Just Cause Standard. For the purpose of this Agreement, just cause shall be determined in accordance with the following guidelines:
Just Cause Standard. Except for the dismissal of an Employee serving their probationary period (in which case the standard is suitability), no Employee shall be disciplined without just cause.
Just Cause Standard. Disciplinary action shall not be imposed upon an employee except for just cause and shall be commensurate with the offense. Disciplinary action shall be conducted through the recognized line of supervision or their designee(s). Probationary employees may be disciplined and discharged without just cause. Discipline shall be, in general, directed at correcting performance problems. Progressive discipline shall be used in disciplinary matters except in situations when the nature of the offense is cause for immediate discharge, such as serious misconduct, as defined by Employer’s policies. In addition, the Employer may skip steps in the progressive discipline process based upon the seriousness of the offense in accordance with the provisions of just cause.
Just Cause Standard. No Officer covered by this Agreement shall be suspended, relieved from duty or otherwise disciplined in any manner without just cause.
Just Cause Standard. For the purpose of this article, just cause shall be determined in accordance with the following guidelines:
Just Cause Standard. No Lieutenant covered by this Agreement shall be suspended, relieved from duty or disciplined in any manner without just cause.
Just Cause Standard. The City may discipline, suspend, or discharge an employee for just cause only. Probationary employees are not subject to just cause provisions, and do not have access to the arbitration process in Article 22 when disciplined or discharged. The parties agree that the primary objective of discipline shall be to correct and rehabilitate, not to punish or penalize. The parties further recognize that the principles of progressive discipline shall apply, except in circumstances of egregious misconduct. To these ends, in order of increasing severity, the disciplinary actions that the City may take against an employee include:
Just Cause Standard. No Captain covered by this Agreement shall be suspended, relieved from duty or disciplined in any manner without just cause.
Just Cause Standard. No employee shall receive a written warning, be suspended, or discharged without just cause. The reasons for the above disciplinary actions shall be provided to the employee in writing, and copy of suspension or termination shall be provided to the union. An employee may request the presence of a Union representative at meetings, which may result in disciplinary action. The relevant FLSA regulations shall be applied in the event of unpaid suspension of an employee who is exempt from FLSA overtime requirements. For purposes of this provision, “written warning” does not include documented coaching or oral warning or performance appraisals.
Just Cause Standard. Pursuant to Article 2, Section 2.3 of this Agreement no employee covered by the terms of this Agreement shall be suspended, relieved of duty, disciplined in any manner, or discharged without just cause.
