Common use of Special Procedure Clause in Contracts

Special Procedure. The following special procedure will apply whereby a complaint has been filed under this Article. a) The employee must be notified of the charges as soon as possible after a complaint has been filed with the General Manager or designated. The National Representative or the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ will also be notified of all such charges at the same time. b) The employee shall receive an impartial investigation within seven (7) calendar days following the provision of a) above and having received at least twenty-four (24) hours' advance notice, including time and date of investigation. c) The employee, and, upon his/her request, his/her representative, will be given a complete outline on all charges and known evidence, respecting any request for confidentiality by any party involved, at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the investigation. d) The employee may be held out of service until the time of the investigation. e) At the investigation, the employee, at his request, shall be represented by the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or his/her designated representative of the CAW-Canada, Local 4050. f) Any witnesses and/or known evidence will be called by either party and such witnesses shall not be penalized by loss of pay. g) Management shall render its decision in writing within seven (7) calendar days of such investigation. Any resulting disciplinary action will take effect immediately and will not be subject to the provisions of article 21.5. h) Either party may request an extension of the above time limits and such extensions will not be unreasonably withheld. i) Management's decision may be appealed to Step #2 of the Grievance Procedure. j) It is understood that all of the time limits included in this Article are exclusive of Saturday, Sunday and General Holidays.