DISCIPLINE AND ACCESS TO PERSONNEL FILE. 2901 In all instances where the Employer considers that a nurse warrants disciplinary action, the Employer shall make every effort to take such action at a meeting with the nurse and shall give the nurse advance notice of the nature of the complaint. The nurse may be accompanied at the meeting by a Union representative. 2902 If the action referred to in the above clause results in a written warning, suspension or dismissal of a nurse, the Employer shall notify the nurse in writing of the action taken and the reasons either by registered mail or personal service. 2903 A nurse shall be given the opportunity to examine any document which is placed in her/his personnel file, including, but not limited to, those documents which may be utilized to substantiate a disciplinary action against her/him, and her/his reply to any such document shall also be placed in her/his personnel file. Upon written request, the nurse shall also receive an exact copy of such document. 2904 A nurse, accompanied by a Union representative if she/he so elects, may examine her/his personnel file upon request. The Employer agrees to remove from the personnel file of the nurse and destroy any disciplinary documentation after fifteen (15) months, provided the nurse has not had any subsequent discipline imposed during that time. Any nurse who has been terminated may consult her/his file and, upon written request, shall receive copies of specified documents so long as the written request is made within thirty (30) days of her/his termination. 2905 There shall be one (1) personnel file maintained by the Employer for each nurse.
DISCIPLINE AND ACCESS TO PERSONNEL FILE. An employee may be disciplined, discharged, or suspended for just cause only upon the authority of the Executive Director, Human Resources or designate. Such employee shall be advised promptly in writing of the reason for dismissal or suspension, with a copy being sent to the Union Rep In all instances where the Employer considers that an employee warrants disciplinary action, the Employer shall make every effort to take such action at a meeting with the employee and, when possible, shall give the employee advance notice of the nature of the complaint. The employee may be accompanied at the meeting by a Union Representative if she so desires. If the action referred to in the above clause results in a written warning, suspension, demotion or dismissal of an employee, the Employer shall notify the employee in writing of the action taken and the reasons either by registered mail or personal service. Upon written request, an employee shall be given the opportunity to examine any document which is placed in her personnel provided no part thereof is removed from the file, including but not limited to, those documents which may be utilized to substantiate a disciplinary action against her, and her reply to any such document shall also be placed in her personnel file. Upon written request the employee shall also receive an exact copy of any document forming part of her file at her own expense. An employee accompanied by a Union Representative if she so elects, may examine her personnel file on request within seven (7) calendar days. She shall have recourse to the grievance procedure to dispute any derogatory entry in her personnel file. The Employer agrees not to introduce as evidence any such derogatory entry at any hearing unless the employee has been made aware of its contents at the time of filing or a reasonable time thereafter. There shall be one (1) personnel file maintained by the Employer for each employee.
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