Hi Heather, Purdue does have a policy on conflicts of commitment, which is linked below. The policy requires all exempt employees to request approval for any "reportable outside activity," which includes outside employment. In your example, the activity would be approved because it doesn't conflict with her university commitment, but she still has to submit the form for approval. By contrast, non-exempt employees don't have to get approval for other employment that is scheduled outside of their university work schedule.
There are no specific restrictions on the number of hours someone can devote to their outside activities (except for a limit set on faculty for consulting). Instead, approval of outside activities is at the discretion of the employee's unit head. Policy link: http://www.purdue.edu/policies/ethics/iiib1.html Best, Jessica Teets Coordinator, University Policy Office Purdue University 765-494-6373 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heather Foster Sent: Monday, March 07, 2016 1:57 PM To: Institutional policy-related discussions ([email protected]) <[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.
