Common use of Corrective Action and Discharge Clause in Contracts

Corrective Action and Discharge. ‌ Section 1. Corrective action may include verbal warnings, written warnings, unpaid suspensions or discharge. A Salaried Lecturer or Instructor will not receive corrective action without just cause. Section 2. The University, in addition to issuing corrective action, may also include reasonable remedial measures, when appropriate, with which the Salaried Lecturer or Instructor must comply, provided the remedial measures are rehabilitative rather than punitive. Such remedial measures may include a requirement to work with the Office of Faculty and Staff Assistance or other measures as deemed appropriate by the University or its Office of Faculty and Staff Assistance. Section 3. Corrective action for purposes of this Article shall not include performance reviews. Section 4. At the discretion of the University, a Salaried Lecturer or Instructor may be placed on administrative leave to permit the University to investigate potential or alleged misconduct that may result in corrective action or to prevent potential harm by the continued presence of the Salaried Lecturer or Instructor. Whether the administrative leave is paid or unpaid will be at the discretion of the University. Being placed on administrative leave is not itself a form of corrective action. Section 5. A Salaried Lecturer or Instructor may request that a Union representative be present at any investigatory meeting that the Faculty Member reasonably believes may lead to corrective action and/or at a meeting where corrective action is to be administered. Such requests shall not be unreasonably denied. Section 6. Each appointment ceases at the end of the designated appointment period for a