COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT Between NEW YORK UNIVERSITY And LOCAL ONE SECURITY OFFICERS UNION
July 1, 2001 - June 20, 2006

APPENDIX D

To: All Supervisors

From: Jules A. Martin, Asst. Vice President

Date: June 20, 2001

Re: Guidelines regarding disciplinary action taken because of excessive lateness by Security Officers (Amended)

The following guidelines are issued to help you take appropriate disciplinary action when a Security Officer is excessively late for duty.

An oral warning should be issued whenever a security Officer is late six times within a six-month period.

A written warning should be considered when there is another lateness within a couple of weeks of an oral warning, or two latenesses within a couple of months of an oral warning, or three latenesses within six months. The length of the lateness should be considered and disciplinary action deferred if the lateness is five minutes or less. However, a written warning should be considered whenever a Security Officer is late six times within six months of an oral warning regardless of the duration of the lateness.

A suspension ranging from one day to three days in duration should be considered in accordance with the guidelines for written warnings. The length of the suspension should depend on the length of latenesses, how soon they occur after the written warnings, and whether they are clustered (e.g., three latenesses in one week).

Discharge may be considered at any time after a Security Officer has been suspended, using the same guidelines. All disciplinary actions should be based on the Security Officer's entire record and previous disciplinary actions should always be stated in written warning, suspension notices and discharge notices.

Absenteeism and tardiness are closely related indications of attendance problems and the Security Officer's record with regard to both should be considered before taking disciplinary action.

Security Officers must be given the opportunity to explain their lateness and reasons given, if any, must be taken into consideration. Lateness caused by verified serious transit, traffic, and weather conditions may be excused. However, Officers who choose to live at a distance from the work location without pubic transportation, for example, cannot rely on traffic problems to excuse recurring lateness.

In cases where you believe clarification or modification of the guidelines is necessary before taking disciplinary action, contact Assistant Director of Security Administration.

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