Complaint Procedure. Section 1. Complaints involving charges of sexual harassment, crime (whether misdemeanor or felony), or charges of discrimination are explicitly excluded from consideration under this Article. Such charges shall be pursued under appropriate laws, policies and procedures.
Section 2. Complaints by students which fall within the purview of District Student Grievance Procedures shall be processed and investigated under that procedure and shall not be subject to the provisions of this Article. Any subsequent disciplinary action resulting from the Student Grievance Procedures will be discussed with the Adjunct Faculty Member in a separate meeting and the Adjunct Faculty Member will be given the opportunity to have a union representative present; no Member shall be disciplined without just cause.
Section 3. Any complaint about an Adjunct Faculty Member shall be immediately investigated by the President or designee. If the complaint appears to have substance, the complaint and the name of the person making the complaint should generally be provided to the Adjunct Faculty Member within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of the complaint.
Section 4. The complaint and the results of the investigation conducted by the President or designee shall be put into writing. If the investigation appears to substantiate the complaint, as soon as possible after such determination has been made, the President or designee shall meet with the Adjunct Faculty Member to discuss the issues which seem to be involved. The Adjunct Faculty Member may be represented by the Association during this meeting.
Section 5. If, after the meeting prescribed in Section 4, there appears to be cause, the person making the complaint shall meet with the President or designee and the Adjunct Faculty Member in an attempt to further understand the complaint or to respond to the complaint and reach a settlement. The Adjunct Faculty Member may be represented by the Association during this meeting.
Section 6. If the complaint cannot be settled to the satisfaction of all parties during the meeting provided for in Section 5, the Adjunct Faculty Member may prepare a written response to the complaint. The response shall be attached to the complaint. The complaint and the Adjunct Faculty Member’s response shall be placed in the Adjunct Faculty Member’s Personnel file.
Section 7. At any point at which the complaint is judged to be untrue or unsubstantiated, all records of the complaint shall be removed from the...
Complaint Procedure. If an employee has a complaint, which is not a proper subject for a grievance under the grievance procedure, the employee may discuss it with their immediate supervisor. The employee may submit the complaint in writing. If necessary, the employee may also discuss the complaint with the Director of Staff Relations. The employee may have the assistance of their Alliance representative in presenting the complaint. Complaints shall be answered as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event shall an answer be delayed more than seven (7) business days, unless the time for an answer is extended by mutual agreement. If the employee and the Alliance are dissatisfied with the answer they may request a Special Conference.
Complaint Procedure. If an employee has a complaint which is not a proper subject for a grievance under the grievance procedure, the employee may discuss it with his/her immediate supervisor. The employee may submit the complaint in writing. The employee may have the assistance of the Local President in presenting the complaint. Complaints shall be answered as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event shall an answer be delayed more than five (5) calendar days, unless the time for an answer is extended by mutual agreement. If the employee and the Union are dissatisfied with the answer, they may request a Special Conference.
Complaint Procedure. An employee may bring non-grievable items to the attention of the department head by memo through the department’s chain of command. Should the employee feel the issue is unresolved at that level he or she may bring it to the Personnel Director for consideration and final decision.
Complaint Procedure. A complainant may either initiate a grievance as per the grievance procedure of the Collective Agreement or file a written complaint with the Director of Human Resources or their designate and a copy shall be sent to the alleged harasser and to the Union office.
Complaint Procedure. A. If a complaint of sufficient gravity to warrant administrative action is registered with the District regarding a teacher's performance, the complaint shall be processed according to the procedure outlined below:
1. The full nature of the complaint shall be discussed with the teacher within five (5) working days of its receipt by the building principal or immediate supervisor unless it is impractical to do so within such time limit, because of the absence of one or both of the parties. The teacher may request a written copy of the complaint. An attempt shall be made to resolve the complaint informally.
2. Teachers against whom complaints are filed shall be informed in writing of the disposition of such complaint within ten (10) school days. If the District needs additional time to complete the investigation, an automatic five (5) day extension will be granted upon written notification stating the reasons for the extension. Any additional extensions must be requested in writing to the Association.
a. Additional extension requests must state the reasons for the extension request.
b. Approval of such requests will not be unreasonably withheld by the Association.
c. It is understood that an additional extension will automatically be granted by the Association if the District investigation is dependent upon completion of an investigation by TSPC, police department, DHS or other law enforcement agency and notice of the outside agency investigation is provided to the Association. Any complaint placed in the teacher's personnel file or materials placed in said file as a result of a third party complaint shall identify the complainant.
3. The supervisor receiving the complaint will advise the complainant of the opportunity to discuss the matter with the employee. This provision (A3) shall not apply with respect to complaints by students involving any allegation of sexual conduct or child abuse.
B. At any meetings subsequent to the initial meeting with the teacher, the teacher shall have the right to be represented by the Council at such meetings or conferences regarding such complaint.
C. Complaints which are not discussed with the teacher shall not be considered in the evaluation process or in any disciplinary action except when the conduct giving rise to the complaint would, if true, constitute grounds for suspension or dismissal of the teacher nor shall the foregoing have any application to complaints of such a nature that they may result in prosecution of su...
Complaint Procedure. When a statement detrimental to a teacher's career or reputation is made a matter of record, the teacher will be notified in writing by his/her supervisor and will have the opportunity to respond in writing. In no case will any action be taken against a teacher as a result of a complaint without the teacher having had an opportunity to meet face to face with the complainant, unless the complaint alleges an offense that under Missouri Statutes could be reason for suspension or termination.
Complaint Procedure. A complaint may be submitted orally except that where submitted to the third level of management or above, it shall be in writing.
Complaint Procedure. 8.01 It is the mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of employees shall be adjusted as quickly as possible and it is understood that any employee has no grievance until the employee has first given the appropriate immediate supervisor concerned, with or without a Union Xxxxxxx of the employee’s choice, an opportunity to adjust the complaint. If an employee has a complaint, it shall be discussed with the appropriate immediate supervisor within five (5) days after the employee would reasonably be expected to have become aware of the circumstances giving rise to the complaint. The appropriate immediate supervisor shall be allowed five (5) days to seek information and advice and to communicate the answer to the complainant. Failing settlement, it may then be taken up as a grievance within five (5) days following the notification of the supervisor’s decision. For employees whose regularly scheduled shift commences at 1600 hrs. or later, the time limits outlined above will be extended to seven (7) days.
Complaint Procedure. 4 5 A. A formal complaint made by a parent/guardian about an employee shall be referred 6 to the employee as soon as possible.
