Dismissals, Demotions and Suspensions. The discharge, demotion or the discipline of an employee with seniority and the discipline of a probationary employee shall be for just and sufficient cause and the discharge of a probationary employee shall be for reasonable cause. The employee shall be informed of the Company's decision to discharge, demote, suspend or discipline by notice in writing and not otherwise. The decision set forth in such notice may be subject to the grievance procedure as set out in Article 6 of this Agreement.
Dismissals, Demotions and Suspensions. Standards for Notice of Dismissal
Dismissals, Demotions and Suspensions a. The department head may remove any employee with status only for cause after furnishing the employee and the Town Manager with a written statement of the reasons for dismissal and allowing the employee fifteen (15) calendar days to reply in writing, or upon request to appear personally or with counsel and reply to the appointing authority.
Dismissals, Demotions and Suspensions. The discharge, demotion or the discipline of an employee with seniority and the discipline of a probationary employee shall be for just and sufficient cause and the discharge of a probationary employee shall be for reasonable cause. The employee shall be informed of the Company's decision to discharge, demote, suspend or discipline by notice in writing and not otherwise. The decision set forth in such notice may be subject to the grievance procedure as set out in Article of this Agreement. An employee who is discharged for other than gross misconduct, shall be given two (2) weeks pay in lieu of further notice. Access to Files Employees shall have access to their personnel files during normal office hours once every six (6) months, or earlier in the event of a grievance. Layoffs In the event of a lay-off within a functional group, all part-time, temporary and freelance employees shall be prior to any full-time employees. When layoffs of employees are to be made, such layoffs shall proceed in inverse order of seniority within the functional group, provided that no employee is to be displaced by a more senior employee unless the latter possesses the occupational qualifications of the job filled by the employee with less seniority. Bumping An employee about to be laid off from one functional group who has the occupational qualifications in another functional group, may apply seniority as defined in Article (Seniority) of this Agreement, and transfer laterally or revert to such other group. An employee who has transferred laterally, or reverted to another group under Article and whose basic salary is higher than the maximum of this group, shall continue to receive the higher salary (frozen) for a period of twelve (12) months only and thereafter salary will revert to the salary level closest but not exceeding the salary level of the employee at the time of the layoff. It is understood and agreed that an employee with occupational qualifications may require a certain period of familiarization [i.e., four (4) weeks] in the new classification.
