FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology

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WIT Employee HandbookSection I: Institute PoliciesI C. CONDUCT POLICIES1. PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTEach employee represents Wentworth to those people with whom he or shecomes in contact, either by telephone, in person or in written communication.Visitors, students, parents, alumni, other employees and the general public formtheir impressions of Wentworth by the courtesy with which their requests arereceived, as well as by the quality of the services rendered. Courtesy is not onlyexpected, it is an essential part of an employee’s duties.Employees are asked to maintain a professional appearance. Employees shouldadhere to the guidelines indicated by the Department Head or supervisor.2. CONSULTING AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIESFaculty, staff and administrators are encouraged to participate in professionalactivities as a means of improving not only their own competence and prestige,but the prestige of Wentworth as well.Outside service should not be undertaken, with or without pay, if it might interferewith the discharge of an employee’s responsibilities to Wentworth. Whileengaging in these outside services, Wentworth employees have an obligation toavoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that theirconsulting or professional activities do not conflict with the interests andpurposes of Wentworth.For more details, please review the Conflict of Interest provisions set forth in item9.3. USE OF WENTWORTH LETTERHEADWentworth or departmental letterheads should be reserved for correspondenceregarding Wentworth business so that personal or professional correspondencemay not be assumed to be official Wentworth statements.4. SOLICITATION POLICYTo protect employees from interference with their work and from direct orinadvertent pressure, Wentworth prohibits solicitation by employees for anycause, or distribution of literature unrelated to Wentworth programs or events,during working time. In addition, an employee who is at lunch or on break maynot solicit any employee who is on working time. Non-employees may notdistribute literature or solicit employees on Wentworth property at any time.Exceptions to this policy may be granted by the prior written approval of the VicePresident of Human Resources.March 200914
WIT Employee HandbookSection I: Institute Policies5. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONWhile employed at Wentworth, an employee may have occasion to work withconfidential information including student records. It is the employee's obligationto keep such information in strict confidence and not to divulge it to family,friends, co-workers or any other third parties without express consent fromWentworth.6. PERSONAL TELEPHONE CALLSPersonal calls (incoming and outgoing) should be limited to essential matters andshould be of short duration. Wentworth should be reimbursed for personal calls,including taxes.7. STATUS CHANGESIt is the responsibility of each employee to inform his or her supervisor and theHuman Resources Department of any change in personal status such as achange of address, telephone number, marital status or number of dependents.A change in personal status may also require a change in health and dentalinsurance coverage, pension and life insurance beneficiaries, and/or W-4exemptions. Contact the Human Resources Department for appropriate forms.The employee should notify the Human Resources Department at least sixtydays prior to the date the employee and/or the employee's spouse reaches 65years of age (for Medicare information), or when a child reaches 19 years of age.Children who reach 19 years of age and are not full-time students are eligible toparticipate in the group health plan for thirty-six months in accordance withCOBRA regulations.Attendance at seminars, completion of courses, and the obtainment of a degreeare other examples of information that is recommended to be on file with theHuman Resources Department.8. COMPUTER CODE OF ETHICSEmployees who use the Wentworth computer facilities assume the responsibilityto see that these resources are used in an appropriate manner as set forth inWentworth’s Acceptable Use Guidelines: http://www.wit.edu/helpdesk/use.html.Misuse of computer facilities is considered to be a form of dishonesty and maybe a violation of law if data or the progress of other computer users aredisturbed.March 200915
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