Pilot Project – One Employer Two Homes Employment Opportunities Where the local parties enter into these agreements, the agreement shall include the following principles:
TRAINING AND EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT 9.1 The Employer and the Union recognize the value and benefit of education and training designed to enhance an employee’s ability to perform their job duties. Training and employee development opportunities will be provided to employees in accordance with Employer policies and available resources. 9.2 Attendance at employer-required training will be considered time worked. The Employer will make reasonable attempts to schedule employer-required training during an employee’s regular work shift. The Employer will pay the registration and associated travel costs in accordance with Article 23, Travel, for employer-required training.
Employment of Consultants Part A General 1. Consultants’ services shall be procured in accordance with the provisions of the Introduction and Section IV of the “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers” published by the Bank in January 1997 and revised in January 1999 (the Consultant Guidelines) and the following provisions of Section II of this Schedule. 2. In paragraph 1.10 of the Consultant Guidelines, the references to “Bank member countries” and “member country” shall be deemed to be references, respectively, to “Participating Countries” and “Participating Country.” Part B: Quality- and Cost-based Selection 1. Except as otherwise provided in Part C of this Section, consultants’ services shall be procured under contracts awarded in accordance with the provisions of Section II of the Consultant Guidelines, paragraph 3 of Appendix 1 thereto, Appendix 2 thereto, and the provisions of paragraphs 3.13 through 3.18 thereof applicable to quality- and cost-based selection of consultants. 2. The following provisions shall apply to consultants’ services to be procured under contracts awarded in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. The short list of consultants for services estimated to cost less than $100,000 equivalent per contract may comprise entirely national consultants in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 2.7 of the Consultant Guidelines. Part C: Other Procedures for the Selection of Consultants 1. Selection Based on Consultants’ Qualifications Services estimated to cost less than $100,000 equivalent per contract may be procured under contracts awarded on the basis of consultant’s qualifications in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3.1 and 3.7 of the Consultant Guidelines. 2. Selection Based on Least Cost Services for audits and services estimated to cost less than $50,000 up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000 equivalent, may be procured under contracts awarded in accordance with the provisions of paragraphs 3.1 and 3.6 of the Consultant Guidelines.
Post-Employment Cooperation Executive agrees to fully cooperate with the Employer in the defense or prosecution of any claims or actions now in existence or which may be brought in the future against or on behalf of the Employer which relate to events or occurrences that transpired or which failed to transpire while Executive was employed by the Employer. Executive also agrees to cooperate fully with the Employer in connection with any internal investigation or review, or any investigation or review by any federal, state or local regulatory authority, relating to events or occurrences that transpired or failed to transpire while Executive was employed by the Employer. Executive’s full cooperation in connection with such matters shall include, but not be limited to, providing information to counsel, being available to meet with counsel to prepare for discovery or trial and acting as a witness on behalf of the Employer at a mutually convenient times.
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.