Bullying, Harassment, & sexual Harassment

At NEOM, we’re not only building the city of the future; we’re also building a great place to work.

Behaviors like bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment are not aligned to NEOM’s Values and violate applicable laws, regulations and NEOM policy. These behaviors damage our culture, undermine our positive working environment, and prevent all of us from achieving our potential.

Bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment can be subtle, obvious, deliberate, or unintended. At NEOM, what we care about is the impact of this behavior – not just the intent.

AS A COMPANY, WE ARE COMMITTED TO:

• Providing a safe working environment, designed to foster your well-being, free from bullying, harassment, or sexual harassment
• Listening, reviewing, and responding to all reports of alleged bullying, harassment, or sexual harassment, including taking disciplinary action where appropriate

AS NEOM REPRESENTATIVES, WE EXPECT YOU TO:

• Understand our position on bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment, and treat everyone working for, or on behalf of NEOM, with dignity, respect, and fairness
• Never engage in any form of bullying, harassment, or sexual harassment
• Help us uphold our commitment to a safe and respectful working environment, by speaking up if you know or suspect that any bullying, harassment, or sexual harassment is taking place (see ‘Speaking Up’ section)

HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO: My work takes me to some of our construction sites. Yesterday, I visited one of our sites to drop off an urgent piece of work which my colleague had been requesting. When I dropped it off, my colleague made a joke about my work taking so long to complete and needing extra effort to make it acceptable. This is not the first time he has done this. It’s starting to make me feel uncomfortable, but I’m not sure what to do. I don’t want to cause any trouble, but value my reputation for doing great work. I think I won’t say anything and hope he stops.

Wrong. Such conduct might very well amount to bullying and harassment. NEOM takes a zero tolerance approach to bullying and harassment of any kind. Even if you think your colleague is only joking, what’s important is how this behavior makes you feel. At NEOM, what we care about is the impact of behavior like this – not just the intent. If you feel subjected to such behavior, you should notify your manager, another senior colleague, or our Speak Up channel as soon as possible. As long as your report is made in good faith, we will protect you from any form of retaliation.

MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN OUR:

• People Policies