PAP.9.3.090 Employer – Team Member Relations

It is the policy of the Employer to implement fair and effective personnel policies and to require all team members support the organization's best interests.

(a) The Employer's goals include the following:

(1) To provide equal employment opportunity and treatment regardless of race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or military status, except in case of Indian Preference;

(2) To provide compensation and benefits commensurate with the work performed;

(3) To establish reasonable work hours, based on the employer's work-production and service needs;

(4) To monitor and comply with applicable federal and Tribal laws and regulations concerning team member safety;

(5) To offer training opportunities for those team members whose needs and capabilities warrant such training;

(6) To be receptive to constructive suggestions which relate to the job, working conditions, or personnel policies, without any fear of reprisals;

(7) To establish appropriate means for team members to discuss matters of interest or concern with their immediate supervisor or department head.

(b) The Employer expects all team members:

(1) To deal with guests and suppliers in a professional and constructive manner;

(2) To perform assigned tasks with the utmost efficiency;

(3) To be punctual;

(4) To demonstrate a respectful, friendly, and constructive attitude toward fellow team members and any guest who may visit or correspond with the Employer; and

(5) To adhere to the policies adopted by the Employer.

(c) The Employer retains the sole discretion to exercise all managerial functions, including the following tasks:

(1) When warranted, to dismiss, assign, reassign, supervise, and discipline team members;

(2) To determine and change starting times, quitting times, and shifts;

(3) To transfer team members within departments, or other departments and other classifications;

(4) To determine and change the size and qualifications of the work force;

(5) To determine and change methods by which its operations are to be carried out;

(6) To determine and change the nature, location, services rendered, quantity, and continued operation of tribal business; and

(7) To assign duties to team members in accordance with the employer's needs and requirements and to carry out all ordinary administrative and managerial functions.