Rehabilitation and Employee Assistance Programs. A. Union agrees to cooperate with efforts by Management to conduct voluntary rehabilitation programs for employees having physical or mental disabilities; however, such agreement does not preclude Union from representing its members.
B. Union and Management support the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and both Parties agree to encourage, if appropriate, employees with personal problems to participate in EAP.
C. The purpose of EAP is to help employees who have personal problems to obtain professional assistance and treatment where necessary. Participation in EAP will be entirely voluntary. City will not take disciplinary action against an employee for refusing to participate in EAP except pursuant to Article 73. Management and Union agree that actual discussions between the employee and EAP staff, and treatment provided the employee through EAP, will be kept confidential unless the employee consents to disclosure.
D. In accordance with Article 20, Workplace Safety, City will make its best efforts to protect, support, and counsel employees who have been threatened during the course of employment.
Rehabilitation and Employee Assistance Programs. The MEA agrees to cooperate with efforts by Management to conduct voluntary rehabilitation programs for employees having physical or mental disabilities, however, such agreement does not preclude the MEA from representing its members. MEA and Management support the Employee Assistance Program and both parties agree to encourage, if appropriate, employees with personal problems to participate in this program. The purpose of this program is to assist the employees who have personal problems to obtain professional assistance and treatment where necessary. Participation in this program will be entirely voluntary. The City will not take disciplinary action against an employee for refusing to participate in the Employee Assistance Program. Management and MEA agree that actual discussions between the employee and the Employee Assistance Program staff and treatment provided the employee through the program, will be kept confidential unless the employee consents to disclosure. In accordance with Article 20, Workplace Safety, the City will make its best efforts to protect, support, and counsel employees who have been threatened during the course of employment.
Rehabilitation and Employee Assistance Programs. The Union agrees to cooperate with efforts by Management to conduct voluntary rehabilitation programs for employees having physical or mental disabilities, however, such agreement does not preclude the Union from representing its members. Union and Management support the Employee Assistance Program and both parties agree to encourage, if appropriate, employees with personal problems to participate in this program. The purpose of this program is to assist the employees who have personal problems to obtain professional assistance and treatment where necessary. Participation in this program will be entirely voluntary. The City will not take disciplinary action against an employee for refusing to participate in the Employee Assistance Program. Management and Union agree that actual discussions between the employee and the Employee Assistance Program staff and treatment provided the employee through the program, will be kept confidential unless the employee consents to disclosure. In accordance with Article 20, Workplace Safety, the City will make its best efforts to protect, support, and counsel employees who have been threatened during the course of employment.
Rehabilitation and Employee Assistance Programs. A. MEA agrees to cooperate with efforts by Management to conduct voluntary rehabilitation programs for employees having physical or mental disabilities; however, such agreement does not preclude MEA from representing MEA-represented employees.
