Sand County Foundation and Tandem HR/Vensure, its Professional Employment Organization, have a robust system in place to investigate any claims of discrimination, retaliation, or harassment of its employees. Employees can send reports to a confidential email inbox so that their claims can be investigated by Tandem HR/Venusre. Sand County Foundation forbids retaliation against anyone for reporting harassment or discrimination, or for cooperating in the investigation of a harassment complaint, and any such retaliation violates their policy.

It is the Organization’s policy to maintain a working environment free from all forms of sexual/workplace harassment or intimidation. Sexual/workplace harassment of employees or applicants by the Organization, its agents, supervisors, employees, volunteers, vendors, suppliers or partners is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.

“Sexual/workplace harassment” includes, but is not limited to: unwelcome sexual advances, comments of a sexual nature, physical contact or threats, sexual gestures, written materials of a sexual nature, or visual materials where such conduct affects employment decisions, interferes with work performance, or creates a hostile or offensive work environment. Submission to sexual advances or requests for sexual favors also cannot be made an explicit or implicit term or condition of employment, nor can the submission to, or rejection of, such conduct be made the basis for an employment decision.

Any employee who feels that he/she has been subject to sexual/workplace harassment or intimidation should contact his/her supervisor or a member of Tandem HR/Vensure. All complaints will be thoroughly and promptly investigated. Complaints will be treated as confidential to the fullest extent possible. Unless otherwise advised by Sand County Foundation or Tandem HR/Vensure, any employee that participates in the investigation of a complaint must keep the information disclosed, shared or learned during the course of the investigation completely confidential. Sand County Foundation or Tandem HR/Vensure does not intend any investigation confidentiality rules to violate an employee’s rights under the National Labor Relations Act. If an investigation confirms that a violation of this policy has occurred, the Organization will take immediate action, up to and including termination of employment.

The Organization forbids retaliation against anyone for reporting harassment or for cooperating in the investigation of a harassment complaint, and any such retaliation violates this policy. Complaints or concerns of retaliation should be reported in the same manner as harassment complaints. Any questions about this policy can be directed to a supervisor or a member of Tandem HR/Vensure.