Common use of DISCIPLINE DEFINED Clause in Contracts

DISCIPLINE DEFINED. discipline shall be defined to include both punitive actions and/or corrective actions. a. Punitive actions shall be defined to include oral warnings, written reprimands, suspensions, demotions, administrative leave without pay, and terminations. With the exception of oral warnings, all punitive actions shall be in writing. Oral warnings shall not be reduced to writing and shall not be maintained in the employee’s official personnel file. Corrective actions shall be defined as temporary or permanent actions implemented to assist an employee in overcoming a substantiated deficiency related to behavior or work performance. Corrective actions as defined in this Section which do not result in a financial loss, either as a cost to the employee to pay for such corrective action, or an immediate loss of pay, and/or do not interfere with an employee’s non-County time outside of his/her regularly scheduled work day (duty shift) are not considered grievable and shall not be subject to the grievance procedure. b. Corrective actions as defined in this Section, which do result in financial loss either as a cost to the employee to pay for such corrective action, or an immediate loss of pay based on the corrective action, and/or require the employee to engage in programs or activities outside of his/her normal work day (duty shift) shall be considered as discipline subject to the grievance process as defined in this Article, and subject to the grievance process as outlined in Section 2 of this Article. An employee may be placed on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation into alleged misconduct. This shall not be deemed to be discipline, nor shall it be grievable.