Nepotism and Personal Relationships

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Policy

It is the policy of PIC that no person may hold a job or be hired for a job that requires her/him to be supervised by or directly supervise a person with whom they have a close personal relationship.  PIC must be made aware of close personal, non-work relationships between any co-workers.

Practice

  1. Supervisory Relationships
    1. No person will be hired for a position in which s/he will be supervised by, or will supervise, a person with whom s/he has a close personal, non-work relationship.
  1. “Close personal, non-work relationship”
    1. As used in this policy “close personal, non-work relationship” is broadly interpreted and includes, but is not necessarily limited to, spouse, child(ren), step-child(ren), mother, father, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother, sister, step-mother, step-father, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, step siblings, grandchild(ren), grandparents and great-grandparents, spouse’s grandparents and great-grandparents, roommates, fiancés, or others with whom one has an intimate personal or physical relationship.