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Recognize that Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City’s (Blue KC) greatest and most valuable asset it its workforce. Blue KC is committed to maintaining a safe and professional working environment for all of its employees, and to ensuring that all employees are treated with fairness, dignity and respect.
In order to comply with this Standard, we must observe all government regulations and rules promoting protection of workplace health and safety, and must take reasonable precautions to protect ourselves and our co-workers from workplace hazards. We must also comply with all laws, regulations, and policies related to non-discrimination in all our personnel actions, which include recruiting, hiring, compensation, evaluations, transfers, promotions, corrective actions, discipline, terminations and staff reductions.
Blue KC employees should be able to work in an environment free of harassment and ridicule. Harassment can consist of offensive comments based upon the diverse characteristics or cultural backgrounds of our co-workers, degrading or humiliating jokes, and slurs or intimidation of any form. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors in connection with job decisions, or verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that interferes with an employee's work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.
At the extreme, harassment can also include workplace violence, such as threats of violence or violence directed against co-workers or Blue KC, or "stalking" behavior committed by or directed at Blue KC employees. For this reason, Blue KC employees are prohibited from bringing to Blue KC 's premises, or having in their possession on Blue KC's premises, firearms, weapons, explosive devices or other dangerous materials.
An employee who believes that he or she has been the subject of harassment by a co-worker, supervisor, client or individual with a business relationship to Blue KC should report the alleged incident immediately and confidentially to his or her supervisor. The supervisor should notify Human Resources of the alleged incident. In the event the incident involves the supervisor, or, if the supervisor is unavailable, notice should be given to an Employee Relations Ambassador or to a member of Human Resources Management.