Termination for Cause Clause Example from Business Contracts

Termination for Cause. The Bank may terminate the Executive's employment for Cause, upon written notice to the Executive which notice shall specify the reason for termination. In the event of termination for Cause, the Executive shall not be entitled to any further payment of benefits under the Agreement other than salary accruing up to the date of termination. For purposes of the Agreement, "Cause" shall mean: (i) the willful or repeated failure by the Executive to perform his duties hereunder or failure to abide by ...the policies set forth in the Employee Handbook, after at least one warning in writing from the Bank identifying any such failure occurring not less than forty-five (45) days prior to the date notice of termination is given by the Bank pursuant to this section; (ii) the willful misconduct of the Executive in the performance of his duties hereunder; (iii) conviction of a crime (other than a minor traffic violation); (iv) use of alcohol or other drugs which interferes with the performance by the Executive of Executive's duties; (v) excessive absenteeism, other than for illness, after at least one warning in writing from the Bank; (vi) the unauthorized disclosure or use of any confidential information or proprietary data of the Bank, its parent, its subsidiaries or its 2 affiliates; (vii) the happening of any event or existence of any circumstances which would prevent the Executive from serving as an officer of the Bank under the Tennessee or applicable Federal banking regulations; (viii) Executive's conduct that brings public discredit on, or injures the reputation of, Bank, in Bank's reasonable opinion. View More