Common use of Administration of the Grievance Procedures Clause in Contracts

Administration of the Grievance Procedures. 1) As used herein, a "formally submitted grievance" shall include a concise description of the problem; the section or sections of the memorandum, law, ordinance, resolution, regulation or rule alleged to have been violated; the proposed remedy; the date of the grievance; the date the grievance was filed and the signature(s) of the person or persons filing the grievance. 2) If an employee does not present the grievance, or does not appeal the decision rendered regarding the grievance within the time limits, the grievance shall be considered resolved. 3) If a County representative does not render a decision to the employee within the time limits, the employee may, within seven (7) days thereafter, appeal to the next step in the procedure. 4) If in the judgment of a management representative, the management representative does not have the authority to resolve the grievance, the grievance may be referred to the next step of the procedure. 5) By agreement in writing, the parties may extend any or all of the time limits of the grievance procedure. 6) A copy of all formal grievance decisions shall be forwarded to the grievant, the Director of Human Resources and the Union. 7) After consultation with the Union, the Director of Human Resources may temporarily suspend or consolidate grievance processing on a section-wide basis in an emergency situation. Emergencies shall be defined as natural or civil disaster or overburdening of the grievance procedure by submission of multiple grievances filed as a job action tactic. The Union may appeal the suspension or consolidation action of the Director of Human Resources at the arbitration step of the grievance procedure. In the event of such appeal, the County and the Union agree to jointly request a list of arbitrators from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service within two (2) working days of the Director of Human Resources action and to select an arbitrator within five (5) calendar days of receipt of the list. The party which loses the appeal of the Director of Human Resources action under this section shall pay the full cost of the arbitrator.

Administration of the Grievance Procedures. 1) As used herein, a "formally submitted grievance" shall include a concise description of the problem; the section or sections of the memorandum, law, ordinance, resolution, regulation or rule alleged to have been violated; the proposed remedy; the date of the grievance; the date the grievance was filed filed; and the signature(s) of the person or persons filing the grievance. 2) If an employee does not present the grievance, or does not appeal the decision rendered regarding the grievance within the time limits, the grievance shall be considered resolved. 3) If a County representative does not render a decision to the employee within the time limits, the employee may, within seven (7) days thereafter, appeal to the next step in the procedure. 4) If in the judgment of a management representative, the management representative does not have the authority to resolve the grievance, the grievance may be referred to the next step of the procedure. 5) By agreement in writing, the parties may extend any or all of the time limits of the grievance procedure. 6) A copy of all formal grievance decisions shall be forwarded to the grievant, the Director of Human Resources and the UnionUNION. 7) After consultation with the UnionUNION, the Director of Human Resources may temporarily suspend or consolidate grievance processing on a section-section- wide basis in an emergency situation. Emergencies shall be defined as natural or civil disaster or overburdening of the grievance procedure by submission of multiple grievances filed as a job action tactic. The Union UNION may appeal the suspension or consolidation action of the Director of Human Resources at the arbitration step of the grievance procedure. In the event of such appeal, the County and the Union UNION agree to jointly request a list of arbitrators from the State Mediation and Conciliation Service within two (2) working days of the Director of Human Resources Resource’s action and to select an arbitrator within five (5) calendar days of receipt of the list. The party which loses the appeal of the Director of Human Resources Resource’s action under this section shall pay the full cost of the arbitrator.