Employment At-Will
We are happy to welcome you to SARA Companion Home Care Services. We sincerely hope that your employment here will be a positive and rewarding experience; however, we cannot guarantee your continued employment. Your employment here is At-Will. This means that you are free to quit at any time, for any reason. We are also free to terminate your employment at any time, for any reason with or without notice, with or without cause.
No employee or SARA Companion Home Care Services representative, other than the CEO or Administrator has the authority to change the At-Will employment relationship or to contract with any employee for different terms of employment. Nothing in this handbook constitutes a contract or promise of continued employment.
Equal Opportunity Employment Statement
It is contrary to our policy to discriminate against employees or applicants on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, age, disability, national origin, marriage between co-workers, or veteran status. This policy applies not only to hiring, but also to working conditions and privileges of employment. We ask that each employee take responsibility in helping us to fulfill our goal of being an equal opportunity employer.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects qualified applicants and employees with disabilities from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, benefits, job training, and other aspects of employment. Employers are also required by law to provide qualified applicants and employees who have disabilities with reasonable accommodations that do not pose an undue hardship on the organization.
Any employee that requires an accommodation for a disability should notify the Administrator of his/her request.
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) will generally prohibit discrimination in health coverage and employment on the basis of genetic information. As your employers, we are prohibited from using genetic information for hiring, firing, or promotion decisions, and for any decisions regarding terms of employment.
Confidentiality Statement
In the course of your employment with SARA Companion Home Care Services, you may have access to confidential information relating to clients, agency policies, and other medical information. Knowledge of such confidential information is a trust.
This agency has information regarding patients’ names, financial and medical records, medical history, addresses, bills and payment records as well as record forms. This agency regards our information on patients as highly confidential and not to be discussed with anyone other than the Administrator.
Failure to maintain confidentiality is grounds for immediate termination.
Respectful Work Environment
SARA Companion Home Care Services prides itself in providing a respectful work environment. As such, the management consistently strives to treat staff with respect and requires all employees to be respectful to management, each other, and to all clients.