Ala. Admin. Code r. 670-X-19-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024

Section 670-X-19-.01 - General Work Rules

(1) In addition to any special rules issued by the various appointing authorities for the guidance of their employees, the following standard general work rules shall apply to all classified employees:

(a) Violations that normally result in disciplinary actions of increasing severity:

1. Absenteeism - Unexcused absence, unreported absence, a pattern of absences, or excessive absences.

2. Tardiness - Not on the job ready to work at the beginning of the shift.

3. Inattention to job - Doing anything distracting while on the job.

4. Failure to perform job properly.

5. Abuse of equipment.

6. Unauthorized and/or unlicensed operation of vehicles, machinery, or equipment.

7. Participation in unauthorized activity or solicitations on work premises.

8. Violation of specific department rules.

(b) More serious violations that may result in suspension or discharge on the first offense.

1. Violations of safety rules.

2. Insubordination - Failure to follow an order; disobedience; failure to submit to authority as shown by demeanor or words, with the one exception of not following an order which the employee has good reason to believe is unsafe or illegal.

3. Theft or unauthorized possession of company property.

4. Fighting.

5. Use of abusive or threatening language.

6. Falsification of records - Application for Employment, time card, doctor's excuse, etc.

7. Possession and/or use of alcohol, narcotics, or other illegal substances and/in state property.

8. Sleeping on the job.

9. Leaving before the end of the normal schedules work hours/walking off the job.

10. Serious violation of any other department rule.

11. Leaving job station without permission.

12. Disruptive conduct of any sort.

13. Conduct unbecoming a state employee.

14. Destruction of state documents or records.

15. Unauthorized possession of a firearm in a state building.

(2) The listing of violations above is not meant to be all inclusive and does not imply that discipline may not be imposed for other sufficient reasons nor does it mean that termination cannot occur for the first violation.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 670-X-19-.01

Filed September 29, 1981. Amended: Filed May 24, 1985.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIII, Issue No. 08, May 29, 2015, eff. 6/24/2015.

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Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 36-26-9.