Respectful Workplace We treat one another with fairness and respect.


THE GE WAY


• GE is committed to providing a safe, fair, and respectful work environment.


• GE does not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or bullying.


• GE is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on legitimate business considerations, such as experience, skills, education, performance, and the GE Leadership Behaviors.


YOUR ROLE


• Treat employees, applicants, customers, suppliers, contractors, and anyone else you interact with for or on behalf of GE with fairness and respect.


• Create and foster a work environment free from discrimination, bullying and harassment.


• Do not refuse to work or cooperate with others because of protected characteristics.


• Never make an unwelcome sexual advance to or create an unwelcome working environment for anyone you interact with.


HELP CORNER S&L Respectful Workplace Policy RESPECTFUL WORKPLACE & HUMAN RIGHTS / Respectful Workplace THE SPIRIT & THE LETTER | 09 INTEGRITY IN ACTION


Q: During a recent team lunch, one of my colleagues made an off-handed joke about an ethnic stereotype. How should I respond to this situation?


A: You have a few different options. (1) Be direct, factual, and professional and inform the person that this is unacceptable: “What you said is inappropriate here” or “I was offended by what you just said” or “I was not offended, but someone else might be”; (2) Disrupt/redirect the conversation: “That wasn’t funny” or “We need to focus on the task at hand.” Later follow up with the person directly to be clear that the conduct was not acceptable and must stop; or (3) Raise an integrity concern through one of our Open Reporting channels.


POLICY SPOTLIGHT


Protected characteristics under GE policy include: race, color,


religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation,


marital status, genetic information, age, disability, military and veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.


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