No family member may occupy a position which has influence over another's employment, transfer or promotion, salary administration, or other related management or personnel consideration. If relatives are considered for employment, it is necessary for the department head to certify that such action will not result in one family member supervising another member of the immediate family. Relatives (as defined below) of current employees (permanent or temporary) may not be employed within the same department without review by and notice to the ECC Specialist.
Relatives are as follows:
- husband or wife
- mother or father
- brother or sister
- daughter or son
- grandfather or grandmother
- granddaughter or grandson
- step-, half-, and in-law relations of the above.
Employment restrictions might also include others living within the employee's household or otherwise so closely identified with the employee as to suggest the potential for difficulty in the employment relationship.
Relatives (or other closely affiliated persons) of current employees are not given preference in employment.
It is the responsibility of the hiring department to verify and assure that this policy on employment of relatives is followed by completing a "Nepotism Certificate" and sending the completed form to the ECC Specialist.
