Company Policies & Ethics
This term means employment can be terminated at any time, with or without cause.
What is at-will employment?
Number of paid days off for bereavement leave for an immediate family member.
What is three days? (Bereavement leave)
Behavior that threatens workplace safety or security is considered this.
What is unacceptable workplace behavior?
The standard pay period for all Homeward Bound employees happens this often.
What is biweekly? (Pay period frequency)
Employees become eligible to participate in Homeward Bound’s 401(k) plan after this length of employment.
What is immedately?
*Fun fact: after 1 year HB matches 2%
Employees are expected to exhibit this behavior to protect coworkers, clients, and the public.
What is safe and respectful behavior?
This federal law provides job-protected leave for certain family and medical situations.
What is the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
This policy prohibits unwelcome sexual advances or hostile work environments.
What is the harassment and discrimination policy?
Nonexempt employees receive this pay rate for every hour worked over 40 hours in a workweek.
What is one and one-half times the regular rate of pay? (Overtime)
To be eligible for health insurance, an employee must work at least this many hours per week and will receive coverage starting this date after hire
What is first of the month after 30 days, 30+ hrs/week?
This is the organization’s model for ending homelessness since 2006.
What is the Housing First model?
Employees summoned for this civic duty are paid for the first ten days, minus applicable court fees.
What is jury duty?
According to Homeward Bound’s policy, bringing this item to work is strictly prohibited as it threatens the safety of coworkers and clients.
What is a weapon?
Homeward Bound’s official workweek runs from these days.
What is Monday through Sunday? (Workweek definition)
This pre-tax account allows employees to set aside money for healthcare or dependent care expenses not covered by insurance.
What is a Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Employees must report this type of interest that might compromise impartiality.
What is a conflict of interest?
If you do not provide the expected 30 days’ notice of voluntary termination, you forfeit this type of payout.
What is unused PTO?
T or F: Retaliation for reporting harassment is strictly prohibited.
What is True? Retaliation is prohibited.
DAILY DOUBLE! Employees must approve their timesheets by this day and time each pay period. DAILY DOUBLE!
Monday 8:00 AM for employees; 10:00 AM for managers
This federal law allows continuation of health coverage after qualifying events such as termination, divorce, or reduction in hours.
What is COBRA?
Only this individual at Homeward Bound can make binding promises of guaranteed employment, and it must be in writing.
Who is the Chief Executive Officer?
This leave provides up to 14 unpaid days for certain volunteer emergency missions.
What is Civil Air Patrol leave?
This code guides employees to maintain honesty, fairness, respect, and integrity.
What is the Code of Ethics?
Mileage reimbursement for work-related travel follows this federal standard rate.
What is the mileage reimbursement policy? (Based on IRS rate for work-related travel)
This confidential program provides counseling services to employees and their dependents.
What is the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?