Employee Policies and Principles

We train employees in workplace practices and inform them about our policies and principles, including our Global Code of Conduct, which communicates our expectations about legal and ethical behavior on the job, and our Global Operating Principles. These Principles convey our Company’s commitment to creating a workforce that fosters respect. These beliefs and practices prohibit knowingly hiring underage workers, using forced or involuntary prison labor and sexual harassment or abuse of employees. Our Global Operating Principles also recognize and respect the rights of labor unions, as well as each employee’s right to associate with any legally sanctioned operation.

It is Heinz’s policy to afford equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants. We’re also committed to employment equity and to recruiting and retaining a diverse group of qualified and dedicated employees. In addition, every Heinz location is expected to adhere to company policies prohibiting discrimination, including harassment, and an accompanying set of policies that establish procedures for reporting and investigating complaints, prohibiting retaliation and providing for appropriate disciplinary action for violations.

Heinz has seen an increase in the number of women in management since our baseline year of Fiscal 2008.