Close relatives and members of the same household cannot be employed in positions where one has supervisory responsibility for the other or makes employment decisions pertaining to the other. Requests for exceptions to this policy must be approved by the Provost or the appropriate Vice President and submitted with written justification to the Director of Personnel before an offer of employment is extended. Boston University students who seek employment at the University must do so through the Student Employment Office. The Office of Personnel conducts Employee Orientation meetings to provide new employees with information on the University's history, facilities, programs, benefit plans, safety programs, and personnel policies and procedures. At these meetings, new employees are given an opportunity to enroll in employee benefit plans, obtain an employee University identification card or badge, and review the University Patent Policy and Agreement.
Employees are to be afforded time away from work to attend their scheduled orientation meeting.
Delays in attending an orientation may also delay the date that benefit plan coverage can be established for a new employee. The Office of Personnel, via the University's Employment offer letter, notifies each new employee and his or her supervisor of the date, time, and place of the employee's orientation meeting. In the event that the employee cannot attend that meeting, the supervisor is responsible for contacting the Office of Personnel to reschedule the employee for attendance at the next orientation meeting. 104.2 University Identification Boston University employees are required to carry or wear University identification while on University premises. A University identification card or badge is required for gaining access to University facilities and services, and obtaining certain discounts at the University bookstore and some area merchants.