22.0 PRE-DISCIPLINARY LEAVE (PDL)
22.1 Purpose
22.2 Guidelines22.2.1 Removal from Work Area22.3 Resources
22.2.2 Notification
22.2.3 Use of Pre-Disciplinary Leave
22.0 PRE-DISCIPLINARY LEAVE (PDL)
22.1 Purpose
To provide management a tool to remove an employee from the work site without advance notification under specific, defined circumstances listed below (or for specifically defined reasons.)
This results in a leave with pay without charge to an employee's leave balances for a period normally limited up to five (5) workdays.
22.2 Guidelines
This applies to classified and university staff. Employees may be full or part-time on a regular or restricted appointment.
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22.2.1 Removal from Work Area
Management may immediately remove an employee (with pay) from the work area, without providing advance notification, when the employee's presence:
- may be harmful to the employee, other employees, and/or clients;
- makes it impossible for the agency to conduct business; or
- may constitute negligence in regard to the agency's duties to the public and/or other employees.
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22.2.2 Notification
As soon as possible after an employee's removal from the work area the supervisor must provide the employee with notification of the intended disciplinary action and evidence of the offense for which the disciplinary action is being contemplated. The employee is then to be provided a reasonable opportunity to respond before taking any disciplinary action.
Final notification of removal shall be via letter or memorandum rather than solely by the written notice form.
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22.2.3 Use of Pre-Disciplinary Leave
The supervisor must send Human Resources a copy of the letter placing the employee on pre-disciplinary leave.
Human Resources will record and monitor use of pre-disciplinary leave.
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22.3 Resources