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11.3. Disciplinary System

(For more details, refer to DU Personnel Bylaws, Chapter 9, Disciplinary System)

11.3.1. General Information About Penalties (Articles 56, 57, 58, 60 and 61)
The faculty member who does not observe the duties of his/her position or commit prohibited
acts stated in the Bylaws, shall be subjected to appropriate disciplinary action as provided in DU
Bylaws and decided by the Staff Disciplinary Committee.

1) The Staff Disciplinary Committee submits its recommendations to the VC within two weeks

from the date of receiving the violation file to issue a decision.
2) The staff member has the right to appeal to the University Appeals Committee about a
disciplinary decision made against him/her within one week from the date of that decision.

3) There shall be no more than one penalty for the same violation.

4) The staff member shall not be acquitted of a penalty for a violation based on an order from
his/her supervisor unless the order was given in writing and the staff member alerted the
supervisor about the violation. In that case, the supervisor shall bear the full responsibility
for the said violation.

5) No penalty shall be inflicted until the staff member has been informed in writing of the
accusations against him/her and a hearing session is held. Minutes of the session shall be

placed in the staff member’s personal file.
6) No penalty shall be inflicted for a transgression committed by the staff member outside the
workplace unless there is an established relation between his/her work and the said

transgression.

11.3.2. Types of Penalties (Article 58)
Various penalties stated in the Bylaws are:

1) Verbal or written warning

2) Salary deduction
3) Suspension

4) Termination of contract

11.3.3. Staff Disciplinary Committee (Article 57)

The Staff Disciplinary Committee is headed by Assistant DVC for Administrative and Financial
Affairs and has Director of Quality Assurance, Director of the Department of Human Resources,
Legal Advisor and one representative from each College (who is also a member of the University
Council) as members.

The committee may also seek the services of any one it deems fit for the task. The main
responsibility of the Committee is considering all staff violations reported to it during work or
because of it.

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