Outside Employment Employees are permitted to engage in outside work or to hold other jobs, subject to certain restrictions as outlined below.
Work Product/Patent Ownership All Midwest Fastener Corp. employees must be aware that the Company retains ownership of the product of their work. No work product or patents issued while employed by Midwest Fastener Corp. can be claimed, construed, or presented as property of the individual, even after employment by Midwest Fastener Corp. has been terminated or the relevant project completed. This includes written and electronic documents, audio and video recordings, system code, and any concepts, ideas, or other intellectual property developed for Midwest Fastener Corp., regardless of whether the intellectual property is used by Midwest Fastener Corp. Although it is acceptable for an employee to display and/or discuss a portion or the whole of a certain work product/patent as an example in certain situations (e.g., on a resume, in a freelancer’s meeting with a prospective client), one must bear in mind the information classified as confidential must remain so even after the end of employment, and supplying certain other entities with certain types of information may constitute a conflict of interest. Reporting Potential Conflicts An employee must promptly disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest, in writing, to the Human Resources Department. Approval of a waiver of a conflict of interest will not be given unless the relationship will not interfere with the employee’s duties and will not adversely affect the Company, in the Company’s sole judgment.
Outside work activities are not allowed when they
• Pevent the employee from fully performing work for which they are employed at the Company, including overtime assignments. • Involve organizations doing or seeking to do business with the
Company, including actual or potential vendors or customers. • Involve the performance of any services for customers on nonworking time that are normally performed by the Company (such prohibition extends to the unauthorized use of any of the Company’s tools, equipment and/or confidential information); or • Violate provisions of law or the Company’s policies or rules. Midwest Fastener Corp. employees may be required to work beyond their normally scheduled hours. Employees must perform this work when requested. In cases of conflict with any outside activity, the employee’s obligations to the Company must be given priority. Employees are hired and continue in Midwest Fastener Corp.’s employment with the understanding that Midwest Fastener Corp. is their primary employer and that other employment or commercial involvement that conflicts with the business interests of Midwest Fastener Corp. is strictly prohibited. Employees are cautioned to carefully consider the demands that additional work activity will create before accepting outside employment. Outside employment will not be considered an excuse for poor job performance, absenteeism, tardiness, leaving early, refusal to travel or refusal to work overtime or different hours. If the Company determines that an employee’s outside work interferes with performance, the employee may be asked to terminate the outside employment.
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