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Near Relative Employment

The appointment of near relatives in the same department is governed by the Personnel Policies for Staff Members (PPSM), Section 21. G. All requests for hires of this nature must be approved by Campus Human Resources prior to an offer of employment.

Departments wishing to hire a near relative should answer the questions listed below as they relate to the proposed hire. The request should then be forwarded to Bobb Barile (bbarile@ucsd.edu) in the Office of the SVCAA.  The Office of the SVCAA will review the request, choose whether or not to endorse it, and forward it on to the campus Director of Employment and Community Outreach for final review and approval.

  1. Requisition number:
     
  2. Payroll title for near relative:
     
  3. Was this an Open Recruitment or Short Term Exception?
     
  4. Will the department hire another candidate if the near relative request is denied?
     
  5. Will the near relative candidate…
    1. Work in the same unit/department or VC area as the UC employee?
    2. Report directly to the UC employee or vice versa?
    3. Report to the same supervisor as the UC employee?
    4. Work in the same location or in close proximity to UC employee?
       
  6. Would the near relative candidate and UC employee work within the same unit/department/VC area but report to others?

    If yes, will the near relative candidate or UC employee have decision making authority or influence on salary, job responsibilities or other work related activities?
     
  7. Is the near relative on a reporting line over the UC employee or vice versa (Provide reporting line including names and titles or an Organizational Chart)?
     
  8. Family relationship of the near relative to UC employee? (i.e. mom, dad, brother)
     
  9. Does the near relative have unique qualifications for this position to support this request?
     
  10. How large is the working unit within the department?
     
  11. Does the department’s immediate supervisor of the near relative endorse this near relative appointment? (This is kept confidential)
     
  12. Additional info regarding the request: