BL Companies | Employee Handbook | 2024

Employees are expected to dress and groom themselves in accordance with accepted social and business standards, particularly if the employee’s job involves dealing with clients or visitors in person or on video calls. Office Appearance The Company makes every effort to provide employees with the space and resources required to perform their job. In order to provide a safe and comfortable atmosphere, the office is cleaned on a daily basis. Employees are encouraged to keep their workspace neat and presentable. In addition, common areas such as the reception area, kitchen, copy areas, filing rooms supply closets and conference rooms should be kept neat and orderly. To this end, employees are asked to clean up after themselves and leave the area in the same (or better) condition than it was found. As we work in an open environment, please be mindful of your surroundings. Please be advised that it is our Company policy that pets are not allowed in any of our BL offices and Company vehicles. Office Security Employees are requested not to leave valuables exposed during the day and to remove all valuables overnight and on weekends. Any valuables left in the building should be locked up at all times. Requests for locks should be made to the Human Resources Department. The Company is not responsible for the loss of personal valuables. Employees who are responsible for their department’s equipment must be sure to lock such equipment in a secure area at the end of the business day.

Before borrowing any piece of equipment from another employee’s work area, please ask permission. If an employee observes any suspicious or unusual activity, he or she is requested to report such activity to his or her Department Director or supervisor. Smoking Free Environment All of BL Companies’ facilities and Company vehicles are smoke free. No smoking is allowed in any Company facility (including smokeless tobacco, vaping, and e-cigarrettes). Smoking is only permitted in designated areas outside of Company facilities during breaks. Drug and Alcohol Use Policy It is BL Companies’ desire to provide a drug-free, healthful and safe workplace. To promote this goal, employees are required to report to work in an appropriate mental and physical condition to perform their jobs in a satisfactory manner. While on BL Companies’ premises and while conducting business-related activities off BL Companies’ premises, no Employee may misuse alcohol or be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. BL Companies also prohibits reporting to work or performing services under the influence of alcohol or consuming alcohol while on duty or during work hours. The legal use of prescribed drugs is permitted on the job only if it does not impair an employee’s ability to perform the essential functions of the job effectively and in a safe manner that does not endanger other individuals in the workplace.

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