Disciplinary Procedure for Job Abandonment. In accordance with an agreement reached between the University and District Council 37, the EOC Centers are allowed to implement the penalty of termination at the EOC Center level in cases where (i) an employee has been absent without authorization and has failed to notify or communicate such absence in the manner prescribed by the EOC Office of Human Resources for a period of fifteen (15) or more consecutive work days; and (ii) has failed to respond to follow-up correspondence sent to the employee by the EOC’s Office of Human Resources via regular and overnight mail, advising the subject employee of his/her job abandonment status, within five (5) work days of its receipt. In the event that an employee responds after the effective date of his/her termination, an appeal may be filed by the Union within twenty (20) work days of the date that the subject employee was terminated by the Center. The appeal will be heard at Step II in accordance with the procedures contained in Section 3 of the disciplinary procedure. An appeal not filed within the time frame set forth herein will be deemed waived and not subject to any further appeal.
Disciplinary Procedure for Job Abandonment. 1. In addition to the established procedures of this Article XXI, as related to absences from work, an employee who is absent without authorization and fails to notify or communicate such absence in the manner prescribed by the EOC Office of Human Resources for a period of ten (10) or more consecutive work days shall be subject to disciplinary action which may result in termination of employment.
