benefit for injuries occurring from or arising out of additional employment.
Authorization to engage in additional employment can be revoked at any time.
Hiring Relatives/Employee Relationships
A familial relationship among employees can create an actual or at least a potential conflict of interest in the employment
setting, especially where one relative supervises another relative. To avoid this problem, National EWP may refuse to hire
or place a relative in a position where the potential for favoritism or conflict exists.
In other cases, such as personal relationships where a conflict or the potential for conflict arises, even if there is no
supervisory relationship involved, the parties may be separated by reassignment or discharged from employment, at the
discretion of the Company. Accordingly, all parties to any type of intimate personal relationship must inform management.
If two employees marry, become related, or enter into an intimate relationship, they may not remain in a reporting
relationship or in positions where one individual may affect the compensation or other terms or conditions of employment
of the other individual.
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