Call Center Employee Conduct Policy 

 

*All Call Center employees are required to adhere to the following codes of conduct. Failure to do so will result in disciplinary actions, which will be determined by Management* 

Employee Conduct

       First and foremost Call Center employees are required to communicate at all times with customers, colleagues, and/or Management in a respectful and appropriate manner in any & all matters.

       Information shared with customers, colleagues, and/or Management in regards to sexual innuendos, hygiene, or explicit or offensive content will not be tolerated within the Office To Go work environment.  

       It will not be by any means acceptable for an employee to raise their tone in anger, talk back, or utilize inappropriate language or insinuations towards customers, colleagues, and Management this includes in a joking manner.

       Bradley must be notified immediately in regards to any issues concerning these standards.

The Call Center atmosphere needs to remain professional at all times. The misconduct of these standards will result in severe disciplinary action.

Employee Notification of Rules Enforcement

1.     Queue Report – Queue report responsibilities are assigned on a weekly basis to established persons and time shifts. This will be emailed weekly as an employee notice and posted on the bulletin board. The employee/s scheduled for the assigned queue report are responsible for its submission. We are a zero tolerance organization.

 

2.     Flowchart – Every employee (Senior or New) MUST always have the flowchart open and available for viewing throughout their shift. The flowchart is an acting guide of procedures to be followed on every call. Should an issue arise that is not specified in the flowchart a Manager may be sought after for guidance. If it is determined that an employee is not directly assessing the flowchart for the right procedure or processes then it will be determined by Management if disciplinary action is in order.

a.      Escalation formatting and placement

- Before escalating a situation to a Manager all flowchart procedures MUST be followed. No customer should be escalated when the procedures needed to be taken are that in which a call center technician is responsible for, i.e. placing a trouble call or service call. Only in a situation when it is warranted, the interaction of Management, will this be accepted, i.e. customer threatens employee, to disconnect, or refuses a technicians assistance. All employees are responsible for submitting the proper format for escalations, when warranted, as listed in the flowchart under escalation procedures.

b.     Trouble call formatting and placement

- Trouble calls should be determined and placed based on the actions taken and suggested in the flowchart. Formatting should directly relate to the type of trouble call placed, i.e. Allday call example in the flowchart.

c.     Voicemail submission and responsibilities

- All employees are required to check voicemails at the beginning of their shift as dictated in the flowchart and when the red light is illuminated on the voicemail phone. This should be observed every time you walk by the voicemail phone, including when you are utilizing the printer. If all employees are on a call this should be brought to a Manager on duty attention. If no Manager is on duty, messages should be checked at first availability, determined by the queue being at zero. Also explicit details are listed in regards to the midnight shift voicemail responsibilities

  3.  Schedule Requests – All schedule requests are to be submitted to schedule@office2go.com. Schedule requests are handled on a first come first serve basis, and can only be considered after the Call Center requirements have been fulfilled.

 

4. Attitude and Conduct – First and foremost call center employees are required to converse at all times with customers, colleagues, and Management in a respectful and appropriate manner in matters of business. It will not be by any means acceptable for an employee to raise their tone in anger, talk back, or utilize inappropriate language towards customers, colleagues, and Management. On several occasions customers have been offended by laughter within the Call Center. The Call Center atmosphere needs to remain professional at all times. The misconduct of these standards will result in immediate disciplinary action. As mentioned in the above policy.

 

In case of infractions the following documented disciplinary actions will be taken:

 

1.     Verbal Warning (are also documented in writing)

 

2.     Written Warning

 

3.     Suspension without Pay

 

Employee Notification for Call Center Computers

 

There will be ZERO tolerance for the disregard of the following rules:

 

-         NO third party software will be allowed on ANY Call Center computer.

          -Skins, Games, Tools, etc.

-         NO configuration changes will be allowed on ANY Call Center computer.

-         NO browsing of the internet site www.myspace.com.

-         Violation for any of these standards may result in, but is not limited to, disciplinary actions and/or revocation of Internet privileges for all Call Center employees.

Employee Notification of Courtesy

 

          We all occupy a small office, which can be fully occupied at times. Keeping this in mind please let us remember to follow some of the courtesies listed below:

 

Be considerate of your fellow employees and their personal space at ALL times.

 

We are a professional business and should ALWAYS present ourselves as such.

Ø    Keep clothes clean and professional looking at all times.

Ø    Maintain a healthy personal hygiene.

Ø    Cologne/perfume/deodorant in moderation goes a long way in maintaining a fresh work environment.

 

Maintain a CLEAN work environment.

Ø    Keep kiosk clean of debris (dirty napkins, trash/papers, old food cartons, etc.),

Ø    Personal items should be taken home or placed in a desk drawer at the end of your shift.

Ø    No perishable items are to be left in the Call Center overnight.

Ø    Keep floors clear of debris.

Ø    Flu season is here and it would be a good idea to wipe down your station before and after its use.

 

Be considerate when using cleaning solvents (Lysol, Pledge, etc.) near your fellow employees.

Ø    Nobody likes to inhale clouds of chemicals.

 

Employee Notification of Queue Report Enforcement

Employees need to understand that if management receives an alert to their cell phone it means that the employee/s assigned to the queue report have not done their job and the employee/s will be held responsible.

 

 

·        The queue report is assigned to a specific person/s of a specific shift.

 

·        There is also a back-up person/s assigned to send the queue report except on the midnight shift.

 

·        A queue report schedule is created and posted on the board and e-mailed to employees. Employees are responsible to know if the queue report is assigned to them.

 

·        First offense within a six month period: If the employee/s and back-up employee/s assigned to the queue report do not send the queue report in time, these employees will receive a written warning.

 

·        Second offense within a six month period:  If the employee/s and back-up employee/s assigned to the queue report do not send the queue report in time, these employees will receive a 1 day suspension without pay.

 

·        Third offense within a six month period:  If the employee/s and back-up employee/s assigned to the queue report do not send the queue report in time, these employees will receive a 3 day suspension without pay.

 

·        Fourth offense within a six month period: If the employee/s and back-up employee/s assigned to the queue report do not send the queue report in time, these employees will receive a 1 week suspension without pay.

 

·        Fifth offense within a six month period: If the employee/s and back-up employee/s assigned to the queue report do not send the queue report in time, failure to perform the duty assigned will result in termination of employment.

 

We are a team and we need to work together. Every employee in the Call Center needs to make sure that the queue is sent on time and accurately by the employees assigned to it. In addition to the above mentioned disciplinary actions, management will remove Call Center privileges when the queue report is not sent on time.

 

Loss of privileges may include but are not limited to the below listed:

 

 

·        Cable TV Box.

 

·         TV set.

 

·        Breaks will be cut down to two 15 minutes brakes per shift. The employee will take a 15 minutes brake in the first 4 hours of his/her shift and another 15 minutes brake in the second 4 hours of his/her shift.

 

·        No media player devices will be allowed in the Call Center.

 

·        The use of cell phones will be regulated. The employee will not be allowed to use his/her cell phone in the Call Center. And ringers will remain off at all times.

 

 

 

These policies are on a  zero tolerance basis.