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[[Employee Leave]] | [[Employee Health and Safety Policy]] | [[Employment Policy]] | [[Flu Season Policy]] | [[Work Schedules]] | [[Employee Separation]] | [[Compensation Administration]] | [[Dress]] | [[Employee Grievance Process]] | [[Reduction-in-Force]] | [[Outside Employment]] | [[Political Activities]] | [[Employee/Dependent Scholarship]] | [[Performance Evaluation]] | [[Corrective/Disciplinary Action]] | [[Non-Discrimination/Sexual Harassment]] | [[Drug Free Campus]] | [[Background Check]] | [[Recurring/Additional Payment]] | [[Employee Recognition and Reward Policy]] | [[Tobacco-Free Campus]] | [[Nepotism]] | [[Consensual Relationships]] | [[AIDS, HIV, and Other Bloodborne Pathogens]] | [[Personnel Action Documentation]] | [[Fitness for Duty]]
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Policy No. '''1060'''<br />
Policy No. '''1060'''<br />
Effective Date: '''10/17/10'''<br />
Effective Date: '''10/17/10'''<br />
Revised Date: '''01/06/11'''<br />
Revised Date: '''01/06/11'''<br />
Reviewed Date: '''11/01/10'''
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== Purpose ==
1.1  To give clear guidance on issues of political and political related activities.


Reviewed Date: '''11/01/10'''<br />
== Scope ==
 
 


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2.1  This policy is applicable to all UNMC employees to include Office/Service, Managerial/Professional, Faculty, and Other Academic positions.
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=== Purpose ===
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== Basis of the Policy ==


1.1 To give clear guidance on issues of political and political related activities.<br />
3.1 The University of Nebraska Board of Regents gives clear guidance on the issues of political activities:  
 
:"Employees of the University enjoy the full right of citizens to participate in the political life of the State of Nebraska and the United States. The welfare of the University, however, requires that each employee perform University duties without the interference of outside activities. (Board of Regents Bylaws, Section 3.9)"<br />
=== Scope ===
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2.1 This policy is applicable to all UNMC employees to include Office/Service, Managerial/Professional, Faculty, and Other Academic positions.
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=== Basis of the Policy ===
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3.1 The University of Nebraska Board of Regents gives clear guidance on the issues of political activities:
 
 
   
:"Employees of the University enjoy the full right of citizens to participate in the political life of the State of Nebraska and the United States. The welfare of the University, however, requires that each employee perform University duties without the interference of outside activities. (Board of Regents Bylaws, Section 3.9)"<br />


Further, public accountability demands that employees refrain from using state resources (i.e., telephone, work time, University letterhead and electronic mail, staff time) for politically-related activities.<br />
Further, public accountability demands that employees refrain from using state resources (i.e., telephone, work time, University letterhead and electronic mail, staff time) for politically-related activities.<br />


=== Authorities and Administration ===
== Authorities and Administration ==
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4.1 The UNMC Human Resources' Division Director of Employee Relations is responsible for the administration, implementation, and maintenance of the Political Activities Policy at the campus level in consultation with the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Executive Director of Human Resources and the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance.<br />
4.1 The UNMC Human Resources' Division Director of Employee Relations is responsible for the administration, implementation, and maintenance of the Political Activities Policy at the campus level in consultation with the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Executive Director of Human Resources and the Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance.<br />


=== Policy ===
== Policy ==


5.1 Political Activities:
5.1 Political Activities:
  
  
:Employees of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) enjoy the full right of citizenship to participate in the political life of the United State, the State of Nebraska, and the various political subdivisions of the communities in which they reside. The welfare of the University requires that each employee perform the duties of his or her position without the interference of outside activities.
:Employees of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) enjoy the full right of citizenship to participate in the political life of the United State, the State of Nebraska, and the various political subdivisions of the communities in which they reside. The welfare of the University requires that each employee perform the duties of his or her position without the interference of outside activities.
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:  5. No employee will engage in political activity while on duty or within any period of time in which he or she is expected to perform services and receives compensation from UNMC. No employee will use state funds, supplies, or vehicles in campaigning for or against candidates or engaging in political activity.<br />
:  5. No employee will engage in political activity while on duty or within any period of time in which he or she is expected to perform services and receives compensation from UNMC. No employee will use state funds, supplies, or vehicles in campaigning for or against candidates or engaging in political activity.<br />


5.2 Politically Related Activities:
5.2 Politically Related Activities:
  
  
:1. UNMC cannot and does not place any limit on the rights of UNMC employees to enjoy full exercise of their rights to speak and act as citizens of the United States and the state of Nebraska. However, public accountability demands that employees refrain from using state resources (telephone, work time, UNMC stationary, staff time, etc.) to lobby on legislative or other policy issues. Responsibility to one's colleagues requires that employees refrain from using their position at UNMC for lobbying and make clears that political expression is personal and does not represent a position of UNMC or any of its units.
:1. UNMC cannot and does not place any limit on the rights of UNMC employees to enjoy full exercise of their rights to speak and act as citizens of the United States and the state of Nebraska. However, public accountability demands that employees refrain from using state resources (telephone, work time, UNMC stationary, staff time, etc.) to lobby on legislative or other policy issues. Responsibility to one's colleagues requires that employees refrain from using their position at UNMC for lobbying and make clears that political expression is personal and does not represent a position of UNMC or any of its units.
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:  4. If written correspondence is used to advocate a personal position on public policy issues, it must be done on personal time without use of staff resources and on stationary that does not identify UNMC in any way. As with the public forum, the letter should indicate that the individual is not speaking on behalf of UNMC, but as an individual.<br />
:  4. If written correspondence is used to advocate a personal position on public policy issues, it must be done on personal time without use of staff resources and on stationary that does not identify UNMC in any way. As with the public forum, the letter should indicate that the individual is not speaking on behalf of UNMC, but as an individual.<br />


=== Equal Employment Opportunity ===
== Equal Employment Opportunity ==


6.1 The University of Nebraska Medical Center declares and affirms a policy of equal educational and employment opportunities, affirmative action in employment, and nondiscrimination in providing its services to the public. Therefore, the University of Nebraska Medical Center shall not discriminate against anyone based on race, age, color, disability, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, political affiliation, Vietnam-era veteran status, or special disabled Veteran status. Sexual harassment in any form, including hostile environment and quid pro quo, is prohibited.<br />
6.1 The University of Nebraska Medical Center declares and affirms a policy of equal educational and employment opportunities, affirmative action in employment, and nondiscrimination in providing its services to the public. Therefore, the University of Nebraska Medical Center shall not discriminate against anyone based on race, age, color, disability, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, political affiliation, Vietnam-era veteran status, or special disabled Veteran status. Sexual harassment in any form, including hostile environment and quid pro quo, is prohibited.<br />


For additional information, contact Human Resources-Executive Director at 559-5343 or see [http://www.unmc.edu/hr/Proc/polact1060.htm Political Activities Procedures].<br />
For additional information, contact Human Resources-Executive Director at 559-5343 or see [http://www.unmc.edu/hr/Proc/polact1060.htm Political Activities Procedures].<br />


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