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STATEMENT OF POLICY
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment for Minorities and Females
January 1, 2008
It is the policy of Balmar, Inc. (Balmar) that all persons are recruited, hired, and assigned on the basis of merit without discrimination because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. The employment policies and practices of Balmar will ensure that all of its employees are treated equally and that no distinctions are made in rates of pay and opportunities for advancement, including promotion and transfer, because of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
Balmar is pleased to participate with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in carrying out the principles of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the policy of the President of the United States embodied in Executive Orders which state that all qualified persons regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation are entitled to equal employment opportunities.
Balmar will undertake affirmative actions to employ, assign, promote, and otherwise treat qualified minorities and females without discrimination in all employment actions, including recruitment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, training, and termination.
Balmar will disseminate this Affirmative Action Policy externally, will work with local employment representatives and others to identify and recruit qualified minorities and females, and will encourage all minorities and females to identify themselves in order to allow them to benefit from this Affirmative Action Plan.
Balmar has voluntarily undertaken to demonstrate its continuing adherence to the principle of employment based on merit. Its policy of nondiscrimination in employment will continue to be applied equitably throughout the Company.
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment for Individuals with Disabilities and Vietnam-Era Veterans
January 1, 2008
Balmar, Inc. (Balmar) is pleased to support the principles of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and to affirm its commitment to the principles of Section 402 of the Vietnam-era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974.
It is the policy of Balmar that all applicants for employment will be recruited and assigned on the basis of Bona Fide Occupational Qualifications (BFOQ) for each position and on their ability to perform the essential functions of the position without regard to physical or mental disability or status as a Vietnam-era veteran. Requirements for each position will be reviewed regularly to ensure that no restrictive physical or mental limitations exist that would tend to screen out otherwise qualified persons. Reasonable accommodations shall be made for persons with disabilities when such accommodations will not impose an undue economic hardship on normal business activities.
Balmar will undertake affirmative actions to employ, assign, promote, and otherwise treat qualified individuals with disabilities and Vietnam-era veterans without discrimination based upon their disability or veteran status in all employment actions, including recruitment, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, training, and termination.
Balmar will disseminate this Affirmative Action Policy externally and work with local Veterans' employment representatives and others to identify and recruit qualified disabled and Vietnam-era veterans. Further, Balmar will encourage all disabled and Vietnam-era veterans to identify themselves in order to allow them to benefit from this Affirmative Action Plan.
Balmar has voluntarily undertaken to demonstrate its continuing adherence to the principle of employment based on merit. Its policy of nondiscrimination against persons with disabilities will continue to be applied equitably throughout the Company. |
