Pre-Discharge Notice. A written pre-discharge notice shall be given to a regular-status employee who is being considered for discharge. Such notice shall include the known complaints, facts and charges and a statement that the employee may be discharged. The employee shall be afforded an opportunity to refute such charges or present mitigating circumstances to the Employer at a time and date set forth in the notice, which date shall not be less than seven (7) calendar days from the date the notice is received or, at the option of the employee, by written response by that date. The employee shall be permitted to have an Association representative present.
Pre-Discharge Notice. A written pre-discharge notice shall be given to a regular status employee against whom a charge is presented which might result in discharge. Such notice shall include the known complaints, facts and charges, and a statement that the employee may be discharge. It shall be forwarded to the Union on the same day the employee is notified. The employee shall be afforded an opportunity to refute such charges or present mitigating circumstances to the Employer at a time and date set forth in the notice, which date shall not be less than seven (7) calendar days from the date the notice is received. The employee is entitled to have an official representative present. At the discretion of the Employer, the employee may be suspended with or without pay or be allowed to continue to work, as specified within the pre-discharge notice. The Employer shall not cause any employee to be placed on administrative leave without pay in excess of fourteen (14) days pending a pre-discharge hearing decision unless the hearing is postponed at the request of either the employee or the Union. The Employer shall not be obligated for any payroll expenses resulting from administrative leave without pay during the period of any such postponement.
