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APPROVED BY DOUGLAS COLLEGE BOARD APPLIES TO ALL
AT THEIR APRIL 14, 1983 MEETING COLLEGE EMPLOYEES

 

PREAMBLE

POLICY

DEFINITION

REGULATIONS.

Conflict of Interest Statement

Douglas College encourages its employees to play active roles
in the College and the community. It recognizes that, from time to
time, employees may find that this involvement may put them in direct
or potential conflict with their formal College roles.

It is the policy of Douglas College that employees shall not
act in conflict of interest with their formal College roles.

A conflict of interest is a situation in which an employee:

(1) by virtue of his or her position in the College could directly
or indirectly receive a benefit beyond his or her normal terms
of employment,

(2) is in a position to affect the terms and conditions of employ-
ment of another employee, exclusive of the rights and duties
outlined in collective agreements and the working conditions for
excluded administrative personnel,

(3) engage in activities which impair or prevent the College or
employee from carrying out its responsibilities.

It is the practice of Douglas College to assist its employees
to avoid conflict of interest situations by encouraging individuals to
identify these situations and to provide a mechanism to resolve them
in advance.

When an employee anticipates that he or she will be in a
conflict of interest situation, the circumstances shall be reviewed
with the individual's supervisor. A recommendation on the resolution
of the potential conflict of interest shall be sent to the College
officer to whom the supervisor reports. Approval of recommendation
absolves the employee of any conflict of interest.

In cases of doubt, expressed prior approval of the action by
an immediate supervisor removes the employee from the conflict of
interest.

Any appeal of a recommendation regarding an anticipated
conflict of interest situation, once approved, shall be through normal
College procedures.

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