Investigation Procedures. 12.1 TTR shall not suspend or discharge an employee without just cause and without a fair and impartial hearing. TTR may hold an employee out of service up to seven(7) calendar days without pay pending a TTR hearing but may not unreasonably hold him out of service. If the employee is found, after a hearing, to be innocent of the charges, TTR shall promptly pay the wages lost during the time the employee is held out of service and shall reinstate him. 12.2 TTR shall notify the union and the employee in writing of the incident(s) for which discharge is or may be imposed. The notice shall summarize the nature of the incident(s), give the time, date, and place of the incident(s), set the time of the hearing, and inform the employee he has the right to Union representation. 12.3 The hearing shall be scheduled within seven (7) calendar days of the date of notice and shall be presided over by the Operations Manager of TTR or his designee. The parties shall not be represented by or utilize legal counsel at the hearing. TTR shall provide the employee and the Union with a list of witnesses it intends to call at the hearing no less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the hearing. 12.4 The Operations Manager of TTR or his designee shall conduct the hearing in an informal manner. Any evidence to be introduced at the hearing shall be exchanged at the outset of the hearing. The employee's representative may offer rebuttal evidence. A transcript or recording of the hearing shall be kept and it and copies of all documents utilized shall be provided to the employee and his representative at their request. 12.5 TTR witnesses who attend a hearing shall be compensated for time lost at their regular straight time rate of pay. Employees who are already receiving compensation for the day(s) served as a witness shall not be paid any additional compensation for testifying. 12.6 A decision shall be rendered no longer than fifteen (15) calendar days after the hearing. Such decision shall be in writing and served on the employee and the Union. Once a decision has been rendered, TTR may implement the decision, effective the date of the incident. 12.7 If the Union disagrees with the decision rendered, it may appeal the decision commencing at Step 2 of the grievance procedure outlined in Article 6 of this Agreement. 12.8 All time limits provided for in this Article may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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Investigation Procedures. 12.1 TTR TCS shall not suspend or discharge an employee without just cause and without a fair and impartial hearing. TTR TCS may hold an employee out of service up to seven(7ten (10) calendar days without pay pending a TTR TCS hearing but may not unreasonably hold him out of service. If the employee is found, after a hearing, to be innocent of the charges, TTR TCS shall promptly pay the wages lost during the time the employee is held out of service and shall reinstate him.
12.2 TTR TCS shall notify the union and the an employee in writing of the incident(s) for which discharge is or may be imposed. The notice shall summarize the nature of the incident(s), give the time, date, and place of the incident(s), set the time of the hearing, and inform the employee he has the right to Union representation.
12.3 The hearing shall be scheduled within seven ten (710) calendar days of the date of notice and shall be presided over by the Operations Manager of TTR TCS or his designee. The parties shall not be represented by or utilize legal counsel at the hearing. TTR TCS shall provide the employee and the Union with a list of witnesses it intends to call at the hearing no less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance of the hearing.
12.4 The Operations Manager of TTR TCS or his designee shall conduct the hearing in an informal manner. Any evidence to be introduced at the hearing shall be exchanged at the outset of the hearing. The employee's representative may offer rebuttal evidence. A transcript or recording of the hearing shall be kept and it and copies of all documents utilized shall be provided to the employee and his representative at their request.
12.5 TTR TCS witnesses who attend a hearing shall be compensated for time lost at their regular straight time rate of pay. Employees who are already receiving compensation for the day(s) served as a witness shall not be paid any additional compensation for testifying.
12.6 A decision shall be rendered no longer than fifteen (15) calendar days after the hearing. Such decision shall be in writing and served on the employee and the Union. Once a decision has been rendered, TTR TCS may implement the decision, effective the date of the incident.
12.7 If the Union disagrees with the decision rendered, it may appeal the decision commencing at Step 2 of the grievance procedure outlined in Article 6 of this Agreement.
12.8 All time limits provided for in this Article may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties. Such agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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