Integrity Standards Handbook - Penrose-St. Francis

funds on behalf of Centura. In addition, departments such asMateriels Management or IT may have pre-approved vendor lists forpurchases of this nature. It is your responsibility to make sure yourpurchases comply with these requirements as well.Outside Employment and Business Activity/ConsultingYou and your family members may not use any proprietary or confidential informationobtained through your job for any business activity or purpose that resultsin personal or financial gain to you or your family members. Examples of prohibitedactivities include using company resources or company time to develop softwarefor sale or donation and competing against Centura in the marketplace.You are expected to dedicate your attention and efforts to Centurainterests while on duty. Any activity or situation that might detract from orconflict with Centura interests is prohibited. Consulting or other outsidebusiness activities require advance approval of your supervisor. Any consultingopportunities or other outside business activities must be conductedon your own time and must not conflict with or affect the performance of yourCentura responsibilities. If you hold employment elsewhere, you must disclosethe name of your outside employer and the nature of such employmentto your department head to determine if a conflict exists.You are prohibited from providing testimonial statements on behalf of a vendoror contractor for purposes of marketing a vendor or contractor’s services in anadvertisement, brochure or other marketing material. In some situations youare prohibited from allowing a vendor to advertise software icons. Check withyour Facility Corporate Responsibility Officer or the Centura CorporateResponsibility Department if you need clarification.You may not speak for or make any representation on behalf of Centura unlessyou have been specifically authorized to do so.Q:A:Q:A:I do consulting for a non-competing company. When I amnot too busy, I type my consulting reports at work because Ido not have a computer at home. Is this allowed?No, this is not allowed. You are expected to devote your attention toCentura business during work hours, and personal use of Centuraproperty is prohibited. You should contact your supervisor to determineif your job responsibilities could be expanded to provide youwith more productive time at work.I am usually working during business hours and sometimes needto conduct personal business on company time. Is this allowed?Infrequent telephone calls for personal reasons are permitted;however, such calls should be limited in duration and not interfere21