The Township deems the following rules to be
critical and provides for the immediate discharge of the employee
for the following reasons:
A. Bringing, consuming or being under the influence of
intoxicants while on duty within the area of work.
B. Bringing, consuming or being under the influence of
drugs while on duty within the area of work (other then prescription
drugs).
C. Deliberate destruction of Township property.
(1) Removal of Township property without prior approval
of Supervisor.
E. Reading of books, magazines or newsprint while on
duty, except where required in the line of duty.
F. Failure to report for duty without a bona fide reason,
after the third such failure.
G. Smoking in prohibited areas.
H. Unsanitary practices endangering the health of others.
I. Endangering the lives of others.
J. Falsification of any official records or giving false
information for official records.
K. Engaging in fighting during work hours.
L. Insubordination or direct disobedience to supervisors.
M. Leaving work area without permission during work hours.
N. Knowingly punching the time card for another employee
or having one's own time card punched by another person.
O. Gambling in work area or while on duty.
P. Performing work of inferior quality due to the employee's
negligence or by willful intent.
Q. Soliciting or accepting a bribe.
R. Personal use of department vehicles.
S. Conduct that will reflect discredit upon the Township
during working hours.
T. Failing to report a vehicle accident.
In cases of illness of three days' duration
or more, a doctor's certificate is required on the day that the employee
returns to work or the employee will not be permitted to return.
One of the greatest problems in operating an
entity efficiently is the attendance problem. An employee who arrives
late for work or who fails to report for work at all makes it necessary
to rearrange personnel assignments. When an employee is late, it cannot
be known at the start of the day whether he/she will be late several
minutes or hours. It is the desire of the Township to keep this problem
to a minimum, not only to keep costs down, but to be fair to those
employees who are not habitually late.
A. Types of lateness.
(2) Caused by extreme weather conditions hampering transportation
generally.
B. Daily procedure.
(1) Any employee who is less than 15 minutes late will
punch his time card and report to his/her immediate supervisor and
will advise him of his/her presence and reason for lateness.
(2) Any employee who reports more than 30 minutes late
(unless prearranged) will report to his/her immediate supervisor before
punching in.
C. Procedures for unexcused lateness.
(1) An employee will be docked for the following:
Number of Minutes Late
|
Docked
|
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5 to 15 minutes
|
1/4 hour
|
16 to 30 minutes
|
1/2 hour
|
31 to 45 minutes
|
3/4 hour
|
46 to 60 minutes
|
1 hour
|
(2) For the first three unexcused latenesses: first written
warning.
(3) For six or more latenesses during a three month period
from the first written date: three days off without pay.
(4) For any lateness after the sixth lateness during the
twelve-month period from the first written warning: dismissal.
D. Clearing of records. Any employee can clear his/her
record if he/she is not late for a period of six months after receiving
the first written warning.
An attendance and personal record card will
be maintained for each and every employee of the Township.