Policies
Potential employees should be aware of the following policies before they
apply for employment at Black Drake Consulting. Additional policies are
contained in the company and employee manual.
Probation Period
Employees are generally hired with a 30 day probation period. At the
end of the probation period, the employee will be evaluated as to quality
of work, ability to work with the rest of the staff, and professionalism.
If an employee is found to be seriously deficient in any of these areas,
s/he may be dismissed from the company, or offered continued employment
with an extended probation period, during which s/he will seek to improve
their performance.
Benefits
After successfully completing the probation period, all full-time permanent
employees are eligible for the following benefits. Full-time is defined
as working 40 hours per week.
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Sick leave. Four hours of sick leave will accrue after each month
of full-time employment. (Sick leave does not accrue during the probation
period). Unused sick leave will expire 24 months after it is accrued.
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Holidays. Employees will be given six paid holidays per calendar
year: New Year's day, Memorial Day, July Fourth, Labor Day, Thanksgiving,
and one day in December for Christmas, Hanukah, Kwansa or other. Black
Drake Consulting will be closed on December 25. If employees opt to take
a day other than this for the December holiday, then December 25 will be
an unpaid day off unless other arrangements are made in advance (e.g.,
employee works from home).
After one full year of full-time employment, permanent employees will be
eligible for the following benefits in addition to those listed above:
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Vacation: Five days per calendar year. The full five days will be
available from the beginning of the calendar year. Unused vacation will
expire after 18 months (e.g., if 5 days are made available in January 2001,
they will expire after June 2002).
After two full years of full-time employment, permanent employees will
be eligible for the following additional benefits:
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Sick leave will increase from four to eight hours of sick leave
accrued for each month of full-time employment. Unused sick leave will
expire 24 months after it is accrued.
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Vacation will increase from five to ten days per calendar year.
Unused vacation will expire after 18 months.
Safe Workplace Policy
Black Drake Consulting strives to keep the workplace safe and free
of hazards. The company will provide safety equipment and training, when
necessary. Employees are expected to adhere to safety guidelines established
by the company, and to report all hazardous situations so that they may
be attended to. Some of the common guidelines include (but are not limited
to):
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Wearing sturdy boots and appropriate clothing when performing fieldwork.
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Wearing hard hats, safety glasses and safety vests while working in areas
where there is heavy equipment operating.
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Wearing hard hats on excavations where there is any danger of objects dropping
on someone's head (e.g., in excavation units more than a meter or so deep).
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Wearing gloves while screening.
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Shoring excavation units that have any soil walls deeper than 5 feet (1.5
meters).
Harassment Free Workplace
Our company strives to provide a workplace atmosphere where people
of diverse backgrounds feel comfortable working. In this, we will not tolerate
displays of racism, sexism, discrimination based on religion or ethnicity,
or sexual harassment in the workplace. Period.
Employees exhibiting such objectionable behaviors will be subject to
immediate termination.
Black Drake Consulting, PO Box 2158, Plattsburgh,
New York 12901
phone (518) 298-2516 fax (518)
298-3105
©
2002 Black Drake Consulting
No
reproduction allowed without
express
written permission of company
owner.
