Sidelines/outside interests

All employees at LIFE are covered by the University's guidelines on sidelines/outside interests .

 

The University Collaboration Committee has set up these rules in order to protect the employees' reputation and pinpoint the legal conditions as regards other occutation.

The University wants to ensure that the competence of its employees to act in their job cannot be called into question.

 

The rules concern all employees - also PhD students.

 

You should notify your department of any sidelines/outside interest prior to taking on this other occupation. Please fill in the form attached to the guidelines and send it to your head of department.

 

But what is 'sidelines/outside interests'?

Sidelines/outside interests mean professional employment that is not anchored in the University. Professional employment is taken to mean employment in an employee's work area in the broad sense. Examples might be as follows:
• Employment in another public or private company, including self-employment.
• Membership of the board of directors and/or management in commercial enterprises or foundations.

• Duties on commissions, committees or expert groups.
• Long-term teaching commitments at other institutions.
• Consultancy/advisory services for private or public companies.

Before LIFE had particular exceptions from the duty to notify - these no longer apply. Any sideline/outside interest within your professional area in the broad sense must be reported to and approved by your department.

 

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