Disciplinary Action and Appeal. (A) Disciplinary action against an employee for substance abuse shall occur only after an administrative investigation in which the employee is informed of the evidence against him/her, and has had an opportunity to respond.
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. After hearing the response of the employee, the Department Director may order that the proposed disciplinary action or modification thereof be imposed. Such notification shall be issued in writing within 10 days of the meeting. If the employee elects to appeal the Department Director action, he/she may request a confidential settlement conference with the City Manager. Participation in the confidential settlement conference shall be voluntary. If the matter is still unresolved after the confidential settlement conference, the employee shall notify the City within ten (10) days that the matter is appealed to Step 4 (Arbitration) of the Grievance Procedure. The matter shall then proceed in accordance with the Grievance Procedure. The City Manager’s decision shall be final for suspensions of five (5) days or less.
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. Discipline shall be defined as termination, suspension without pay, reduction in pay, or involuntary demotion. Written reprimands, counseling and/or oral warnings are not considered disciplinary for purposes of this Article; however, they may be referred to for purposes of determining appropriate level of discipline.
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. After hearing the response of the employee, the Department Director may order that the proposed disciplinary action or modification thereof be imposed. Such notification shall be issued in writing within 10 days of the meeting. If the employee elects to appeal the Department Director action, he/she may request a confidential settlement conference with the City Manager. Participation in the confidential settlement conference shall be voluntary. For pre-termination disciplinary action, the decision of the City Manager shall be final and binding. For disciplinary discharges only, if the matter is still unresolved after the confidential settlement conference, the employee shall notify the City within ten (10) days that the discharge is appealed to Step 4 (Arbitration) of the Grievance Procedure. The discharge appeal shall then proceed in accordance with the Grievance Procedure.
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. After hearing the response of the employee, the Department Director may order that the proposed disciplinary action or modification thereof be imposed. Thereafter, the employee shall have ten (10) days to appeal this matter to the City Manager. The City Manager shall investigate the matter, conduct an informal hearing if the City Manager deems it appropriate and, within ten (10) days thereafter, respond to the allegations in writing. For pre-termination disciplinary action of suspension and reduction in pay, the decision of the City Manager shall be final and binding. For disciplinary demotions and discharges only, if this matter remains unresolved, the WCE may, by written notice to the Human Resources Director within ten (10) days after the receipt of the City Manager’s response, inform the City that the WCE wishes to appeal the decision to demotion or discharge to final and binding arbitration. The parties shall attempt to agree upon an arbitrator. If no agreement is reached, they shall request a list from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service containing nine (9) names. The selection process will include a review of the arbitrator’s availability for the hearing. Each party shall then alternately strike a name until only one (1) name remains, said person to be the arbitrator. The order of striking shall be determined by the flip of a coin. As used herein, the word “days” shall be deemed to mean City established working days for non-safety employees.
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. After hearing the response of the employee, the District General Manager may order that the proposed disciplinary action or modification thereof be imposed. Thereafter, the employee shall notify the District within ten (10) working days that the matter is appealed to Step 4 (Arbitration) of the Grievance Procedure. The matter shall then proceed in accordance with the Grievance Procedure.
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. 1 17.1 Dismissal/Suspension/Disciplinary Action
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. After hearing the response of the employee, the General Manager may order that the proposed disciplinary action or modification thereof be imposed. Thereafter, the employee may notify the Agency within ten (10) days to appeal the matter to Arbitration. The matter shall then proceed in accordance with the Arbitration process below: The parties shall attempt to agree upon an arbitrator. If no agreement is reached, they shall request a list from the State Conciliation Service of nine (9) names. The selection process will include a review of the arbitrator's availability for the hearing. Each party shall then alternatively strike a name until only one (1) name remains, said person to be the arbitrator. The order of striking shall be determined by the flip of a coin. The arbitrator shall be empowered to conduct a hearing and to hear and receive evidence presented by the parties. The hearing should be held within sixty (60) calendar days of the selection of the arbitrator. The hearing shall be informal and need not be conducted according to technical rules of evidence. Repetitious evidence may be excluded and oral evidence shall be taken only under oath. The arbitrator shall determine what evidence is relevant and pertinent, as well as any procedural matters, and they may call, recall, and examine witnesses as they deems proper. The burden of proof shall be upon the Agency in disciplinary/discharge matters. After the conclusion of any hearing and the submission of any post hearing evidence or briefs agreed upon by the parties, the arbitrator shall render a written decision which shall be final and binding upon the Agency, the Union, and any employee(s) involved in the grievance or disciplinary matter. The arbitrator shall not be empowered to add to, subtract from, or in any way modify or alter any provision of the MOU. The arbitrator shall only determine whether a grievance exists in the manner alleged by the grievant, and what the proper remedy, if any, shall be, or in the case of disciplinary/discharge matters whether the Agency allegations are accurate and the appropriateness of the disciplinary penalty. The fees and expenses of the arbitrator shall be shared equally by the Union and the Agency. All other expenses shall be borne by the party incurring them. The cost of the services of court reporter shall be borne by the requesting party unless there is a mutual agreement to share the cost or unless the arbitrator so requests. Then, the costs will be shared e...
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. After hearing the response of the employee, the Department Director may order that the proposed disciplinary action or modification thereof be imposed. The decision of the Department Director shall be final and binding for suspensions of five (5) days or less. For suspensions of more than five (5) days, demotions, reduction in pay, and terminations, thereafter, the employee shall notify the City within ten
Disciplinary Action and Appeal. A. Union represents both at-will employees and employees who may only be disciplined “for just cause.” At-will employees have no property right or interest in their employment with the District and may be disciplined with or without notice and with or without just cause and shall have no rights of disciplinary appeal.
