Investigatory Interviews. When an employee is required by the City to attend an interview conducted by the City for purposes of investigating an incident which may lead to discipline/discharge of that employee because of that particular incident, the employee shall have the right to request union representation at the investigatory interview by a representative of the Union. If the employee makes such a request, the request shall be made to the City representative conducting the investigatory interview. The City, when faced with such a request, may: (1) Grant the employee's request, or (2) Deny the employee's request but, in doing so, stop and/or cancel the investigatory interview. City Light employees located at the Skagit will be permitted forty-eight (48) hours, from the time the request is made to the City, to obtain Union representation. 15.6.1 In construing this Section, it is understood that: (1) The City is not required to conduct an investigatory interview before discipline or discharging an employee. (2) The City may cancel a scheduled interview at any time. The City will make its best effort to notify the parties of canceled interviews. (3) The City does not have to grant an employee's request for Union representation when the meeting between the City and the employee is not investigatory, but is solely for the purpose of informing an employee of a disciplinary/discharge decision that the City has already made relative to that employee. (4) The employee must make arrangements for Union representation when the employee’s request for representation is granted. The investigatory interview must be held within a reasonable period of time following the employee’s request for representation. (5) An employee shall attend investigatory interviews scheduled by the City at reasonable times and reasonable places.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Investigatory Interviews. When an employee is required by the City to attend an interview conducted by the City for purposes of investigating an incident which may lead to discipline/discharge of that employee because of that particular incident, the employee shall have the right to request union representation at the investigatory interview by a representative of the Union. If the employee makes such a request, the request shall be made to the City representative conducting the investigatory interview. The City, when faced with such a request, may:
(1) Grant the employee's request, or
(2) Deny the employee's request but, in doing so, stop and/or cancel the investigatory interview. City Light employees located at the Skagit will be permitted forty-eight (48) hours, from the time the request is made to the City, to obtain Union representation.
15.6.1 In construing this Section, it is understood that:
(1) The City is not required to conduct an investigatory interview before discipline or discharging an employee.
(2) The City may cancel a scheduled interview at any time. The City will make its best effort to notify the parties of canceled interviews.
(3) The City does not have to grant an employee's request for Union representation when the meeting between the City and the employee is not investigatory, investigatory but is solely for the purpose of informing an employee of a disciplinary/discharge decision that the City has already made relative to that employee.
(4) The employee must make arrangements for Union representation when the employee’s a request for representation is granted. The investigatory interview must be held within a reasonable period of time following the employee’s request for representation.
(5) An employee shall attend investigatory interviews scheduled by the City at reasonable times and reasonable places.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement