Article 16

Abstract

16.1 Policy. (a) Employee discipline is an action that is to be undertaken with care, objectivity, and with full consideration of the rights and interests of both the employee and the University. This article will provide prompt and equitable procedures for disciplinary action taken with just cause. Just cause shall be defined as: (1) incompetence, or (2) misconduct. (b) Both parties endorse the principle of progressive discipline as applied to professionals. In all cases, the discipline selected for a particular offense must be appropriate to the nature and circumstances of the case. (c) Disciplinary actions include oral or written reprimands; demotion; payment of fines for the intentional damage or destruction of University property; reassignment; suspension, with or without pay; and termination. (d) An employee’s activities that fall outside the scope of employment shall constitute misconduct only if such activities adversely affect the legitimate interests of the University.