Chancellor Investigation. Upon receipt of an appeal, the Chancellor or an official designated to act on his/her behalf shall fully investigate the grievance, including offering a hearing to the grievant and/or the Union. Should the grievant and/or the Union accept the offer of a hearing, the Chancellor or the Chancellor’s designee will schedule and conduct the hearing within twenty-one (21) calendar days from the date the office designated by the Chancellor receives the appeal. All parties to the grievance will be given an opportunity to be present at any such hearing to present arguments and evidence to support their position. A written response shall be issued to the grievant and/or Union within twenty-one (21) calendar days after the hearing. If a hearing is not held, a written response shall be issued to the grievant and/or Union within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the appeal is received. If the Union disagrees with the written decision issued by the Chancellor or his/her designee, the Union may move the grievance to arbitration by submitting a written request for arbitration to the Director of Labor and Employee Relations for the Urbana-Champaign campus within seven (7) calendar days after the Chancellor’s decision was received by the Union. This section represents a deviation from Policy and Rules.
Chancellor Investigation. Upon receipt of an appeal, the Campus Chancellor, or his/her designee, shall fully investigate the grievance, including conducting a meeting within fourteen (14) calendar days if so requested by the Union or grievant. The Campus Chancellor, or his/her designee, sh all issue the Campus Decision on the grievance, in writing, within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of the appeal if no meeting is conducted, or within fourteen (14) calendar days from the close of any meeting which is conducted by the Campus Xxxx xxxxxx, or his/her designee. If the decision is unacceptable, it may be appealed by the Union or the employee to the Director of Human Relations and University Equal Opportunity in the Office of the President of the University, provided such appeal is mad e in writing within seven (7) workdays after such decision is received or due.
Chancellor Investigation. Upon receipt of an appeal, the Chancellor or an official designated to act for him/her shall fully investigate the grievance, including offering a hearing to the grievant and/or Union. Should the grievant and/or Union accept the offer of a hearing, the Chancellor or the Chancellor’s designee will schedule and conduct the hearing within twenty -one (21) calendar days from the date the office designated by the Chancellor receives the appeal. All parties to the grievance will be given an opportunity to be present at any such hearing to present arguments and evidence to support their position. A written response shall be issued to the grievant and/or Union within fourteen (14) calendar days after the hearing. If a hearing is not held, a written response shall be issued to the grievant and/or Union within thirty (30) calendar days from the date the appeal is received. If the Chancellor fails to do so, or if his/her decision is unacceptable, it may be appealed by the Union or the employee to the Director of Human Relations and University Equal Opportunity, provided such appeal is made in writing within ten (10) calendar days after such decision is received or due.
