Stormtech Canada Associate Handbook

All employees under the Hybrid model must have an acceptable remote work area including the minimum required equipment (remote work equipment will not be provided by the organisation): • Minimum equipment setup required: o Laptop (provided by Stormtech) o 1 Monitor/ Screen o Keyboard o Mouse o Internet – Minimum of 300 Mbps download speed and 10 Mbps upload speed. Occupational Health & Safety Stormtech is firmly committed to preventing occupational illness, injury and protecting the health and safety of all employees in the workplace and remote workplace. To ensure compliance all employees must adhere to the following: • Employees must work with their manager to complete a Remote Workplace Safety Checklist before starting remote work, and annual thereafter. The link to the form is as follows: https://stormtech.typeform.com/to/QdqFMUAG?typeform-source=stormtech1977.atlassian.net • Employees must work with their managers to complete and update the Emergency Preparedness & Evacuation plan document before starting remote work. • Employees must comply with their managers to establish method of daily wellness check-ins at the start and end of their workday: • The same workplace safety precautions followed in the office must be exercised while working in the remote workplace. • Employees are mandated to attend the morning scrum unless otherwise authorized by their manager. Authorization must be acquired through email or a signed document. • Employees are mandated to provide an end of workday wellness check-in by a simple signing off email or Teams message to their manager. • If an injury occurs at the remote workplace, employees must contact their manager immediately and address and act in accordance with the following policies: o Health Safety and Wellness o First aid and Injury Management Policy o Incident Investigation Manager expectations Managers are responsible for the following, but not limited to: • Ensure the employee has reviewed the Remote Work Policy, understood all sub-categories and continued to comply by the set guidelines. • Ensure the Employee has the necessary equipment to perform their job in a remote workplace environment. • Managers must work with the Employee to complete a Remote Workplace Safety Checklist before the Employee starts remote work, and semi-annual thereafter: • If a ‘No’ response has been provided by the Employee on the checklist, it is the Managers responsibility to work with the Employee to ensure the Employee rectifies any issues and is compliant before continuing to work remotely. • Managers must work with the Employee to complete and update the Emergency Preparedness & Evacuation plan document before the Employee starts remote work: o Adequate desk o Ergonomic chair

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