General Employee Conduct
1. ATT expects its employees to conduct themselves in a businesslike manner. Drinking, gambling, fighting, swearing, and similar unprofessional activities are strictly prohibited while on the job.
2. Employees must not engage in sexual harassment, or conduct themselves in a way that could be construed as such, for example, by using inappropriate language, keeping or posting inappropriate materials in their work area, or accessing inappropriate materials on their computer.
Conflicts of Interest
1. ATT expects that employees will perform their duties conscientiously, honestly, and in accordance with the best interests of ATT. Employees must not use their positions or the knowledge gained as a result of their positions for private or personal advantage.
2. Regardless of the circumstances, if employees sense that a course of action they have pursued, or are presently pursuing, or are contemplating pursuing may involve them in a conflict of interest with their employer, they should immediately communicate all the facts to their supervisor.
Outside Activities, Employment, and Directorships
1. All employees share a serious responsibility for ATT’s good public relations, especially at the community level. Their readiness to help with religious, charitable, educational, and civic activities brings credit to ATT and is encouraged.
2.Employees must, however, avoid acquiring any business interest or participating in any other activity outside the Organization that would, or would appear to:
a- Create an excessive demand upon time and attention, thus depriving ATT of their best efforts on the job.
b- Create a conflict of interest - an obligation, interest, or distraction - that may interfere with the independent exercise of judgment in ATT’s best interest.
Relationships with Clients and Suppliers
Employees should avoid investing in or acquiring a financial interest for their own accounts in any business organization that has a contractual relationship with ATT, or that provides goods or services, or both, to ATT if such investment or interest could influence or create the impression of influencing their decisions in the performance of their duties on behalf of ATT.
Gifts, Entertainment, and Favors
1. Employees must not accept entertainment, gifts, or personal favors that could, in any way, influence, or appear to influence, business decisions in favor of any person or organization with whom or with which ATT has, or is likely to have, business dealings.
2. Similarly, employees must not accept any other preferential treatment under these circumstances because their positions with ATT might be inclined to, or be perceived to, place them under obligation to return the preferential treatment.
Kickbacks and Secret Commissions
1. Regarding the ATT’s business activities, employees may not receive payment or compensation of any kind, except as authorized under ATT business and payroll policies.
2. In particular, ATT strictly prohibits the acceptance of kickbacks and secret commissions from suppliers or others. Any breach of this rule will result in immediate termination and prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
Organization Funds and Other Assets
1. Employees who have access to ATT funds in any form must follow the prescribed procedures for recording, handling, and protecting money as detailed in ATT’s policies and procedures or other explanatory materials, or both. ATT imposes strict standards to prevent fraud and dishonesty. If employees become aware of any evidence of fraud and dishonesty, they should immediately advise their supervisor or seek appropriate legal guidance so that ATT can promptly investigate further.
2. When an employee’s position requires spending ATT funds or incurring any reimbursable personal expenses, that individual must use good judgment on ATT’s behalf to ensure that good value is received for every expenditure.
3. ATT funds and all other assets of ATT are purposed for ATT only and not for personal benefit. This includes the personal use of organizational assets, such as computers.
Organization Records and Communications
1. Accurate and reliable records of many kinds are necessary to meet ATT’s legal and financial obligations and to manage ATT’s affairs. ATT’s books and records must reflect in an accurate and timely manner all business transactions. The employees responsible for accounting and recordkeeping must fully disclose and record all assets, liabilities, or both, and must exercise diligence in enforcing these requirements.
2. Employees must not make or engage in any false record or communication of any kind, whether internal or external, including but not limited to:
a. false expense, attendance, production, financial, or similar reports and statements;
b. false advertising, deceptive marketing practices, or other misleading representations.
Organization Records and Communications
1. Accurate and reliable records of many kinds are necessary to meet ATT’s legal and financial obligations and to manage ATT’s affairs. ATT’s books and records must reflect in an accurate and timely manner all business transactions. The employees responsible for accounting and recordkeeping must fully disclose and record all assets, liabilities, or both, and must exercise diligence in enforcing these requirements.
2. Employees must not make or engage in any false record or communication of any kind, whether internal or external, including but not limited to:
a. false expense, attendance, production, financial, or similar reports and statements;
b. false advertising, deceptive marketing practices, or other misleading representations.
Dealing With Outside People and Organizations
1. Employees must take care to separate their personal roles from their ATT positions when communicating on matters not involving ATT Employees must not use ATT identification, stationery, supplies, and equipment for personal or political matters.
2. When communicating publicly on matters that involve ATT business, employees must not presume to speak for ATT on any topic, unless they are certain that the views they express are those of ATT, and it is ATT’s desire that such views be publicly disseminated.
3. When dealing with anyone outside ATT, including public officials, employees must take care not to compromise the integrity or damage the reputation of either ATT, or any outside individual, business, or government body.
Prompt Communications
1. In all matters relevant to customers, suppliers, government authorities, the public and others in ATT, all employees must make every effort to achieve complete, accurate, and timely communications - responding promptly and courteously to all proper requests for information and to all complaints.
Privacy and Confidentiality
When handling financial and personal information about customers or others with whom ATT has dealings, observe the following principles:
a. collect, use, and retain only the personal information necessary for ATT’s business. Whenever possible, obtain any relevant information directly from the person concerned. Use only reputable and reliable sources to supplement this information;
b. retain information only for as long as necessary or as required by law. Protect the physical security of this information;
c. limit internal access to personal information to those with a legitimate business reason for seeking that information. Use only personal information for the purposes for which it was originally obtained. Obtain the consent of the person concerned before externally disclosing any personal information, unless legal process or contractual obligation provides otherwise.
