PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE. When dealing with job-related behavior and issues that do not meet expected and communicated performance standards, EBCHR will use progressive discipline as a process of assisting the employee to understand that a performance problem or opportunity for improvement exists. At every step of this process, bargaining unit members will be able to exercise their ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ rights. In other words, if the member feels that a meeting may result in disciplinary action, or affect their personal working conditions, they have the right to union representation, the right to consult with a representative prior to the meeting, and the right to not participate in the meeting until a representative is present. The representative may be a shop ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or a CWA business agent. If EBCHR asks an employee to sign a document to acknowledge its receipt, an employee may indicate that they refused to sign, and such refusal alone will not subject the employee to discipline or further discipline. There are five (5) levels of progressive discipline used at EBCHR, any one of which may be entered into, depending upon the circumstances and severity of the problem:
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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement