Walmart Employee Handbook 2017
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Animal Welfare - Swine Assurance Position At Walmart and Sam’s Club we are committed to providing our customers with safe, affordable, and sustainable food as well as promoting the humane treatment of animals. We seek continuous improvement in animal welfare practices within our fresh pork supply chain. As a result, in addition to our current programs, Walmart and Sam’s Club are launching a new tracking and audit program for our fresh pork supply. Every fresh pork supplier will be required to meet the new program requirements.
Walmart and Sam’s Club will continue to only accept fresh pork from animals raised under the standards of the National Pork Board’s (NPB’s) Pork Quality Assurance (PQA) Plus Program. Specific new tracking and audit requirements include: • Each fresh pork supplier must have on-farm video monitoring for sow farms and will be subject to unannounced animal welfare video audits by an accredited and independent third-party. - Implementation of video monitoring on sow farms must be complete on 20% of production supplied to Walmart and Sam’s Club on sow farms by the end of 2014, with another 20% of production added each year for the next 4 years. This will result in 100% coverage by the end of 2018. - Until all farms have video monitoring, an accredited and independent third-party will conduct annual on-site audits on farms without the technology. Farms will be given 72 hours notice. • Each fresh pork supplier must implement an internal annual animal welfare audit for all farms that includes a grading system and corrective action tracking.
This must occur at all farms. - These audits must be done by PQA Plus-certified personnel and must include annual audits and probable abuse audits. - These audits will be done with 72 hours notice. - The supplier must retain records on the audit results, including the grade, corrective actions and PQA Plus certification number. • Each supplier must make the documentation and results of the tracking and audit program available to Walmart as requested, but not less than twice annually. - Walmart and Sam’s Club will work with suppliers to determine an acceptable level of required performance after a benchmark is determined based on the supplier information. In addition, Walmart and Sam’s Club will make the following NPB PQA Plus program requirements mandatory: • Each supplier must not only ensure that key management personnel are PQA Plus Certified but also require each production site to ensure that key management personnel that handle pigs are PQA Plus Certified.
• Each site must participate in the NPB third-party verification pool. At Walmart and Sam’s Club we value our relationships with US pork producers who are dedicated to providing the highest in quality and safety through practices that promote animal well-being. Our goal is to build more transparency and confidence in the fresh pork supply chain and in the pork industry overall through the above program. Animal Welfare Position Sustainable Products at Walmart and Sam’s Club Our Pledge to Customers/Members Our customers and members count on Walmart and Sam’s Club to deliver affordable products in a way that is sustainable for people and for the planet. To meet those needs, we work with partners all along the supply chain to improve the sustainability of products we sell.
We do this while working to offer quality products, everyday low prices and putting customers in charge of their food choices by helping provide clear, accurate information about food ingredients and production. Rip Ps2 Cd To .elf File. Farm Animal Welfare Farm animals provide an important and nutritious source of protein. There is growing public interest in how food is produced and consumers have questions about whether current practices match their values and expectations about the well-being of farm animals.
Animal science plays a central role in guiding these practices, but does not always provide clear direction. Increasingly, animal welfare decisions are being considered through a combination of science and ethics. And Sam’s Club U.S. Position We recognize that farm animals play an important role in providing nutritious meat, dairy and eggs to our customers and members.
We believe that farm animals in our supply chain should be treated humanely throughout their lives and that the welfare of farm animals should be considered in selection of all production systems, practices and technologies. And Sam’s Club U.S.
Are committed to continuous improvement in the welfare of farm animals in our supply chain. First, we expect that our suppliers will not tolerate animal abuse of any kind. Second, we support the globally-recognized “Five Freedoms” of animal welfare as an aspiration for animal welfare in our supply chain: • Freedom from Hunger and Thirst – by providing ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigor. • Freedom from Discomfort – by providing appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area.
• Freedom from Pain, Injury or Disease – by ensuring prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment. • Freedom to Express Normal Behavior – by providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal’s own kind. • Freedom from Fear and Distress – by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering.
Third, we will work with our supply chain partners to implement practices consistent with the Five Freedoms of animal welfare. What we’re asking of our suppliers We’re asking Walmart U.S.
And Sam’s Club U.S. Fresh and frozen meat, deli, dairy and egg suppliers to: • Report to authorities and take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action in any cases of animal abuse. • Adopt and implement the principles of the Five Freedoms in their own operations and industry producer programs, and publish a corporate policy on animal welfare. • Find and implement solutions to address animal welfare concerns including, but not limited to: a. Housing systems that lack sufficient space, enrichment or socialization (for example, sow gestation crates, hen battery cages and veal crates); b. Painful procedures where avoidable or without pain management (for example, tail docking, de-horning and castration); c. Euthanasia or slaughter without rendering an animal insensible to pain [2]. • Promote transparency by providing an animal welfare report to Walmart and publicly reporting against their animal welfare policy on an annual basis.
[2] Except where prohibited by dietary restriction. Antibiotics in Farm Animals Position Sustainable Products at Walmart and Sam’s Club Our Pledge to Customers/Members Our customers and members count on Walmart and Sam’s Club to deliver affordable products in a way that is sustainable for people and for the planet. To meet those needs, we work with partners all along the supply chain to improve the sustainability of products we sell. We do this while working to offer quality products, everyday low prices and putting customers in charge of their food choices by helping provide clear, accurate information about food ingredients and production. Antibiotics in Agriculture Antibiotics are used in farm animals to treat, control and prevent disease and to promote growth. In the United States, antibiotics must be approved as safe and effective by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Many antibiotics used in animals are also used in human medicine, and are categorized by the World Health Organization as “medically-important antimicrobials.” Antibiotics are a critical and scarce resource and their misuse may lead to antibiotic-resistance in bacteria, making human and animal disease more difficult to treat. According to the World Health Organization, Antibiotic resistance is a serious and growing threat to global public health. And Sam’s Club U.S.
Position We expect our suppliers to help protect the integrity of the food we sell by complying with all federal, state and local regulatory requirements as well as Walmart food safety standards. We recognize that antibiotics are one of many critical tools used to keep animals healthy and that they should be used responsibly to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics in human and veterinary medicine. Responsible use begins with the adoption and implementation of judicious use principles, such as those developed by the American Veterinary Medical Association. Judicious use includes disease prevention strategies, appropriate veterinary oversight, accurate record-keeping and careful review before antibiotics are used. Furthermore, we believe that antibiotics should only be used for medical purposes (treatment, control and prevention of disease) and not for growth promotion. Finally, antibiotics should be used transparently to build accountability and public trust in the food system.
We support public reporting of antibiotic use. Actionscript Viewer With Crack on this page. We also support consistency of on-pack product claims in order to ensure clarity and usefulness of information to our customers and members. What we’re asking of our suppliers We’re asking Walmart U.S.
And Sam’s Club U.S. Fresh and frozen meat, seafood, deli, dairy and egg suppliers to: 1. Comply with all federal, state and local regulatory requirements as well as Walmart food safety standards. Adopt and implement American Veterinary Medical Association Judicious Use Principles of Antimicrobials in their own operations and in their industry producer programs, including but not limited to: a.
Disease prevention strategies; b. Appropriate veterinary oversight; c. Accurate records of treatment and outcomes; d.
Careful review before antibiotics are used; and e. Limit medical antibiotic use to ill or at-risk animals. Adopt and implement U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Voluntary Guidance for Industry #209 (Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs) in their own operations and in their industry producer programs, including elimination of growth promotion uses of medically-important antibiotics. Eliminate growth promotion uses of all antibiotics. Promote transparency by providing an antibiotics management report to Walmart and publicly reporting antibiotic use on an annual basis. Except ionophores, consistent with European classification of ionophores as non-antibiotics.
California B & P Code #22435 California B & P Code #22435 prohibits the unauthorized possession or removal of shopping carts from WALMART Stores and Sam’s Club premises. If a WALMART or Sam’s Club shopping cart is found off the store/club premises, please call 1-800-WALMART for cart pickup. Conflict Minerals Policy The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has adopted rules requiring publicly traded companies to report on products they manufacture or contract to manufacture that contain tin, tantalum, tungsten or gold (“3TG” or “conflict minerals”) mined in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and adjoining countries (“DRC Countries”) under circumstances that contribute to or support human rights violations. As a member of the Retail Industry Leaders Association’s (RILA’s) Conflict Minerals Program Executive Committee, we have partnered with other retailers to produce training materials and tailor the questionnaire originally developed by the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) to be more specific to retail suppliers. We have also engaged third party firms with specialized experience in various aspects of conflict minerals to assist Walmart in the development and implementation of our program, which includes due diligence activities consistent with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guidelines. Walmart understands that awareness and cooperation among its supply chain participants is essential to any responsible sourcing initiative.
By holding product suppliers accountable for the principles in this policy, Walmart believes its conflict minerals program will help drive necessary transparency in the supply chain and further the ultimate goal of ending armed conflict in the DRC.
Walmart’s absence control program “punishes workers who need to be there for their own families,” according to a released late last week. The report, “Pointing Out: How Walmart Unlawfully Punishes Workers for Medical Absences,” was produced by A Better Balance, an advocacy group that supports legislators across the nation in “researching, drafting and testifying on behalf of bills to help workers care for themselves and their families without risking their paychecks,” according to its website. “Walmart disciplines workers for occasional absences due to caring for sick or disabled family members and for needing to take time off for their own illnesses or disabilities,” the report states. “Although this system is supposed to be ‘neutral,’ and punish all absences equally, along the lines of a ‘three strikes and you’re out’ policy,” the report continues, “in reality such a system is brutally unfair. It punishes workers for things they cannot control and disproportionately harms the most vulnerable workers.” The group based its findings of alleged illegal behavior at the superstore chain on conversations with Walmart employees as well as survey results of over 1,000 current and former Walmart workers who have struggled due to Walmart’s absence control program.
“Walmart may regularly be violating the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by failing to give adequate notice to its employees about when absences might be protected by the FMLA and by giving its employees disciplinary points for taking time to care for themselves, their children, their spouses or their parents even though that time is covered by the FMLA,” the report states. In response, Walmart told the that it had not reviewed the report but disputed the group’s conclusions, and said that the company’s attendance policies helped make sure that there were enough employees to help customers while protecting workers from regularly covering others’ duties.
“We understand that associates may have to miss work on occasion, and we have processes in place to assist them,” Randy Hargrove, a spokesman for Walmart, said. The company reviews each employee’s circumstances individually, he said, “in compliance with company policy and the law.”.