The Village of Sea Cliff, Nassau County, New York is committed
to preventing workplace violence and to promoting and maintaining
a safe and secure work environment for all employees. The purpose
of this policy is to address the issue of potential workplace violence
in the Village, to help prevent workplace violence from occurring
to the fullest extent possible, and to set forth procedures to be
followed when such violence has occurred. Given the increasing violence
in society in general, the Village of Sea Cliff has adopted the following
guidelines to deal with intimidation, harassment, or other threats
of violence, or actual violence, that may occur on its premises. To
ensure a safe workplace and to reduce the risk of violence, all employees
should review and understand the provisions of this policy.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
WORKPLACE VIOLENCE
Any behavior that is violent, threatens violence, coerces,
harasses or intimidates others, interferes with an individual's legal
rights of movement or expression, or disrupts the workplace, the work
environment, or the Village's ability to provide services to the public.
The Village of Sea Cliff has a policy of zero tolerance for
violence. Employees who engage in any violence in the workplace, or
threaten violence in the workplace, may be removed from Village property
and are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including the immediate
termination of employment for cause. No talk of violence or joking
about violence will be tolerated.
Threats, threatening conduct, or any other acts of aggression
or violence in the workplace will not be tolerated. Any employee determined
to have committed such acts will be subject to disciplinary action,
up to and including termination. Nonemployees engaged in violent acts
on Village premises will be reported to the proper authorities and
fully prosecuted.
The Village of Sea Cliff shall maintain the confidentiality
of investigations of workplace violence to the extent possible. The
Village will act on the basis of anonymous complaints where it has
a reasonable basis to believe that there has been a violation of this
policy and that the safety and well being of employees of the Village
would be served by such action.
Retaliation against anyone acting in good faith who has made
a complaint of workplace violence, who has reported witnessing workplace
violence, or who has been involved in reporting, investigating, or
responding to workplace violence is a violation of this policy. Those
found responsible for retaliatory action will be subject to discipline,
up to and including termination.