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If Mission determines an employee has violated this policy, the employee will be subject to
corrective action up to and including termination of employment. Failure to report such conduct
may also constitute a violation of this policy and could lead to corrective action, up to and including
termination of employment. Employees, who bring forth a good faith complaint, provide true and
accurate information during an investigation and/or cooperate in any investigation of harassment
will not be subject to retaliation for doing so.

NEPOTISM, EMPLOYMENT OF RELATIVES AND PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS

Mission wants to ensure that its practices do not create situations such as conflict of interest or
favoritism, whether real or perceived. This extends to practices that involve employee hiring,
promotion and transfer. A member of an employee’s “immediate family” will be considered for
employment by Mission if the applicant possesses all the qualifications for employment. However,
an immediate family member may not be hired if the employment would:

➢ Create either a direct or indirect supervisor/subordinate relationship with a family member;
➢ Create either an actual conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest; or
➢ Result in both employees working in the same department.

For purposes of this policy, an “immediate family member” is identified as an employee’s spouse,
child, brother, sister, parent, grandparents, grandchild, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister,
stepparent, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and/or any in-laws of the same.

Employees who marry or become members of the same household may continue employment as
long as the following is satisfied:

➢ There is no direct or indirect supervisor/subordinate relationship between such employees;

➢ Both employees are not working in the same department; and
➢ There is no actual conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest.

It is the obligation of the employees to inform their supervisor/manager when they have formed a
relationship under the definitions in this policy. Employees who fail to report a relationship as
required by this policy will be subject to corrective action, up to and including termination of
employment.

In the event one of the above situations occurs, Mission will attempt to find a suitable position
within Mission to which one of the affected employees may transfer. If Mission determines
accommodations of this nature are not feasible and if the employees cannot decide between
themselves who will remain employed at Mission, then Mission reserves the right to exercise its
discretion to require one of the employees to resign employment. The only exception to this policy
would apply if the employee in question is related to one of the Mission owners.

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