Right to Hearing. The Employer shall not discharge any employee without just cause. If, in any case, the Employer feels there is just cause for discharge, the employee involved will be suspended for five (5) days. The employee and his/her xxxxxxx shall be notified in writing that the employee has been suspended and is subject to discharge. The suspended employee shall be entitled to a meeting with the Employer to present his/her written position with respect to the dispute or the Employer may elect to meet with the employee and a representative of the Union to listen to his/her side of the dispute. For the purposes of this section, "just cause" shall be defined to include, but not be limited to, theft, intentional or negligent destruction of the Employer property, an assault or threat made against any other persons, disobedience of or failure to obey a department directive or work assignment, substandard work performance, commission of a crime, excessive absenteeism or tardiness, abuse of sick leave, violation of department rules, or repetition of lesser offenses.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
