Policy aims of Multigas to prevent and combat all forms of violence and harassment that occur in the course of work, whether related to or resulting from it. By making the development of a culture of free expression at work a high priority, Multigas encourages the immediate reaction and reporting of any reprehensible behavior related to violence and harassment in the workplace. In particular, according to Law 4808/2021, Multigas sets a coherent and modern framework for preventing, addressing and combatting forms of violent behavior and harassment, contributing to the creation of a working environment that respects, promotes and safeguards the right of every person in a world of work free of violence and harassment. Therefore, in order to create a working environment, in which respect for human dignity prevails, Multigas explicitly declares that it promotes the prohibition of all forms of violence and harassment at work, by any person, in whatever form, whether related to or arising from work.
Scope
This Policy is freely accessible to all of Multigas employees. This Policy is freely accessible to all of Multigas employees and associates regardless of their contractual status, members of the management, employees with an employment contract, employees whose employment relationship has ended, service providers under paid or unpaid contracts, independent services and temporary employment, trainees and apprentices as well as third-party employees who provide their services, business or co-operate with Multigas.
Type of Access
This Policy is freely accessible to all of Multigas employees.
The Policy is posted on of Multigas main website and in the office and is freely accessible to all employees. In the event of inaccessibility to the document by an employee falling within the scope of application, the information will be provided by the competent reference person who will guide and inform employees about it.
Legal Framework
Any form of violence and harassment, which manifests itself in the course of work, whether connected with it, or arising from it, including gender-based violence and harassment and sexual harassment.
Law 4808/2021 provides definitions for both violence and harassment, including harassment due to gender. More specifically:
• ‘Violence and Harassment’ means the types of conduct, acts, practices or threats thereof, which are intended, lead to or are likely to lead to physical, psychological, sexual or economic harm, whether they occur individually or repeatedly. In the above sense, included but not limited to forms of conduct that have as their purpose or effect the violation of the dignity of the person and creating an intimidating, hostile or aggressive environment, regardless of whether they constitute a form of discrimination.
• ‘Gender-based harassment’ means forms of behavior related to the sex of the person which have as their purpose or effect the violation of his personality and the creation of an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or even aggressive environment. The above forms of behavior include sexual harassment, as defined by the provisions of Law 3896/2010, as well as forms of behavior linked to the sexual orientation, expression, identity or sex characteristics of the person
• ‘Reprehensible behaviour’ associated with incidents of violence and harassment means dangerous, immoral or illegal practices that take place in the workplace under the responsibility of the employer or as part of the activities of the Agency and which include indicatively and not restrictively mobbing, bullying, threatening, extortion, insulting, slandering defamation, discrimination that may be based on sex, sexual orientation, colour, age, nationality, religious and/or political beliefs, in the marital status of the person.
Assessing the risks of violence and harassment in the workplace
Potential risks of violence and harassment in the workplace will be identified, in an integrated manner, by assessing the risk or potential risk of violence and harassment and developing a relevant prevention strategy to mitigate the actual or potential risks that may arise from employment conditions, third parties, as well as from the abuse of power in the workplace.
The relevant report assessing the risks of violence and harassment at work, including psychosocial risks, according to Law 3850/2010 is drafted and updated at regular intervals by the competent executive/the competent Multigas team in cooperation with the Human Resources Department and legal support of Multigas. Employees are informed of the risks arising from work, including the risks of violence and harassment, including sexual harassment, and how to prevent it.