CODE OF CONDUCT

As of April 2024, Hot Plate Brewing Co. is a registered member of the Safe Bars P.A.C.T.,

which means that committed our organization, leaders, and team members to the following:

Promise of Awareness, Compassion, and Trust

·      We are committed to being a safe, welcoming place where our guests can have fun in good company.

·      We are committed to be a safe, respectful place to work.

·      We recognize and respond to sexual harassment and assault among staff and guests.

·      We believe that drinking is not an excuse for crossing someone’s boundary.

·      We believe in affirmative consent. Without a yes, it’s a no.

·      Everyone in our space—staff, guest, or vendor—deserves respect, safety, and an environment free of unwanted sexual attention, whether verbal or physical.

For Our Staff

·      There is no place for harassment or threatening behavior of any kind. If the harasser is an owner, manager, co-worker, guest, or vendor, it’s not okay. If the target is an owner, manager, co-worker, guest, or vendor, it’s not okay. No matter someone’s gender identity, sexual orientation, or role, harassment is not okay.

·      We ask that you follow reporting procedures so that we can respond quickly to any form of harassment.

·      We will conduct periodic check-ins so that you can provide us with feedback, and if necessary, we will conduct periodic surveys so that you can supply your answers anonymously.

For Our Guests

·      We will step up if we see you being threatened, harassed, or interfered with; if someone doesn’t listen to “no;” if you are uncomfortable in another person’s company; and/or if you ask for help.

·      We will respond if we see someone looking at you in an unwelcomed way; if your partner, friend, or someone you just met is behaving in a way that is making you uncomfortable; if we think you are unsafe; and/orif we hear offensive or derogatory language.

·      We will act if you feel threatened, uncomfortable, harassed, or unsafe. Please ask our staff for help—we will take your lead on how you and to want the situation to be handled. If you want us to, we will step in and stop the behavior. If the harasser does not stop, they will be told to leave and not be allowed back in.