Demotion; or Sample Clauses

Demotion; or. Discharge.
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Demotion; or. Discharge. Coaching and counseling are deemed to be means of communicating and addressing performance deficiencies or behavioral problems to an employee and are not grievable. Which disciplinary action is taken depends upon the seriousness of the affected employee's conduct. The City maintains the right to take disciplinary action as it deems appropriate, which may include advancing to an appropriate step in the progressive discipline process to address major disciplinary offenses.
Demotion; or. Discharge. Suspensions, demotions, and discharges will be in written form. Notice of an Employee's suspension, demotion or discharge shall become part of the Employee's personnel file after being provided to and acknowledged by signature of the Employee. Both the Employee and the Union will receive a copy of such notices. If an Employee refuses to sign the acknowledgement, that will be documented and placed with the notice in the Employee's personnel file. Employees' may examine their own individual personnel files at reasonable times under the direct supervision of the Employer. Employees will not be questioned concerning an investigation of disciplinary action unless the employee had been given an opportunity to have a Union representative present at such questioning. The Employer shall generally impose progressive discipline but reserves the right to take any disciplinary action it deems appropriate under the circumstances. Grievances relating to the discharge or suspension of an employee may be initiated by the Union at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.

Related to Demotion; or

  • Demotion A demotion shall mean the transfer of an employee to a lower level position of less responsibility as well as salary.

  • Demotion in Lieu of Layoff The appointing authority shall determine by class, subject to review by the Director, whether demotion shall be afforded employees as an option in lieu of layoff. At the request of the appointing authority, a permanent employee shall, in lieu of layoff, be afforded the option of demotion within the same department to a position in a lower class, provided that no such demotion shall in turn require the layoff or demotion from such lower class of any employee whose layoff rating is at least as high as that of the demoting employee. A probationary employee may be afforded the opportunity to accept a demotion within the same department to a position in a lower class provided no such demotion shall in turn require the layoff of any employee in the lower class. Such probationer shall not become permanent in the lower class by this action except by completing a new full probation period in such lower class.

  • Voluntary Demotion An employee requesting a voluntary demotion from a higher-rated position and who is subsequently demoted to the lower-rated position, shall be paid on the increment step appropriate to the employee’s continuous service with the Employer. A voluntary demotion shall not change an employee’s anniversary date.

  • Demotions By mutual agreement, a grievance falling into any of these categories may be placed into the expedited arbitration process.

  • Involuntary Demotion An employee assigned to a lower rated position shall continue to be paid at the employee's current rate of pay until the rate of pay in the new position equals or exceeds it.

  • Voluntary Termination or Reduction The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.06(b) shall be in an amount that is $5,000,000 or a larger multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.08, the total Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Commitments.

  • Demotion and Layoff 10:1 In the event reduction of forces or curtailment of operation shall occur, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their Company seniority in the area in which they are working at the time of the reduction. The application of this Section to an employee working temporarily in an area shall apply only to the extent that it affects him/her in his/her regular area. 10:2 An employee who has six (6) months or more of continuous Company service and whose job is being eliminated, may request to displace an employee with less seniority than his/her own in the following sequence: (a) the employee in the same classification in the District who has the least seniority; (b) the employee in the lower classification in the District who has the least seniority; (c) no employee may displace another employee who has greater Company seniority than his/her own. 10:3 If Company cannot effect a displacement in accordance with Section 10:2 or if an employee requests not to take a demotion as provided in Section 10:2(b), an employee who has one (1) year or more continuous service with the Company may elect to displace an employee with less seniority than his/her own in the following sequence: (a) the employee in the same classification in the area working for the same customer who has the least seniority; (b) no employee may displace another employee who has greater seniority than his/her own, except as provided in Article 10:3(c) below; (c) Foremen and Climbers who possess a current commercial driver’s license, and airbrake endorsement when required by the Company, may displace the next *senior employee in their classification (*this senior employee shall be the least senior of those employees in the same classification by District) who has no commercial driver’s license and/or airbrake endorsement, if the vehicle of the crew being displaced requires an airbrake endorsement. In the event a Xxxxxxx is displaced subject to this Article, he/she shall be reclassified to the top climber classification. Foremen and climbers shall maintain all demotion and layoff rights to those crews consisting of vehicles they are licensed to operate. 10:4 The Company shall give employees whose jobs are eliminated as much notice as possible. Employees desiring to exercise the provisions of Section 10:2 or 10:3 shall give the Company notice of at least five (5) workdays. 10:5 If in the application of the provisions of this Article an employee in a classification which, in the normal line of progression, is higher than an Trainee classification can effect a displacement in such classification, the former shall not take such Trainee classification but shall be given the rate of classification next higher thereto.

  • Recall from Layoff Full-time and regular part-time nurses shall be recalled in the order of seniority unless otherwise agreed between the Hospital and the local Union, subject to the following provisions, provided that a nurse recalled is qualified to perform the available work: (a) Full-time and regular part-time nurses on layoff may notify the Hospital of their interest in accepting occasional vacancies and/or temporary vacancies which may arise and for which they are qualified. Such notification of interest shall state any restrictions on the type of assignment which a nurse is willing to accept, and shall remain valid for six weeks. However if a nurse declines an occasional or temporary vacancy the Hospital shall not be obliged to call upon the nurse again during the balance of such six-week period. (b) For the purposes of this article, an "occasional vacancy" shall mean an assignment which is anticipated not to exceed five shifts (37.5 hours). Occasional vacancies shall be offered first to regular part-time nurses on layoff who have expressed interest, and if no such part-time nurse accepts then to full-time nurses on layoff who have expressed interest, and if no such full-time nurse accepts then to casual part-time nurses. (c) For the purposes of this article, a "temporary vacancy" shall mean an assignment which is anticipated to exceed five shifts (37.5 hours). Temporary vacancies which arise in the full-time bargaining unit shall be offered by seniority first to full-time nurses on layoff who have expressed interest, and if no such full-time nurse accepts then by seniority to regular part-time nurses on layoff who have expressed interest, and if no such part-time nurse accepts then to casual part-time nurses. Temporary vacancies which arise in the part-time unit shall be offered by seniority first to regular part-time nurses on layoff who have expressed interest, and if no such part-time nurse accepts then by seniority to full-time nurses on layoff who have expressed interest, and if no such full-time nurse accepts then to casual part-time nurses. (d) A nurse to whom an occasional or temporary vacancy is offered may accept or decline such vacancy and in either case shall maintain her or his position on the recall list. The acceptance of a temporary vacancy that is anticipated to exceed sixty (60) calendar days shall be considered a recall from layoff for purposes of Article 10.06(c). No new notice of layoff will be required and the nurse will be deemed to be laid off at the conclusion of the temporary vacancy. A full-time nurse on layoff who accepts a temporary full-time vacancy within thirty (30) days of the effective day of layoff will continue to receive benefit coverage for the duration of the temporary vacancy. A full-time nurse who has worked for more than 600 hours in 140 calendar days as the result of accepting one or more temporary vacancies shall thereafter be eligible for benefit coverage as a full-time nurse and shall be paid accordingly, and shall continue to receive benefit coverage so long as she or he continues to fill a temporary vacancy and such full-time employee shall accrue seniority in the manner prescribed for full-time employees throughout the period of employment. Otherwise, a full-time employee who accepts a temporary or occasional vacancy shall be paid her or his regular full-time rate of pay together with a percentage payment in lieu of benefits at the rate specified for part-time nurses. A full-time employee who accepts a temporary part-time vacancy or occasional vacancies as provided herein will accrue seniority throughout the period of such employment in the manner prescribed for part-time nurses. A part-time employee who accepts a temporary or occasional vacancy will accrue seniority throughout the period of such employment in the manner prescribed for part-time nurses.

  • Constructive Termination The Executive may terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder during the Change of Control Severance Period upon the occurrence of one or more of the following events (regardless of whether any other reason, other than Cause, for such termination exists or has occurred, including without limitation other employment), in which case the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided under Section 4(a) hereof: (i) failure to elect or reelect or otherwise to maintain the Executive in the office or the position, or a substantially equivalent office or position, which the Executive held immediately prior to the Change of Control; (ii) (A) a material adverse change in the nature or scope of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position that the Executive held immediately prior to the Change of Control; (B) a reduction in the Executive’s base salary from the rates in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control or a material modification in the scope of the Executive’s right to participate in any bonus program offered to similarly-situated employees; or (C) the termination or denial of the Executive’s rights to Benefits at least as great in the aggregate as are payable thereunder immediately prior to the Change of Control or a reduction in the scope or value thereof other than a general reduction applicable to all similarly-situated employees; (iii) a change in circumstances following the Change of Control, including, without limitation, a change in the scope of the business or other activities for which the Executive was responsible immediately prior to the Change of Control, which has rendered the Executive unable to carry out any material portion of the authorities, powers, functions, responsibilities or duties attached to the position held by the Executive immediately prior to the Change of Control, which situation is not remedied within 30 calendar days after written notice of such change given by the Executive; (iv) the liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or reorganization of FTD or transfer of all or substantially all of its business and/or assets, unless the successor or successors (by liquidation, merger, consolidation, reorganization, transfer or otherwise) to which all or substantially all of its business and/or assets have been transferred (directly or by operation of law) shall have assumed all duties and obligations of FTD under this Agreement; or (v) the Executive is required to have his principal location of work changed to any location that is in excess of 50 miles from the Executive’s principal location of work immediately prior to the Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement:

  • Voluntary Termination for Good Reason “Voluntary Termination for Good Reason” shall mean the Employee voluntarily resigns after the occurrence of any of the following (i) without the Employee’s express written consent, a material reduction of the Employee’s duties, title, authority or responsibilities, relative to the Employee’s duties, title, authority or responsibilities as in effect immediately prior to such reduction, or the assignment to Employee of such reduced duties, title, authority or responsibilities; provided, however, that a reduction in duties, title, authority or responsibilities solely by virtue of the Company being acquired and made part of a larger entity (as, for example, when the Senior Vice-President of a business unit of the Company remains as such following a Change of Control) shall not by itself constitute grounds for a “Voluntary Termination for Good Reason;” (ii) without the Employee’s express written consent, a material reduction, without good business reasons, of the facilities and perquisites (including office space and location) available to the Employee immediately prior to such reduction; (iii) a reduction by the Company in the base salary of the Employee as in effect immediately prior to such reduction; (iv) a material reduction by the Company in the aggregate level of employee benefits, including bonuses, to which the Employee was entitled immediately prior to such reduction with the result that the Employee’s aggregate benefits package is materially reduced (other than a reduction that generally applies to Company employees); (v) the relocation of the Employee to a facility or a location more than thirty-five (35) miles from the Employee’s then present location, without the Employee’s express written consent; (vi) the failure of the Company to obtain the assumption of this agreement by any successors contemplated in Section 7(a) below; or (vii) any act or set of facts or circumstances which would, under California case law or statute constitute a constructive termination of the Employee.

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