Common use of Timing of Discipline Clause in Contracts

Timing of Discipline. All discipline shall be issued within ten (10) work days from the time of the last event giving rise to the disciplinary action, or from the time that the Employer knows or should have known about the last event giving rise to the disciplinary action, unless the Employer needs additional time to investigate the potential discipline. If the Employer needs additional time to investigate the potential discipline, the Employer shall issue a written notice to the employee that it has commenced an investigation into possible discipline within ten (10) work days from the time of the last event giving rise to the potential disciplinary action, or from the time the Employer knows or should have known about the last event giving rise to the potential disciplinary action, and shall issue any resulting discipline as promptly as possible thereafter, but in no event more than thirty (30) work days after the date of the investigation notice unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. Any discipline not issued within this time period shall be void. Further, any verbal reprimands issued shall not be used for the purposes of progressive discipline after twelve (12) months, providing no intervening discipline action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for the same or similar incident. Any written reprimand issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than eighteen (18) months, providing no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Any suspension of ten (10) days or less issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than twenty-four (24) months, if no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Any suspension of more than ten (10) days issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than thirty-six (36) months, if no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Unless otherwise specified above, at the request of a bargaining unit member, disciplinary documents shall be removed from the employee’s personnel file after thirty-six (36) months, provided that there has been no same or similar infraction.

Timing of Discipline. All discipline shall be issued within ten (10) work days from the time of the last event giving rise to the disciplinary action, or from the time that the Employer knows or should have known about the last event giving rise to the disciplinary action, unless the Employer needs additional time to investigate the potential discipline. If the Employer needs additional time to investigate the potential discipline, the Employer shall issue a written notice to the bargaining unit employee that it has commenced an investigation into possible discipline within ten (10) work days from the time of the last event giving rise to the potential disciplinary action, or from the time the Employer knows or should have known about the last event giving rise to the potential disciplinary action, and shall issue any resulting discipline as promptly as possible thereafter, but in no event more than thirty (30) work days after the date of the investigation notice unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. Any discipline not issued within this time period shall be void. Further, any verbal reprimands issued shall not be used for the purposes of progressive discipline after twelve (12) months, providing no intervening discipline action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for the same or similar incident. Any written reprimand issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than eighteen (18) months, providing if no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Any suspension of ten (10) days or less issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than twenty-four (24) months, if no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Any suspension of more than ten (10) days issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than thirty-six (36) months, if no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Unless otherwise specified above, at At the request of a bargaining unit memberemployee, disciplinary documents shall be removed from the bargaining unit employee’s personnel file after thirty-six (36) months, provided that there has been no same or similar infraction.

Timing of Discipline. All discipline shall be issued within ten (10) work days from the time of the last event giving rise to the disciplinary action, or from the time that the Employer knows or should have known about the last event giving rise to the disciplinary action, unless the Employer needs additional time to investigate the potential discipline. If the Employer needs additional time to investigate the potential discipline, the Employer shall issue a written notice to the employee that it has commenced an investigation into possible discipline within ten (10) work days from the time of the last event giving rise to the potential disciplinary action, or from the time the Employer knows or should have known about the last event giving rise to the potential disciplinary action, and shall issue any resulting discipline as promptly as possible thereafter, but in no event more than thirty (30) work days after the date of the investigation notice unless otherwise mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. Any discipline not issued within this time period shall be void. Further, any verbal reprimands issued shall not be used for the purposes of progressive discipline after twelve (12) months, providing no intervening discipline action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for the same or similar incident. Any written reprimand issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than eighteen (18) months, providing if no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Any suspension of ten (10) days or less issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than twenty-four (24) months, if no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Any suspension of more than ten (10) days issued shall not be used for the purpose of progressive discipline after a period of more than thirty-six (36) months, if no intervening disciplinary action has occurred and the pending discipline is not for a same or similar incident. Unless otherwise specified above, at At the request of a bargaining unit member, disciplinary documents shall be removed from the employee’s personnel file after thirty-six (36) months, provided that there has been no same or similar infraction.