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Staff covered by this policy
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This policy applies to all staff at Indiana University. |
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A. Consensual Romantic Relationships
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The university's
mission is promoted by professionalism in all relationships
between supervisors and employees. IU recognizes the potential
for a conflict of interest when a consensual romantic and/or
sexual relationship occurs between a supervisor and his or her
employee.
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Such relationships can
interfere with a supervisor's ability to evaluate an employee
or may at least give rise to the perception that the
supervisor's evaluation is biased. In addition, those who
engage in such relationships should be cautioned that
questions may later arise regarding whether the relationship
was consensual.
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B. Provisions
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The
Policy 3.3, Employment of Relatives,
Students and Minors, already
precludes employees from evaluating the work of others with whom
they are related, or from making hiring, promotional, transfer,
or similar decisions concerning such persons.
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The same concepts within the
Employment of Relatives provision apply to consensual romantic
and/or sexual relationships and require, at a minimum, that
appropriate arrangements be made for objective decision making.
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C. Disclosure
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When a
consensual romantic and/or sexual relationship exists between
a supervisor and his or her employee, the supervisor has the
responsibility to disclose the relationship to his or her
supervisor.
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The
employee may disclose the relationship to the supervisor's
supervisor.
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At this
time, arrangements will be made to eliminate or mitigate a
conflict whose consequences might prove detrimental to the
university.
Adopted July 2006 |
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