Heather, This is allowable at Cornell. In general terms, the rules on conflict of commitment for nonacademic staff are articulated thus:
In the case of staff members, commitments of time and the expectations attached to such positions are more explicitly defined, and therefore the likelihood of conflicting external activities is reduced. Nevertheless, the university expects that staff members also will recognize the possibility that their external activities and commitments may have adverse effects on the performance of their university obligations. No number of hours is mentioned. The full policy is available at https://www.dfa.cornell.edu/tools-library/policies/conflicts-interest-and-commitment-excluding-financial-conflict-interest Joshua Joshua Adams Director, Cornell University Policy Office and DFA Communications 35 Thornwood Dr, Suite 200 Ithaca, NY 14850 t: 607.255.8279 f: 607.254.1555 w: www.policy.cornell.edu<http://www.policy.cornell.edu/> ? Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heather Foster Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 1:57 PM To: ACUPA-L <[email protected]> Subject: [acupa-l] Conflict of Commitment - restriction on staff (not faculty) Hello, Does your institution have a policy that restricts the number of hours employees (staff, NOT faculty) may engage in outside activities, specifically outside employment? For example, Jane Doe is a full-time, benefits-eligible, exempt employee appointed to a 40 hour work week (typical M-F, 8-5). If Jane wants to supplement her income by working at a grocery store in the evenings and/or weekends, do you place any restriction on the number of hours she can spend per week partaking in outside employment? Let's say Jane wants to work 8 hours on Sat and Sun for a total of 16 hours per calendar week. There is zero conflict of commitment; her supervisor states that Jane still successfully fulfills her obligation to the university. Is this allowable at your institution? Anything you can provide would be helpful. Thanks in advance! Heather Heather M. Foster Policy Specialist Institutional Compliance & Risk Services The University of Texas at San Antonio P 210.458.5537 F 210.458.4993 Replying to Messages: Replying (using Reply) to an ACUPA-L e-mail will distribute your message to the ENTIRE list of members. To send a message privately, reply directly to the individual who sent the message (their e-mail address appears in the "From" line of their original e-mail). To Unsubscribe: Go to http://www.acupa.org/MembershipForm_Discontinue.html and complete the form. We will remove you from the list within 24 hours, during normal business hours. Questions about the ACUPA e-list? Contact Jamie Parris at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]?subject=ACUPA%20e-list%20assistance> or 607-255-6837.
