Outside Activities

Below is the USG policy on employees being compenstated for outside activities:

8.2.18.2.3 Outside Activities

Compensated Outside Activities of Faculty and Staff

Each USG employee with a work commitment of 30 or more hours per week (.75 or >FTE), and faculty members on contracts of nine months or more must obtain written approval prior to engaging in compensated outside activities that relate to the employee’s expertise or responsibilities as a USG employee. Such activities include consulting, teaching, speaking, and participating in business, professional, or service enterprises.

Employees at USG institutions must obtain written approval from the institution President or the President’s designee utilizing institutional procedures for defining and managing potential and apparent conflicts of interest. System Office employees and USG Presidents must obtain approval from the Chancellor or the Chancellor’s designee. Direct reports of USG Presidents and those with a title of Vice President or equivalent must obtain approval from the USG institution President, whose authority cannot be delegated, using procedures established by the Chancellor.

Each USG employee, with a work commitment of less than 30 hours per week (.75 FTE or <), and faculty members on a contract term of less than nine months a year do not need written approval in advance of engaging in compensated outside activities so long as the outside activity does not create a conflict of interest or otherwise violate Board policy.

Required Leave and Honoria for Compensated Outside Activities

Except as authorized for eligible faculty employees, as set forth in Section 8.2.18.2.4, appropriate leave must be used by USG employees for outside activities during the employee’s work hours consistent with the USG procedures governing the use of leave.

Non-faculty employees may not receive Honoraria, as defined in Section 8.2.18.2.4, for activities during the employee’s work hours.

Reference Link: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/