Suspensions and Demotions Sample Clauses
The "Suspensions and Demotions" clause outlines the employer's right to temporarily remove an employee from their duties or to assign them to a lower position, typically as a disciplinary measure or in response to performance issues. This clause usually specifies the circumstances under which suspensions or demotions may occur, such as violations of company policy or failure to meet job expectations, and may detail the process for notification and appeal. Its core practical function is to provide a structured and transparent method for addressing employee misconduct or underperformance, thereby maintaining workplace standards and fairness.
Suspensions and Demotions. An employee may be suspended without pay for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) hours, and/or demoted for a single serious offense or for continued substandard job performance or misconduct when previous attempt(s) to correct behavior have failed.
Suspensions and Demotions. A. Prior to the imposition of any discipline defined in Subparagraphs B.2., B.3., or B.4., of Article XXIII above, the Chief of Police or his designee, shall serve a written notice upon the employee setting forth the proposed disciplinaryaction, which notice shall include:
1. A statement of the charges upon which the proposed disciplinary actionis based.
2. A summary of the evidence upon which the charges are based.
3. A statement advising the employee of his right to inspect and copy all evidence in the possession of the department in support of thecharges.
4. An explanation of the employee's right of appeal, as hereinafter set forth.
5. A statement informing the employee of his right to representationinall subsequent proceedings.
B. Withinten (10) workingdaysafterserviceontheemployeeof the notice described in the preceding Paragraph of this Article, the employee or his representative, may request, in writing, a meeting with the Chief of Police, to answer the chargescontained in such notice and to present any evidence in opposition thereto and any argument in opposition to the proposed disciplinary action.
C. Upon receipt of a request, as described in the preceding Paragraph of this Article, the Chief of Police shall fix the date and time, not more than ten (10) working days after the receipt of such request, for a meeting with the employee, or his representative.
D. The meeting shall be informal, and the formal rules of evidence shall not apply; the employee, or his representative, may appear at the meeting and present evidence and argument in opposition to the charges and the proposed disciplinary action.
E. Within ten (10) working days of the meeting, the Chief of Police shall serve upon the employee, or his representative, a decision, in writing, affirming, amending or reversing the proposed disciplinary action.
Suspensions and Demotions. If an employee files a grievance and is later successful, any loss of pay caused by the suspension will be reimbursed.
Suspensions and Demotions. A Deputy may be suspended without pay for a period not to exceed thirty (30) working days, and/or demoted for a single serious offense or for continued substandard job performance or misconduct when previous attempt(s) to correct behavior have failed.