Common use of Chief Clause in Contracts

Chief. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 1, the aggrieved Employee shall submit his/her written grievance to the Chief within twenty-one (21) calendar days following the receipt of the Deputy Chief’s written response. The Chief will investigate and reply to the Grievant in writing by the end of the twenty-first calendar day unless the Chief considers it necessary to hold a grievance meeting with the employee and the appropriate representative. In that event, such meeting shall be held within twenty-one calendar days following the Chief's receipt of the grievance, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties. The Chief, in the event a grievance meeting is held, shall have fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting to reply to the Grievant and the Officer Coordinator or his alternate in writing. If the grievance is not appealed to the next Step by the Officer Coordinator or his alternate within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of the Chief's answer, it shall be considered satisfactorily resolved.

Chief. If the grievance is not resolved at Step 1, the aggrieved Employee shall submit his/her written grievance to the Chief within twenty-one (21) calendar days following the receipt of the Deputy Chief’s written response. The Chief will investigate and reply to the Grievant in writing by the end of the twenty-first calendar day unless the Chief considers it necessary to hold a grievance meeting with the employee and the appropriate representative. In that event, such meeting shall be held within twenty-one calendar days following the Chief's receipt of the grievance, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties. The Chief, in the event a grievance meeting is held, shall have fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting to reply to the Grievant and the Officer Coordinator or his alternate in writing. If the grievance is not appealed to the next Step by the Officer Coordinator or his alternate within fourteen twenty-one (1421) calendar days after receipt of the Chief's answer, it shall be considered satisfactorily resolved.