Protecting Employees - About Atrisan Furniture
1) Our Commitment
Every Artisan Furniture employee—whether customer-facing or operational—has the right to a safe, respectful workplace. We will not tolerate intimidation, abuse, aggression, or violence toward our people in any channel (in-person, phone, email, chat, social).
2) Geography & Scope (Explicit)
This policy is universal and enforced at all sites and teams, including:
- Jaipur, India — community factory, production, polishing, packaging, quality control,and operations including corporate office.
- United Kingdom — London HQ and Ipswich fulfilment centre.
- European Union — Magdeburg, Germany and Madrid, Spain fulfilment Hubs and EU based staff.
- United States — Elizabeth, New Jersey and Compton, California fulfilment hubs; all US-based staff.
- Canada —Brampton, Ontario fulfilment hub; all Canada-based staff.
- Australia — Melbourne fulfilment hub; all Australia-based staff.
- Any remote/field staff, contractors, or representatives acting for Artisan Furniture.
This covers all programmes and relationships: Dropship, Wholesale, Trader, Bespoke, Interiors/Projects, and Administration.
3) Behaviour Expectations
Unacceptable behaviour includes (not limited to):
– Threats or acts of violence; intimidation or menacing body language.
– Abusive, discriminatory, sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic, or otherwise harassing language.
– Profanity, shouting, or repeated hostile contact after being asked to stop.
4) Employee Rights
– Any employee may refuse service and end the interaction if behaviour is unacceptable.
– If service is to continue, another colleague may handle the request only if the original employee requests or consents.
– Employees will be supported by management; retaliation against staff for raising concerns is prohibited.
5) Company Actions (Graduated, Case-by-Case)
– Written warning and conditions on future contact (e.g., email-only).
– Temporary or permanent account suspension/closure and cancellation of non-essential services.
– Blocking of communication channels where appropriate.
– Law-enforcement referral and cooperation with authorities where threats or criminal conduct are involved.
– We retain records (call logs, emails, chats, CCTV where lawful) to evidence incidents.
6) Reporting & Handling Process
7) Links to Other Policies
This policy works alongside our Modern Slavery, Health & Safety, Escalation Procedure, and Code of Conduct.
Commercial disputes continue through the Escalation Procedure; abusive conduct is handled under this policy first to protect staff.
8) Statement of Zero Tolerance
Artisan Furniture maintains zero tolerance for intimidation, abuse, aggression, or violence toward employees anywhere we operate —Jaipur, the UK, EU, US, Canada, Australia, and beyond. We will act swiftly and decisively to protect our people.
Published January 2026 | Effective January 2026 | Amended July 2026 | Effective until Superseded or Further Amended
