Common use of Progression of Discipline, Serious Offenses Clause in Contracts

Progression of Discipline, Serious Offenses. Except in instances in which an employee is charged with a serious offense, discipline will be applied in a progressive and corrective manner. Progressive discipline should take into account the nature of the violation, the employee’s record of discipline and the employee’s record of performance and conduct. Discipline may include the following, which shall be removed from the employee’s personnel file for purposes of consideration for progressive discipline, provided there are no intervening infractions, after the indicated periods of time. (a) Oral reprimand (12 months); (b). Written reprimand (18 months);