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3 | Subject | Conflict of Interest | |||||||
4 | Department | Human Resources | Prepared by | ||||||
5 | Effective Date | 12 February 2018 | Approved by | ||||||
6 | Revised Date | 5 February 2018 | |||||||
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9 | PURPOSE | ||||||||
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11 | To ensure staff members conduct The Rocks Ministry Inc business free from actual or perceived conflicts of interest, and to ensure potential conflicts are disclosed to leadership timely. | ||||||||
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13 | POLICY | ||||||||
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15 | A | Conflict of interest means a conflict, or the appearance of a conflict, between the private interests and official responsibilities of a staff member, which may result in personal, financial or professional gain on the part of the staff member at the expense of The Rocks Ministry inc | |||||||
16 | B | The acceptance of personal gifts, cash or material items from any attendee, or other person or organization in partnership with The Rocks Ministry Inc, is considered conflict of interest. | |||||||
17 | C | Under no circumstance should a staff member solicit personal gifts of any kind from any attendee, person or organization in partnership with The Rocks Church | |||||||
18 | D | In connection with any actual or possible conflicts of interest, staff members must disclose the existence and nature of his/her personal, financial or professional interests to their supervisor. The Leadership Team will determine if a conflict of interest exists, and possible steps to remove the conflict. | |||||||
19 | E | Willful violations of the conflicts of interest policy represent disregard of The Rocks Ministry Inc Core Values and may result in corrective action or termination. | |||||||
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22 | PROCEDURES | ||||||||
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24 | 1 | Staff members will voluntarily report any possible or actual conflicts of interest to their direct supervisor or the Human Resources Team. | |||||||
25 | 2 | Supervisors will report possible or actual conflicts to the Human Resources Team immediately upon realization of the conflict of interest. | |||||||
26 | 3 | The Directional Leadership Team will decide if conflict of interest exists. | |||||||
27 | 4 | If it is decided that conflict of interest does exist, the determination will be made on how to remove the conflict of interest. | |||||||
28 | 5 | When a staff member does not voluntarily come forward when conflicts of interest are present, corrective action could occur, up to and including termination | |||||||
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33 | By signing below, I acknowledge I have read and understand the policy and/or procedures stated above. Any questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Human Resources team. | ||||||||
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