POLICIES AND PROCEDURES | Human Resources | 5.29 Disciplinary Action


Disciplinary Action, Suspension & Dismissal

An employee, regardless of occupation, position, profession, or work performed, may be warned, reprimanded, suspended, or dismissed by the college President or his/her designee.   Every warning or reprimand to any employee under the provisions of this policy will be submitted to the Human Resources Office and Vice President of Operation and Finance for review prior to delivery to the employee.  All disciplinary actions, except for dismissal, shall result in corrective action. Copies of all corrective actions will be submitted to the Human Resources Office for inclusion in the employee's personnel file immediately following delivery.  Any employee who receives a corrective action has the right to respond, in writing, and for the response to be made a part of his/her personnel file. It will be the responsibility of each supervisor and manager, assisted by Human Resources, to ensure:

  1. Corrective actions are carried out in a fair and consistent manner.
  2. Corrective actions are used for the purpose of improving an employee's performance to an acceptable level or modifying an employee’s behavior.
  3. Each employee is aware of college rules and consequences for rule violations.
  4. Documentation is made when corrective actions are applied.
  5. Corrective actions are applied without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, age or veteran status.

HR Administrator, VP Ops/Fin, VP Stud Dev & Tech
BOT: January 27, 2009, July 20, 2010