UPI Employee Handbook
Conflicts of Interest
Employees must conduct business without creating any conflict of interest. A conflict of interest can arise when an employee is involved in activity for personal gain, which, for any reason, is in conflict with UPI's business interests.
Obviously, employees cannot solicit or compete with UPI's product or service offerings. Outside work cannot be performed on UPI's time. Employees cannot use UPI's equipment, materials, resources or "inside" information for outside work. Employees should not solicit business or clients or perform outside work on UPI premises. Employees and their immediate family must be free of any significant investment or association with competitors or suppliers that might interfere or appear to interfere with UPI interests.
If an employee has any situation that may be an actual or potential conflict of interest, the employee must disclose this to the Human Resources Department as soon as possible.