Disciplinary Process (a) Prior to disciplining an Employee, the Employer will notify the Unit 1 Chairperson, with a copy to the President of Unifor Local 5555, of the nature of the alleged offence.
(b) Following notification of the Unit 1 Chairperson, the Employer will meet with the Employee and a Union Representative. At this meeting, the Employer will advise the Employee of the alleged offence and provide the Employee with an opportunity to respond.
(c) Within 5 Working Days of this meeting, or any additional meeting that the Employer may require, the Employer will decide whether or not discipline is to be imposed, and, if so, at what level, and this decision will be communicated orally and in writing at a meeting with the Employee and Union Representative. A copy of the written decision will be provided to the Unit 1 Chairperson with a copy to the President of Unifor Local 5555.
(d) In cases of suspension without pay, the suspension will be served beginning on one of the following two dates:
i. if the decision to suspend is not subject to a grievance, the first date the employee is scheduled to work following 5 Working Days from the date the suspension was communicated to the Employee; and
ii. if the decision to suspend is subject to a grievance, the first date the employee is scheduled to work following a denial of the grievance at Step 3.
Due Process
3.2.1 No employee shall be disciplined (including warnings, reprimands, suspensions, reductions in rank, discharged, nonrenewed, terminated, or other actions that would adversely affect the employee) without just and sufficient cause.
3.2.2 First of all, in the event a disciplinary action is to be taken, the employee shall be advised in writing of the right to representation under this provision of the Agreement prior to the action being taken.
3.2.3 Secondly, when a request for such representation is made, no action shall be taken with respect to the employee until such representative of the Association is present, unless the employee has been given a reasonable period of time to arrange for such representation.
3.2.4 Thirdly, an employee shall be entitled to have present a representative of the Association during any disciplinary action or at any investigatory meeting that may lead to disciplinary action.
3.2.5 Further, the specific grounds forming the basis for disciplinary action will be made available to the employee and the Association in writing.
3.2.6 The District agrees to follow a policy of progressive discipline, so any disciplinary action taken against an employee shall be appropriate to the behavior which precipitates said action, which normally includes the following:
3.2.6.1 verbal warning
3.2.6.2 written reprimand
3.2.6.3 with nonrenewal or discharge as a final and last resort. This section shall not prevent an arbitrator from viewing the appropriateness of any particular disciplinary action based on all the circumstances.
3.2.7 Any complaint made against an employee will be promptly called to the attention of the employee. When charges of misconduct are made against an employee by any parent, student, or other person which results in an investigation; the principal will give written notice of the allegations to the employee within fifteen (15) working days of commencement of the investigation. Any investigation will include an opportunity for the employee to respond to all allegations lodged against the employee. When investigating such charges, the investigation materials and results will be maintained in the District files except in those instances when the employee is disciplined as a result of the investigation, then the letter of discipline will be placed in the personnel file. The employee will also be given written notice of the results of the investigation within fifteen (15) working days of completion of the investigation.
3.2.8 All rules and regulations governing employee activities and conduct shall be interpreted and applied uniformly throughout the District.
Change Order Process 12.2.1 Contractor shall provide Notice to Owner as soon as practicable, but no later than five (5) Business Days, after the time when Contractor knows of the impact of any Force Majeure Event, Owner Caused Delay or any other basis for a Change Order that will impact the Work. Failure to provide such Notice within ten (10) Business Days after the time when Contractor knows of the impact of any Force Majeure Event shall be deemed to be a waiver of the Contractor’s right to receive a Change Order with respect thereto. Such Notice shall, to the extent practicable, specify the estimated impact on the Target Price and/or the Project Schedule, as applicable, the impact upon the various portions of the Work occasioned by reason of such Force Majeure Event, Owner Caused Delay or any other basis for a Change Order, and shall substantiate the foregoing to the satisfaction of Owner. In the event that Contractor does not know or is unable to specify with reasonable certainty the impact upon the Work at the time such Notice is to be delivered, Contractor shall instead provide Owner with a notice of a potential or anticipated impact of any Force Majeure Event, Owner Caused Delay or any other basis for a Change Order that could impact the Work, and shall thereafter provide Owner (and, if requested by Owner, the Independent Engineer) with periodic supplemental Notices during the period that the Force Majeure Event, Owner Caused Delay or any other basis for a Change Order, as applicable, continues, detailing any developments, progress or other relevant information of which Contractor is aware. To the extent Owner (in consultation with the Independent Engineer with respect to a Material Change) agrees with the Contractor’s determination of a Force Majeure Event or Owner Caused Delay or any other basis for a Change Order, as applicable, and the effects thereof, Owner shall notify Contractor of Owner’s acceptance. In the event Owner (in consultation with the Independent Engineer with respect to a Material Change) does not accept the Contractor’s findings, Owner or Contractor shall be permitted to dispute such Change Order in accordance with Article 36, and Contractor shall be paid for any Work performed in respect of such disputed Change Order as provided in Section 12.2.5.
12.2.2 As soon as practicable, and in any event within fifteen (15) Days (or such other period as is mutually agreed by Owner and Contractor) after receipt from Owner of a request for a change or Notice of Owner’s acceptance under Section 12.2.1, Contractor shall submit to Owner a proposal for implementing the change indicating the estimated change to the Target Price and/or the Project Schedule, as applicable. If Owner (having consulted with the Independent Engineer in the case of a Material Change) agrees that the Contractor’s proposal should be implemented, Owner (having consulted with the Independent Engineer in the case of a Material Change) shall issue a Change Order incorporating such proposal. Upon receiving such Change Order, Contractor shall diligently perform the change in accordance with the terms thereof.
12.2.3 Contractor’s proposal required pursuant to Section 12.2.2 shall consist of: (a) a detailed material take-off with supporting calculations in accordance with the pricing structure herein, for pricing the change, (b) revisions, if any, to the Drawings and Specifications, (c) a schedule for the work associated with the proposed change, (d) the effect, if any, to the Target Price and/or the Project Schedule, as applicable, (e) the effect, if any, of the change on the Work, including the Performance Tests and/or Demonstration Tests (or protocol therefor), (f) changes, if any, to any right, liability or obligation of a Party or any other provision hereof and (g) changes, if applicable, to any Applicable Deadline.