3.13 Nepotism

Relationship by family or marriage shall constitute neither an advantage nor a disadvantage to employment by McPherson College, provided the individual meets and fulfills the appropriate College employment standards. Without approval of the President, no individual shall have compensation approved by, or be assigned to a department under the direct supervision of, a relative as defined herein.

The College recognizes that there may be existing relationships that run contrary to this policy adopted on July 1, 1999. This policy is intended to prevent any new situations where relatives are employed in supervisory-subordinate relationships.

Under the above policy the following definitions are applicable:

A. Relative includes father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, grandparent, grandparent-in-law, or domestic partner.

B. Supervision is generally defined as the authority to oversee the performance of another person’s job duties. Supervision also includes the authority of an employee to schedule, assign, evaluate, commend, reward, promote, relieve, discipline, censure, demote, or remove another employee or substantially influence such actions for or against another employee.