Employee Handbook – Section 402 Solicitations and Distribution
402 Solicitations and Distribution
402.1 University Employees
To avoid distractions, solicitation by an employee of another employee is prohibited while either the person doing the soliciting or the person being solicited is on working time.
Distribution of advertising material, handbills, printed or written literature of any kind during working time or in working areas of the University is prohibited.
Working time includes the time during which any of the employees involved are actually scheduled to work, but does not include scheduled rest periods, meal breaks and other specified times when employees are not expected to be working.
402.2 Non-University Employees
Persons not employed by Boston University may not solicit employees or distribute literature on the premises of Boston University at any time.
Additional Resources Regarding This Policy
Related Policies and Procedures
- Employee Handbook and Policies Manual (staff)
- Faculty Handbook (faculty)
Related BU Websites
THIS POLICY IS PART OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK AND POLICIES MANUAL, AND SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALL OF THE POLICIES THAT COMPRISE THE HANDBOOK. THE PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT AND DO NOT ALTER THE AT-WILL STATUS OF AN EMPLOYEE.