Employee Workload The Employer shall ensure that an employee’s workload is not unsafe as a result of employee absence(s). Employees may refer safety related workload concerns to the Occupational Health and Safety Committee for investigation under Article 22.3 (Occupational Health and Safety Committee).
DISCIPLINE OF EMPLOYEES Section 1 Employees may be disciplined, suspended, and discharged only for a reason that is not arbitrary or capricious. The employer shall utilize corrective, progressive, discipline in such cases and shall initiate action within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of an employee’s conduct giving rise to such action. The progressive discipline steps may include: verbal warning, written warning or written reprimand, suspension with or without pay, and discharge. It is understood and agreed that corrective progressive discipline allows the Board to skip lower levels of discipline and impose higher levels of discipline, including discharge, so long as there is just cause for the discipline which is imposed based upon the employee’s conduct or disciplinary history. Notice of verbal warning shall be documented in writing and labeled “verbal warning” with a copy presented to the employee and a copy placed in the employee’s personnel file. All forms of written discipline shall be presented to the employee and a copy shall be placed in the employee’s personnel file. Verbal warning notices shall be removed from the personnel file two (2) years after their issuance, providing there is no further disciplinary action during the two (2) year period. If there is further disciplinary action within this two-year period, the verbal warning notice permanently will remain in the personnel file.
Section 2 All employees shall be entitled upon request to have present an Association representative during any disciplinary action or any investigation that may lead to disciplinary action.
Section 3 When any material, other than necessary employment information, is to be placed in a bargaining unit member’s personnel file, the affected bargaining unit member shall review and sign and date said material. Such signature shall be understood to indicate awareness of the material but in no instance shall said signature be interpreted to mean agreement with the content of the material. The preceding statement shall be placed on any such material to be placed in an employee’s personnel file immediately adjacent to the employee signature. If an employee refuses to sign such material, the refusal shall be noted on the material and the material shall be placed in the employee’s personnel file.
Project Employment A. Permanent project employees have layoff rights. Options will be determined using the procedure outlined in Sections 35.9 and 35.10, above.
B. Permanent status employees who left regular classified positions to accept project employment without a break in service have layoff rights within the Employer in which they held permanent status to the job classification they held immediately prior to accepting project employment.
Scope of Employment During the term of this Agreement, Executive shall hold the position of Chief Science Officer and Founder and shall have those duties and responsibilities customarily associated with the title of Chief Science Officer plus any additional duties as may reasonably be assigned to him from time to time by the Company. The Company shall at all times during the term of this Agreement take all steps necessary to nominate Executive as a nominee for director for the purposes of any meeting or consent of the shareholders conducted or taken during the term of this Agreement, and shall use reasonable efforts to have Executive appointed to the Science Committee. The Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. The Executive will devote his full time and best efforts to the business and affairs of the Company; provided, however, that the Executive may (i) serve as a director or advisor of nonprofit organizations without the approval of the Company; (ii) serve as a director or advisor of one (1) for-profit organization with the Company’s permission (which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided, however, that such service shall not create a conflict of interest with Executive’s service to the Company; (iii) perform and participate in charitable, civic, educational, professional, community and industry affairs and other related activities; and (iv) manage Executive’s personal investments, provided, in each case, that such activities do not (a) materially interfere, individually or in the aggregate with the performance of your duties hereunder or (b) violate any restrictive covenants. The Executive shall be subject to and comply with the Company’s policies, procedures and approval practices as generally in effect at any time and from time to time.
Release of Employment Claims Executive agrees, as a condition to receipt of the termination payments and benefits provided hereunder, that he will execute a release agreement, in a form satisfactory to the Company, releasing any and all claims arising out of Executive's employment (other than claims made pursuant to any indemnities provided under the articles or by-laws of the Company, under any directors or officers liability insurance policies maintained by the Company or enforcement of this Termination Agreement).