Nepotism and Consensual Relationships
To promote transparency, prevent conflicts of interest, and ensure compliance with university and system requirements, employees must disclose certain family and personal relationships that may create actual, potential, or perceived conflicts in the workplace.
Nepotism Disclosure
Submit a Nepotism Disclosure if you are related by blood, marriage, or current spousal relationship to an individual employed by a Texas A&M System member institution or agency.
Examples include:
- Parent, child, sibling, grandparent, or grandchild
- In-law relationships
- Current spouse
- Other familial relationships that may be subject to nepotism requirements
Resource: Workday Nepotism Disclosure Job Aid
Consensual Relationship Disclosure
Submit a Consensual Relationship Disclosure if you are involved in a consensual relationship with an individual for whom you have, or may reasonably be perceived to have, supervisory, evaluative, or decision-making authority.
This may include individuals you hire, supervise, teach, advise, evaluate, coach, grade, mentor, or otherwise have authority over.
Resource: Workday Consensual Relationship Disclosure Job Aid
Important: Employees are responsible for submitting a disclosure whenever a reportable relationship exists or when circumstances change that may require a new or updated disclosure.
