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4. The secondary employer will be made aware of the issues pertaining to liability and workers’
compensation coverage. This will be accomplished by presenting each employer with a copy of
the Secondary Employer Request Application form (NNPD Form # 33).
V. Procedures, Rules, and Regulations
A. Personnel who receive requests for secondary employment shall refer them to the SEC.
B. Serving as an employment agency where compensation or goods are provided for procurement of
secondary employment is strictly prohibited (i.e., taking money for referring a job or charging a fee
for yourself beyond the rate provided to the officers working the assignment).
C. Before starting a secondary employment assignment, the officer shall notify Communications by radio
of their location, start time, estimated end time, and radio number. The officer shall notify
Communications of their departure.
D. Employees are prohibited from conducting any secondary employment while on duty.
E. Supervisors are responsible for ensuring minimum staffing requirements for the squad are maintained
when reviewing requests for personal leave to work secondary employment. Staffing during overlap
hours will not be considered towards meeting minimum staffing requirements. If overtime positions
are used to meet minimum staffing requirements, the use of personal leave to work secondary
employment is prohibited.
F. Secondary employment is not credited as work time and shall not count toward overtime hours.
G. Employees signed up to work secondary employment are expected to show up for the assignment on
time, prepared to conduct required duties. If they are unable to work a scheduled assignment, officers
will notify the SC or SEC and arrange for a replacement whenever possible.
H. Employees may not work secondary employment while utilizing leave time for a personal illness.
Employees are prohibited from working a secondary assignment for a 24-hour period from the end of
the last missed shift (e.g., an officer who is scheduled to work 0730 – 1530 and uses leave time for a
personal illness is not allowed to work a secondary assignment prior to 1530 the following day).
NOTE: This provision does not apply to prescheduled dental appointments, doctor’s appointments,
or similar activities.
I. Employees will abide by the guidelines regarding continuous work hours, employment hours, and
required off-duty time established in ADM-331 Fatigue & Officer Safety.
J. Equipment:
1. Sworn officers shall utilize issued equipment and uniforms per ADM-520 Issuance and Wearing
of Uniforms and Equipment when approved to work secondary employment.
2. Non-department-approved equipment is prohibited for secondary employment.
3. Officers working secondary must have a police radio in their possession.
K. Plainclothes and utility uniforms are not authorized for secondary employment without the prior approval
of the Patrol Bureau Assistant Chief. Officers shall adhere to all departmental guidelines, directives, and
policies while engaged in secondary employment. [41.3.4]
L. Limitations on Secondary and Off-Duty Employment [22.2.4;22.2.5(b)]
1. Secondary employment in uniform or plain clothes in a law enforcement capacity is prohibited
outside the City of Newport News unless a mutual aid agreement has been invoked.
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