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same household to any position where a direct Please don’t do either of these things.
or indirect supervisory relationship would exist
between relatives or would create a perceived
or actual conflict of interest. This includes, but
is not limited to appointment, compensation,
assignment of work, evaluation, grants
administration and sponsored research projects,
and financial authority or transactions.” If you
are looking for a more succinct explanation, visit
the UFHR webpage discussing Hiring Policies
and scroll to the section called Employment of
Relatives.
If you ever find yourself in a situation in
which you feel the work environment is being
adversely affected by relatives working together
or reporting to one another, we would definitely
want you to report this to your supervisor or
UFHR. That’s not the type of work environment
we want you to find yourself in. Read more
below under Reporting Misconduct.
Quick Note on Employees Dating: UF prohibits
romantic/sexual relationships between
employees and people with less power and
authority (such as subordinates or students).
Like nepotism, such a relationship would create
a clear and unacceptable conflict of interest
and would certainly foster an uncomfortable
working environment. Should this issue come
up, you can read more about UF’s expectations
online under Consensual Relationships.
Copyright Infringement and
Plagiarism
Many people confuse plagiarism and copyright
infringement, but they are actually not the
same thing. You can plagiarize someone’s work
without committing copyright infringement; you
can infringe upon someone’s copyright without
plagiarizing the work. Plagiarism is about the
failure to properly attribute the authorship of
copied material (whether copies of ideas, text,
or images). Copyright violation is about failure to
get permission (if required) to use a work.
23 TEAMS/USPS Employee Handbook (Sept. 2018)
If you are working on something that may be
published or publicly disseminated, you can
review the important information posted here
about attribution and plagiarism.
Why is this important? We are an institution
of higher learning, so we need to set positive
examples when it comes to academic and
scholarly endeavors. This has to do with legal
compliance, obviously, but the importance
is far greater than that. If we misappropriate
other people’s work and claim it as our own,
such conduct would undermine who we are
and it would severely harm our reputation and
credibility in research fields and among other
colleges and universities. Frankly, this is an easy
one—when in doubt, ask and give credit. It is
completely fine to use the words and ideas of
others, as long as you do it properly and give
credit where (and how) it is due.
Solicitation and Distribution
of Literature
In the interest of maintaining a professional
environment and preventing interference with
work and inconvenience to others, employees
may not distribute literature or printed materials
of any kind, sell merchandise, solicit financial
contributions, or solicit for any other cause
during working time or in working areas.
So, please, do not try to rope your co-workers
into buying the stuff you sell on the side or items
your children or grandchildren are selling. No
Pampered Chef, no Scentsy, no Tupperware…
and, as much as we love them, no cookies or
candy bars either. Along similar lines, no fliers
about your religious, social, or political activities.
Do not bring petitions to work and pester your
co-workers to sign and show support for your
cause. Do not email your co-workers links and
sad stories about a GoFundMe effort on your
mind. Just don’t do it.