DISCIPLINARY ACTION CHECKLIST - IAFC
DISCIPLINARY ACTION CHECKLIST - IAFC
DISCIPLINARY ACTION CHECKLIST - IAFC
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SEVEN TESTS OF “JUST CAUSE” FOR TERMINATION<br />
[ ] Did the Department give the employee forewarning or foreknowledge of<br />
the possible or probable disciplinary consequences of the employee's<br />
conduct? Is the existence of a policy or SOP sufficient?<br />
[ ] Was the Department’s policy reasonably related to:<br />
[ ] the orderly, efficient, and safe operation of the Department’s<br />
business, and<br />
[ ] the performance that the Department might properly expect of the<br />
employee?<br />
[ ] Did the Department, before administering discipline to the employee,<br />
make an effort to discover whether the employee did in fact violate or<br />
disobey a policy?<br />
[ ] Was the Department’s investigation conducted fairly and objectively?<br />
[ ] Did Investigator obtain substantial evidence or proof that the employee<br />
violated policy or engaged in inappropriate conduct?<br />
[ ] Has the Department applied its rules, orders and penalties evenhandedly<br />
and without discrimination to all employees?<br />
[ ] Was the degree of discipline administered by the Department in a<br />
particular case reasonably related to:<br />
[ ] the seriousness of the proven offense, and<br />
[ ] the record of the employee’s service with the Department?<br />
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