Common use of Avoiding Conflicts of Interest Clause in Contracts

Avoiding Conflicts of Interest. 8.1 You must ensure that Your interests, activities and associations outside of the Company do not result in actual, apparent or potential Conflicts of Interest with Your professional duties and decisions as an Employee, by directly or indirectly compromising Your independence or professional judgement, or creating an appearance of doing so. 8.2 You must inform Your line manager in writing of any actual, apparent or potential Conflicts of Interest at the time they become known. Engagement Owners must also inform their line managers in writing of any actual, apparent or potential Conflicts of Interest of a Third Party providing Services, at the time they become known. 8.3 You must not do any volunteer or paid work outside of the Company related to Your Company work responsibilities or work product (e.g., speaking engagement, authoring or publishing) unless You obtain written approval from Your line manager, on the basis that such work is unlikely to create an actual, apparent or potential Conflict of Interest and on the basis that any payment is not intended and could not be seen as improper influence. 8.4 You must not accept any appointment to the Board of Directors of an external organisation in the healthcare or scientific arena, unless You obtain written approval from Your line manager. 8.5 You must not use non-public Company information for personal gain. 8.6 See Section 2 of this Policy for further requirements on Conflicts of Interest.