Common use of EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. (1) The Contractor, its agents, employees or subcontractors, are entitled to use the BSA Employee Concerns Program and Hotline (▇▇▇)▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. The Hotline operates 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Messages may be left anonymously, and all concerns are handled with confidentiality to the maximum extent possible. Employee concerns may also be submitted in writing to the BSA Employee Concerns Office, Building 400, or in person to the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Employee Concerns Program Office, Building 400, 344-2888, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (2) For the purpose of this document, allegations, concerns, and complaints are handled in a like manner and are referred to collectively as “employee concerns.” A concern can consist of a declaration, statement, or assertion of impropriety or inadequacy on the part of one’s employer or others at a DOE Site that has affected (or threatens to affect) aspects of operations, such as the environment, health, safety, quality, or security, and may include fraud, mismanagement, waste, or abuse of authority. (3) No retaliation or retribution shall be taken toward any individual as a result of filing an employee concern compliant with 10 CFR 708.