TELUS is a well-known company that provides Internet, TV, and Wireless services in Canada. However, the company is also known for its code of standards of business conduct and business ethics. TELUS is committed to have safe and healthy operations in all its locations. The company’s strategy is focused on protecting life and health of the company’s employees, ensuring business continuity, protecting company’s assets, and engendering public trust (TELUS Ethics Policy, 2013).
The type of the business activity of TELUS is such that the company’s employees have to work in public places and at the customers’ premises. According to the Health and Safety policy of TELUS, the company obliges itself to protect safety and rights of public and customers (TELUS Code of Ethics & Conduct, 2015). In addition, the Canadian firm’s objective is preventing injuries, incidents and illnesses of employees. This is mostly achieved through organizing trainings for the staff on safety in the everyday business-related activities.
When it comes to the protection of human rights, TELUS treats all shareholders, employees, suppliers, customers in a fair way end ensures that all rights are not violated (TELUS Ethics Policy, 2013). The Canadian communications company guarantees that there is no harassment and discrimination at workplace that is based on color, sex, origin, race, age, sexual orientation and other factors. These guarantees are stated in the Respectful Workplace policy of TELUS Corporation.
In general, TELUS company is committed to provide a violence-free and safe workplace for all employees as violence at workplace is a safety and health issue, and this is also an issue of human rights violation. Thus, violence at workplace is not tolerated in any way, and all rules are backed up by the Violence Prevention in the Workplace Policy (TELUS Code of Ethics & Conduct, 2015). It is of the greatest importance for all companies to protect rights of the employees, and their safety and health. TELUS is one of the companies that fully preserve the rights of their employees for health and safe conditions at workplace.
References
TELUS Code of Ethics & Conduct. (2015). Retrieved from http://blog.telus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Code-of-Ethics-and-conduct_EXT_EN.pdf
TELUS Ethics Policy. (2013). TELUS Corporation. (1st ed.). Retrieved from http://about.telus.com/servlet/JiveServlet/previewBody/5040-102-1-5382/Ethics_Policy_2013_EN_EXT_Sec.pdf
