Patient Care Complaints. A. In cases involving patient care, the Hospital may issue discipline if the Hospital had a reasonable and good faith belief after a thorough investigation which included a fair opportunity for the employee to tell his/her side of the story, that the alleged actions or failure to act occurred. The Employer agrees to submit to the Union the substantive results pertaining to the employee against whom discipline has been issued, of any investigation conducted by (i) the Hospital or (ii) the State of California Department of Health on the incident in dispute.
Patient Care Complaints. A. In cases involving patient care, the Hospital may issue discipline if the Hospital had a reasonable and good faith belief after a thorough investigation which included a fair opportunity for the employee to tell his/her side of the story, that the alleged actions or failure to act occurred. The Employer agrees to submit to the Union the substantive results pertaining to the employee against whom discipline has been issued, of any investigation conducted by (i) the Hospital or (ii) the State of Washington Department of Health on the incident in dispute. If the arbitrator determines that the employer had a reasonable and good faith belief to issue the discipline, he or she may not change the discipline imposed by the hospital, except in exceptional circumstances.
