DISCIPLINE/DISCHARGE 25.01 A Shop Xxxxxxx, or in the absence of a Shop Xxxxxxx, another employee in the bargaining unit selected by the employee affected, and in the event the member is a Shop Xxxxxxx, another Shop Xxxxxxx or an official full-time Union Representative, shall be present from the beginning of the meeting when a member of the bargaining unit:
a) is given a reprimand which is to be entered on the employee’s personnel file;
b) is suspended or discharged. In unusual circumstances, where it is necessary for the Employer to advise an employee by mail of discharge, the Union office will be mailed a copy of such notice. Absence of a Shop Xxxxxxx or Assistant Shop Xxxxxxx or another employee shall not invalidate the discipline, except in exceptional circumstances.
25.02 The affected employee, a Shop Xxxxxxx and the Union, shall be given a copy of any disciplinary notice which is to be entered on an employee's personnel file. The affected employee, the Shop Xxxxxxx, and the Union shall also be given a copy of any discharge notice that is given to an employee. In all cases of discipline or discharge the Employer shall notify the affected employee, and a Shop Xxxxxxx and the Union in writing of the reasons for taking such action. The notice of discipline or discharge shall be given to the affected employee and a Shop Xxxxxxx promptly and a copy of the discipline or discharge notice shall be forwarded to the Union office via fax within two (2) business days (excluding Saturday and Sunday and General Holidays) of the event.
25.03 Employees covered by this Agreement shall have access to their own personnel file, upon written request by the employee involved. Employees shall be able to obtain copies of their personnel file when requested, at the employee's expense. The Employer shall keep only one (1) personnel file per employee.
(a) Employee’s written corrective action documentation(s) other than suspension will be taken from an employee’s file after fifteen (15) months should no similar offence have occurred during said period.
(b) Employee’s suspension documentation(s) will be taken from an employee’s file after thirty (30) months should no similar offence have occurred during said period.
(c) All documentation(s) including corrective action and suspension relating to incident(s) and/or complaint(s) of discrimination or harassment nature shall remain in an employee’s file.
DISCHARGE AND DISCIPLINE (a) No employee, who has acquired seniority, shall be discharged or disciplined except for just and sufficient cause. The Union agrees to co-operate in an endeavour to correct inefficiencies of employees which might necessitate disciplinary action. Discharge or discipline grievances may be settled by confirming the Company’s decision or by reinstating the discharged or suspended employee with full compensation for lost time, less interim earnings if applicable, or by any other arrangement which is just and equitable in the opinion of the parties or an Arbitrator.
(b) The Owner agrees that whenever an interview is held with an employee regarding their work or conduct which becomes part of their record, the store xxxxxxx on duty or another bargaining unit employee who is at work chosen by the employee shall be present. The party representing the Union will leave the meeting if requested to leave by the employee.
(a) All disciplinary warnings or reprimands which are placed in an employee's record and all notices of demotion for cause, discharge or suspension, shall be in writing and shall contain the reason for the warning, reprimand, suspension or discharge. One copy shall be given to the employee and one copy shall be given to the Employer and one copy shall be emailed to the Union Office as soon as possible, but no more than seven (7) days of the incident giving rise thereto.
(b) A disciplinary warning or reprimand which is not in writing shall not be adduced in evidence against an employee in any subsequent disciplinary proceedings in which the employee is involved.
(c) Disciplinary warnings and/or reprimands which pre-date a disciplinary action by more than one (1) year shall not be adduced in evidence against an employee in any subsequent disciplinary proceedings in which the employee is involved. Notwithstanding, disciplinary warnings and/or reprimands arising from Harassment or Violence in the Workplace shall not be subject to this provision.
