Posted: August 26, 2004
Approved: Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ: August 16, 2004
Revised: NC Office of State Personnel: June 8, 2004
Technical Changes March 13, 2017
Revised: NC Office of State Personnel: December 3, 2020
Revised: January 23, 2024
Policy Topic: Personnel
Administering Office: Human Resources
The University understands that some of its SHRA employees engage in secondary employment. It is the goal of the University to implement the State’s Policy while, at the same time, respecting the needs and desires of its employees.
Secondary employment means any activity involving the production or sale of goods, the provision of services, the performance of intellectual or create work for pay in either an employer/employee relationship or in a self-employment capacity such as an independent contractor.
Under the State’s Policy, the employment responsibilities to Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ are primary for any employee working full-time; any other employment in which that person chooses to engage is secondary. An employee is required to have approval from the appropriate division head before engaging in any secondary employment. The purpose of the approval procedure is to determine, as required by the State’s Policy, that the secondary employment does not have an adverse effect on the primary employment and does not create a conflict of interest. These provisions for secondary employment apply only to non-State sources of income and do not include a second job or assignment paid from State funds; those conditions are covered by the policy on Dual Employment.
This policy applies only to employees who are subject to the State Human Resources Act (SHRA). University Policy #54, Conflicts of Interest and Commitment, applies to employees who are exempt from the State Human Resources Act (EHRA).
It is the responsibility of the employee:
It is the responsibility of the University to review and process the Secondary Employment Form.
Link: Secondary Employment Form
Office of State Human Resources Policies: