Employee Prohibited Work Related Misconduct
All employees share responsibility for keeping Donnelly College operating in a professional, safe, productive, efficient, and orderly manner. Accordingly, employee misconduct will not be tolerated and may result in disciplinary action, including immediate discharge, with or without a warning.
While it is not possible to list all the forms of conduct and behavior that are considered unacceptable in the workplace or work-related settings, the following are examples of gross misconduct or infractions which jeopardize good working relationships, interfere with professional, safe, productive, efficient, and orderly operations, and will not be tolerated:
• Harassment including sexual harassment or any other unlawful harassment of any persons in or around the workplace or work event including students, parents, visitors, and contract workers.
• Discourteous treatment of other Donnelly College employees, students, and suppliers.
• Refusal or failure to perform assigned duties.
• Insubordination or lying to a member of the administration, or other disrespectful or dishonest conduct.
• Incompetence or failure to achieve and maintain reasonable levels of productivity and accuracy in performing duties.
• Engaging in horseplay, or unsafe or negligent conduct that could or does result in personal injury or property damage.
• Failure to immediately report a workplace or work-related accident.
• Fighting, intimidation, disrespect, or threatening violence to any persons in or around the workplace or work event including students, parents, visitors, and contract workers.
• Intoxication or other violations of Donnelly College’s Drug and Alcohol policy.
• Sleeping on the job.
• Removing Donnelly College property without permission, or waste or neglect of Donnelly College property.
• Possession on Donnelly College’s premises or at a Donnelly College event (except to the extent that may be specifically permitted by applicable law), of firearms, weapons, explosives, or any other articles of a nature which may be hazardous to the health and safety of other employees or customers.
• Unexcused absences or tardiness.
• Theft or any other illegal activity.
• Any other violations of any of the policies set forth in this Manual or established from time to time by the administration.
Please remember that the foregoing list merely contains examples of misconduct or infractions which are deemed unacceptable and may result in disciplinary action, up to and including immediate discharge. There may be other situations in which the administration believes disciplinary action is appropriate considering an employee’s conduct or behavior.