Utah Valley University
Policies and Procedures
| Title | Employment of Relatives ("Nepotism") | Number | 304 |
| Section | Human Resources | Approval Date | Jun 15,2006 |
| Subsection | Hiring Practices | Effective Date | Jun 15,2006 |
I. Purpose
- To outline the institution's policy toward employment of relatives and to minimize the negative impact on productivity and job satisfaction created by nepotism or the perception of nepotism and to strengthen public confidence in the integrity of the institution
II. References
- Academic Procedures for Faculty Employment Application and Packet
- Staff Hiring Packet, Human Resources procedure
- Utah Code Annotated §52-3-1 to 4, as amended, Prohibiting Employment of Relatives
- UVU Policy 301 Equal Employment and Educational Opportunities and Affirmative Action;
- UVU Policy 302 Hiring of Salaried and Hourly Positions
- UVU Policy 303 Hiring of Hourly and Contract Positions, Career Promotions, and Employee Reassignment
- UVU Policy 305 Non-Faculty Positions: Posting and Waiver of Posting
- UVU Policy 306 Faculty Positions: Posting and Waiver of Posting
- UVU Policy 307 Criteria for In-house Applicants; 309 Executive Employees: Recruitment, Compensation, and Termination
- UVU Policy 321 Employment Classifications and Work Limits
- UVU Policy 322 Employment Responsibilities and Standards
- UVU Policy 352 Compensation for Non-Faculty Employees
III. Terms
- Relative: For the purpose of this policy, a relative is defined as father, mother, husband, wife, grandparent, son, daughter, sister, brother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin, father-in-law, mother-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandchild, and step or foster relative.
IV. Policy
- No
person holding any position, the compensation for which is paid out of
institution funds, is to employ, appoint, or vote for the appointment of a
relative or any person for whom he or she is liable for furnishing financial
support; and no employee shall supervise a relative as defined above at any
level of supervision within the employee's job responsibility and/or
administration.
- Utah Valley University complies with applicable Utah State Statutes (Utah Code Annotated §52-3-1 to 4, as amended, Prohibiting Employment of Relatives) regarding nepotism in state employment.
V. Procedures
- All hiring of relatives must be consistent
with Utah
Code Annotated §52-3-1 to 4, as amended, Prohibiting Employment of Relatives as amended. No such appointee may accept
or retain such employment when his or her initial appointment thereto was made
in violation of Utah
Code Annotated §52-3-1 to 4, as amended, Prohibiting Employment of Relatives.
- All hiring should be consistent with
UVU policies and procedures, including but not limited to,
- UVU Policy 301 Equal Employment
and Educational Opportunities and Affirmative Action;
- UVU Policy302 Hiring of Salaried and
Hourly Positions;
- UVU Policy303 Hiring of Hourly and Contract Positions, Career
Promotions, and Employee Reassignment;
- UVU Policy305 Non-Faculty Positions: Posting and
Waiver of Posting;
- UVU Policy306 Faculty Positions:
Posting and Waiver of Posting;
- UVU Policy307 Criteria for In-house Applicants;
- UVU Policy309 Executive
Employees: Recruitment, Compensation, and Termination;
- UVU Policy321 Employment Classifications and Work Limits;
- UVU Policy322
Employment Responsibilities and Standards; and
- UVU Policy352 Compensation for Non-Faculty Employees.
- The procedures as defined in the
Staff Hiring Packet and the Academic Procedures for Faculty Employment
Application and Packet must be followed and the required documentation/forms
must be submitted to Human Resources.
- On or after the effective date of this policy, no appointee may accept new employment, or move to a new position or title in violation of the provisions of this policy.