Human Resources

Staff Handbook

Nepotism

Employees who exercise the line of authority to hire, terminate or promote are prohibited from hiring or promoting any person related to them within the third degree by consanguinity (blood) or within the second degree by affinity (marriage) when the salary or compensation for such person is to be paid from public funds. Relatives within the third degree by consanguinity include an employee’s parent, child, grandparent, sibling, grandchild, great-grandparent, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece and great-grandchild. Relatives within the second degree of affinity include the employee’s spouse; the spouse’s parents, grandparents and siblings; the employee’s son-in-law or daughter-in-law; and the employee’s grandchild’s spouse. Employment under these conditions may be authorized only by the chief executive officer (See SAGO policy 33.03).

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