House Rules

Misconduct

• Offensive language or rudeness to customers, suppliers or team members
  
• Failing to report to your Manager as soon as practical if late or absent
  
• Unauthorised absences without acceptable explanation
  
• Failing to report damage of Company property to management (or damage to any property on company occupied premises)
  
• Smoking anywhere other than a deisgnated area/s
  
• Ceasing assigned duties without advising management or without reasonable excuse
  
• Substandard performance
  
• Failure to comply with company policies or procedures
  
• Failure to comply with company safety, hygiene, environmental or quality standards
  
• Horseplay, practical joking, skylarking, wasting time or resources
  
• Failure to meet the Company's commonly accepted standards of neat and tidy appearance including proper uniform attire
  
• Breach of safety requirements
  
• Using company computer facilities for unauthorised non-work purposes
  

Serious Misconduct

• Misrepresentation of, or failure to disclose, relevant personal information in relation to obtaining employment with The Warehouse
  
• Unauthrorised possession, removal or movement of property belonging to the Company, or to a customer, supplier, or contractor, or another Team Member. This includes items which may be termed scrap or damaged. All personal purchases require a sales receipt which must be provided for inspection on request
  
• Abuse or destruction of Company property or other property on Company occupied premises
  
• Removing cash or other funds from the till, safe or other Company premises without authorisation
  
• Failing to ring on every product presented at checkout including returns; and/or unauthorised transactions at POS including price overrides, product or transaction deletions, voids, or serving family or friends or yourself
  
• Destroying or misplacing cheques or credit card vouchers without authorisation
  
• Abuse of discounts including but not limited to unauthorised staff discount, re-sale of discounted purchases, etc.
  
• Divulging personal employee number or password to another Team Member
  
• Using another Team Memeber's password or pin number at POS or elsewhere
  
• Signing another Team Member in or out at POS, for attendance at work
  
• Falsifying records or documentation including but not limited to, timesheets, wage records, expense claims, finance and accounting records, personal information, computer files, etc
  
• Serious breach of Company Network Policy, or serious abuse of computer facilities including, but not limited to, sending offensive emails or accessing pornographic material or confidential information
  
• Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information
  
• Leaving the workplace during working hours without authorisation or without reasonable explanation
  
• Fighting or assault
  
• Threatening, intimidating, or interfering with another Team Member or anyone on Company premises
  
• Sexual or racial harassment or unlawful discrimination
  
• Possessing or bringing onto Company premises any weapon or other article posing danger to others
  
• Reporting to work unfit for work due to consumption of alcohol and/or illegal drugs
  
• Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverage whilst on Company property without the Company's permission
  
• Possession or consumption of illegal drugs whilst on Company occupied premises
  
• Refusal/failure to follow reasonable instructions of management
  
• Criminal charge or conviction in breach of Company policy
  
• Bringing the Company into disrepute
  
• Serious failure to observe safety requirements including safe working practices and reporting of any injury on Compnay occupied premises
  
• Failing to actively participate in an ACC rehabiliation programme
  
• Conduct or behaviour that materially affects the continued trust and confidence in the employment relationship
  
• Serious performance failings that result in significant financial, purchasing or other detrimental impacts on the business.