ON PAR WITH OUR PEOPLE FROM THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
Employment of Friends and Relatives (Page 11 -12)
Frenchman’s Creek strongly encourages the referral of your friends and acquaintances for employment. However, it is our policy not to employ relatives of present employees within the same work department to eliminate the possibility of interference with internal control practices. A relative is defined as: husband/wife, mother/father, mother-in-law/father-in-law, son/daughter, daughter-in- law/son-in-law, brother/sister, uncle/aunt, and first cousin. If Frenchman’s Creek determines that a violation of this policy has occurred, effective remedial action will be taken in accordance with the circumstances. The employment of relatives or individuals involved in a dating relationship within the same area of an organization has the potential to cause conflicts and issues with nepotism or employee morale. In addition to claims of partiality in treatment at work, personal conflicts from outside the work environment can be carried over into day-to-day working relationships. For purposes of this policy, a relative is any person who is related by blood or marriage or whose relationship with the employee is similar to that of persons who are related by blood or marriage. A dating relationship is defined as a relationship that may be reasonably expected to lead to the formation of a consensual “romantic” or sexual relationship. This policy applies to all employees without regard to the gender or sexual orientation of the individuals involved. An employee may not occupy a position working directly for or supervising a relative. Employees are also prohibited from occupying a position working directly for or supervising an employee with whom they are dating. The Club also reserves the right to take prompt action if an actual or potential conflict of interest arises or where employment decisions may be affected that involve relatives or individuals in a dating relationship who occupy a position, at any level, in the same line of supervisory authority or direct reporting. If a relative or dating relationship, as described above, is established between employees after employment, it is the responsibility and obligation of the supervisor involved in the relationship to disclose the existence of the relationship to management. The individuals concerned may be offered the opportunity to decide who will be transferred to another available position; however, management reserves the right to decide who is to be transferred or, if necessary, terminated from employment. In other cases where a conflict or the potential for conflict arises because of the relationship between employees, even if there is no line of authority or reporting involved, the employees may be separated by reassignment or terminated from employment. Employees in a close personal relationship must refrain from public workplace displays of affection or excessive personal conversation.
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