Common use of Informal Inquiries Clause in Contracts

Informal Inquiries. ‌ The employer will be permitted to conduct "informal inquiries" and thereby avoid the requirement of a "formal investigation" but only under the following circumstances: A. An "informal inquiry" normally relates to matter of a routine and non-criminal nature. B. It shall normally be conducted by the employee's immediate supervisor or other Fire Department management, in a one-on-one setting during the employee's regularly scheduled working time and at their regularly assigned duty station. C. It shall be conducted without a verbatim (taped or otherwise) record made of the inquiry except by mutual consent. D. If a law enforcement agency has initiated any of the charges, the employee shall be so advised. E. During the inquiry or an investigation which the employer deems an informal inquiry, the employee has the right at any time to have the inquiry halted and treated as a formal investigation.

Informal Inquiries. ‌ The employer will be permitted to conduct "“informal inquiries" ,” and thereby avoid the requirement of a "“formal investigation" ,” but only under the following circumstances: A. An "“informal inquiry" ” normally relates to matter of a routine and non-criminal nature. B. It shall normally be conducted by the employee's ’s immediate supervisor or other Fire Department management, in a one-on-one setting during the employee's ’s regularly scheduled working time and at their the regularly assigned duty stationStation. C. It shall be conducted without a verbatim (taped or otherwise) record made of the inquiry inquiry, except by mutual consent. D. If a law enforcement agency has initiated any of the charges, the employee shall be so advised. E. During the inquiry or an investigation which the employer deems an informal inquiry, the employee has the right (at any time time) to have the inquiry halted and treated as a formal investigation.