Serious Infractions Sample Clauses
The 'Serious Infractions' clause defines specific actions or omissions that are considered major breaches of the agreement. Typically, this clause outlines behaviors such as fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct, or repeated violations of key obligations, and may list examples like unauthorized disclosure of confidential information or failure to comply with critical safety standards. Its core function is to clearly identify conduct that justifies significant remedies, such as immediate termination of the contract or the imposition of penalties, thereby protecting parties from substantial harm and ensuring accountability for severe misconduct.
Serious Infractions. A first serious infraction within a two-year period will be handled as follows: Within 72 hours of the infraction being known, the local CN Police Inspector shall notify the CNRPA National President. The employee may elect the traditional discipline process, or attend a voluntary meeting with the local CN Police Inspector, under the ICA process. In the meeting, the employee will be asked to identify his/her role in the incident, identify the contributing causes and suggest a personal ICA. The employee will submit a report of these findings to the Manager, Administration who will insure the ICA is accomplished. Discipline will be part of the individual’s corrective actions process.
Serious Infractions. The following violations of Company policies and rules are considered Serious Infractions and shall be just cause for immediate discharge of the employee:
(a) Theft or deliberate destruction, defacing or damaging of Company or Client property or property of another employee or passenger.
(b) Physical violence or fighting on Company premises or vehicles or any time while on duty.
(c) Possession of firearms, weapons, or explosives, and similar devices on Company premises or vehicles or any time while on duty.
(d) Threatening, intimidating, coercing or abusing fellow employees, passengers, customers or members of the public.
(e) Conviction of a misdemeanor law but not infractions while on duty. Conviction of a felony whether on or off duty, either before or during employment.
(f) Use of language or any another activity designed to create a hostile work environment or to offend or harass any other employee, customer or passenger based on that employee’s, customer’s or passenger’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or Vietnam Era veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by law.
(g) Failure for any reason to maintain a valid driver's license and all other certificates required by Federal, State or local law or regulation to operate the Company's vehicles. In the event the employee notifies the Company of a temporary loss of the required license or certification, the employee shall be first entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to sixty (60) calendar days in order to correct said loss of a valid driver's license or other certificate required to operate the Company's vehicles. In the event the employee does not immediately notify the Company of any known loss of license or certificate required to operate the vehicles, the employee may be terminated immediately. If an employee fails to report to work at the expiration of this leave period, the employee’s employment shall be terminated.
(h) Unauthorized touching, physical contact with or indecent exposure to a passenger or fellow employee.
(i) The pickup of any unauthorized passenger or the drop off of any passenger, when such is required on the driver’s manifest or when so instructed by the dispatcher, at any place without there being a physical handoff to a caregiver or other responsible adult at the destination or the pickup while performing para- transit work duties.
(j) Reporting for work under the influence of intoxicating...
Serious Infractions. Certain offenses are serious enough to warrant immediate discharge without regard to previous reprimands or discipline. Such serious offenses include, but are not necessarily limited to the following:
a. Theft of or intentional or reckless damage to property of the County;
b. Theft of or intentional or reckless damage to the property of a fellow employee;
c. Insubordination towards management personnel, or the uttering of threatening or abusive language to other Department or County employees, or to the public;
d. Intoxication, working under the influence of alcohol or an illegal controlled substance while on duty, or conviction for the sale of any illegal controlled substance at any time;
e. Falsification of any county records or employment records;
f. Fighting;
g. Conduct endangering the safety of fellow employees or members of the public.
h. Conduct that constitutes workplace violence, sexual harassment, or creates a hostile work environment.
Serious Infractions. The following violations of Company policies and rules are considered serious infractions and shall subject the employee to immediate discharge, although the Company may impose, at its sole discretion, a lesser penalty.
(a) Removal of Company or Customer property or property of another employee without authorization, or falsification of records for the employee or a fellow employee;
(b) Threat, intimidation, harassment, physical violence or fighting any time while on duty;
(c) Possession of firearms, weapons, explosives, or similar devices on Company premises or any time while on duty;
(d) Failure for any reason to maintain a valid driver’s license and all other certifications required by federal, state, local law, or client required regulations to operate the vehicles, provided that in the event of a temporary loss of the required license or certification, the employee shall be first entitled to a forty-five (45) day or less unpaid leave of absence to correct said loss of a valid driver’s license or other certificate required to operate the vehicles. Failure to have the license or certification after the forty-five (45) day period shall be cause for discharge;
(e) Insubordination;
(f) Recklessness resulting in accident or incident while on duty;
(g) Abusive, harassing or threatening behavior toward a passenger, any member of the public, fellow employee, supervisor, or other company official;
(h) Having a personal electronic device powered on while operating a streetcar regardless if the vehicle is powered on or off. No blue tooth or similar devices may be used while operating the streetcar regardless if the vehicle is in motion or not.
(i) Falsifying time or revenue records, or the original employment application;
(j) Conviction of a criminal offense or DWI driving offense;
(k) Registering positive on a controlled substance test administered in accordance with the Substance Abuse Policy (Federal DOT Regulations).
(l) Violation of the Client’s anti-tobacco policy, which disallows tobacco or tobacco products in or around the facility or streetcars.
(m) Use of a personal electronic device as described in Company policy. Any discipline administered is subject to the grievance/arbitration provisions.
Serious Infractions. The following violations of Company policies and rules are considered serious infractions and may be just cause for immediate discharge of an employee, although the Company may impose, at its sole discretion, a lesser penalty:
1. Falsifying Company records or making false statements on application for employment or other Company forms.
2. Reporting for work while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
3. Use or possession of any alcoholic beverages or drugs on Company premises or vehicles.
4. Refusal to take an alcohol or drug test when requested by the Company.
5. Theft of Company property or customer property or property of another employee.
6. Physical violence, or fighting, on Company premises or vehicles.
7. Possession of firearms, weapons, explosives, and similar devices on Company premises or vehicles.
8. Unwanted touching, physical contact, or indecent/sexual conduct, resulting in conviction, or a substantiated written complaint with Company employees, passengers, or members of the public. This includes sexual or other forms of harassment directed at the passengers, fellow employees, the client or any third party.
9. Insubordination, including refusal or failure to perform assigned work.
10. Threatening, intimidating, coercing, or abusing fellow employees or passengers.
11. Altering the time record of another employee, having someone else alter another employee’s time record, or alteration of a timecard.
12. Gross negligence, deliberate destruction, defacing, damage, or loss of any Company property or property of another employee.
13. Operating a Company vehicle without a valid driver’s license and all other certificates required by Federal, State or Local law or regulation to operate the vehicle, provided that in the event of temporary loss of the required license or certification, the employee shall first be entitled to thirty (30) days or less unpaid leave of absence to correct said loss of a valid driver’s license or other certificates required to operate the vehicles. An additional fifteen (15) days of unpaid leave will be granted if requested by the employee in writing. Failure to have the license or certificates after the thirty (30) or forty-five (45) day leave, whichever is applicable, shall be cause for termination.
14. Negligence resulting in a serious accident, incident, or failure to follow established safety guidelines related to passenger safety.
15. Any time the terms of this Agreement that specify discharge have been met.
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Serious Infractions. The following violations of Company policies and rules are considered Serious Infractions and shall be just cause for immediate discharge of the employee:
(a) Proven Theft or deliberate destruction, defacing or damaging of Companyor Client propertyor propertyof another employee orpassenger.
(b) Physical violence or fighting on Company premises or vehicles or any time while on duty.
(c) Possession of firearms, weapons, or explosives, and similar devices on Company premises or vehicles or any time while on duty.
(d) Threatening physical violence, intimidating, coercing or abusing fellow employees, passengers, customers or members of the public.
(e) Conviction of a misdemeanor law while on duty. Conviction of a felony whether on or off duty, either before or during employment.
Serious Infractions. The Union and Employer agree that certain infractions are serious enough to warrant immediate termination, a non-exhaustive list of these infractions includes:
Serious Infractions. The following violations of Company policies and rules are considered serious infractions and shall be just cause for immediate discharge of the employee, although the Company may impose, at its sole discretion, a lesser penalty .
(a) Theft of Company or Customer property or property of another employee or falsification of time records for the employee or a fellow employee .
(b) Physical violence or fighting on Company premises or vehicles or any time while on duty .
(c) Possession of firearms, weapons, or explosives, and similar devices on Company premises or vehicles or any time while on duty .
(d) Threatening, intimidating, coercing or abusing fellow employees, passengers, customers or members of the public .
(e) Deliberatedestruction, defacing, damaging, or loss of Company and/or customer property or property of another employee or passenger .
Serious Infractions. The following violations of Employer policies and rules are considered Serious Infractions and may be just cause for immediate discharge of the employee. Any violation of this Section shall be subject to the Grievance and Arbitration procedures outlined in Section 10.
(a) Theft or deliberate destruction, defacing or damaging of Employer or Client property or property of another employee or passenger.
(b) Physical violence or fighting on Employer premises or vehicles or any time while on duty.
(c) Possession of firearms, weapons, or explosives, and similar devices on Employer premises or in Company vehicles or any time while on duty.
(d) Creating a hostile work environment by threatening, intimidating, coercing or abusing fellow employees, passengers, customers or members of the public.
(e) Conviction of a misdemeanor law while on duty. Conviction of a felony whether on or off duty, either before or during employment.
(f) Use of language or any other conduct that creates a hostile work environment, is offensive and/or harasses any other employee, customer or passenger based on that employee’s, customers or passenger’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, disability or Vietnam Era veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by law.
(g) Failure for any reason to maintain a valid driver’s license and all other certificates required by Federal, State or local law or regulation to operate the Employer’s vehicles. In the event the employee notifies the Employer of a temporary loss of the required license or certification, the employee shall be first entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to thirty (30) calendar days in order to correct said loss of a valid driver’s license or other certificate required to operate the Employer’s vehicles. In the event the employee does not immediately notify the Employer of any loss of license or certificate required to operate the vehicles, the employee may be terminated immediately.
(h) Unauthorized touching, physical contact with or indecent exposure to a passenger or fellow employee.
(i) Failure to properly execute lap belt policy, lift policies, properly secure required devices using required tie down procedure, and lap and shoulder restraints, any passenger using a wheelchair or other mobility assistance device.
(j) The pickup or transport of an unauthorized passenger.
(k) The drop off of any authorized passenger at an unauthorized stop.
(l) Reporting fo...