COMPLAINTS HANDLING AND RESOLUTION 44.1 The Supplier shall notify the Authority of any Complaints made by Other Contracting Bodies, which are not resolved by operation of the Supplier's usual complaints handling procedure within five (5) Working Days of becoming aware of that Complaint and such notice shall contain full details of the Supplier's plans to resolve such Complaint. 44.2 Without prejudice to any rights and remedies that a complainant may have at Law, including under this Framework Agreement or a Call-Off Contract, and without prejudice to any obligation of the Supplier to take remedial action under the provisions of this Framework Agreement or a Call-Off Contract, the Supplier shall use its best endeavours to resolve the Complaint within ten (10) Working Days and in so doing, shall deal with the Complaint fully, expeditiously and fairly. 44.3 Within two (2) Working Days of a request by the Authority, the Supplier shall provide full details of a Complaint to the Authority, including details of steps taken to achieve its resolution.
Complaints Procedure (a) A formal complaint must be submitted in writing within six months of the last alleged occurrence. (b) A complaint must be submitted through the Union and/or directly to the Executive Director (or the equivalent or designate). When the Executive Director has received a complaint, they will notify the respondent and the union staff representative of the substance of the complaint in writing within 15 days. (c) The complaint must contain the specific instance(s) and date(s) that the alleged harassment occurred, the names of any witnesses, an explanation of how the action constitutes a violation of Article 29 (Harassment), and the remedy sought. (d) The Executive Director or their designate will investigate the complaint and will complete their report in writing within 30 days. (e) The Employer will take action to resolve the complaint within 10 days of receiving the investigator's report. (f) The Employer will advise the respondent, the complainant and the Union in writing of the substance of the investigator's report and the resolution of the complaint. (g) If the resolution involves separating employees, reasonable efforts will be made to relocate or reschedule the respondent. The complainant may agree in writing to be transferred or rescheduled. (h) If the resolution involves separating an employee and a respondent who is not an employee, reasonable efforts will be made to remedy the situation. (i) If the respondent is the Executive Director (or equivalent), or where there are possible systemic issues or multiple complaints, the following process will be used: (1) The complainant will contact the Union. (2) As soon as possible but within 30 days the Union will notify the Executive Director (or equivalent) and CSSEA. Clause 29.4 (a) and (c) apply to the notice. CSSEA will inform the Employer's Board of Directors. (3) CSSEA and the Union will appoint either Xxxxx Xxxxx or Xxxxxx Xxxx to resolve the complaint. (The person appointed is referred to below as "the Appointee".) (4) After consultation with the parties involved, the Appointee will establish the process to resolve the complaint. The process may include - at the Appointee's discretion - any of the following (or any combination of them): fact-finding, mediation, making recommendations or a full report, or conducting an expedited arbitration. In exercising their discretion with respect to the process, the Appointee will consider the parties' desire that the process be fair and expeditious, that it minimizes disruption in the workplace, that it respects individual privacy to the degree possible in the circumstances, and that it keeps costs to a reasonable level. The Appointee will submit any report or recommendations to CSSEA and the Union. The report and recommendations will remain confidential, except for distribution to the Employer's Board of Directors, the complainant and the respondent. The Appointee may stipulate conditions she/he deems appropriate with respect to distribution. Any outcomes of the process are without prejudice or precedent for other proceedings. (5) The Appointee's fees and expenses will be shared by the Employer and the Union. (j) The Employer may take appropriate action, including discipline, against a complainant if the investigation determines that the complaint is frivolous, vindictive or vexatious.
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 personnel file.
Right to Grieve Disciplinary Action Employees shall have the right to grieve written censures or warnings, and adverse employee appraisals. Employees shall have the right to rebut in writing any disciplinary notice and that rebuttal will be placed in the employee file, but will not be part of the formal disciplinary record. Should an employee dispute any such entry in his/her file, he/she shall be entitled to recourse through the Grievance Procedure and the eventual resolution thereof shall become part of his/her personal record.
Complaint To commence a proceeding, the complaining party (or parties) shall provide by certified mail, return receipt requested, a written Complaint to the BCBSA Corporate Secretary (which shall also constitute service on BCBSA if it is a respondent) and to any Plan(s) and/or Controlled Affiliate(s) named therein. The Complaint shall contain:
COMPLAINT PROCEDURES CONTRACTOR shall maintain and adhere to its written procedures for responding to parent complaints. These procedures shall include annually notifying and providing parents of LEA students with appropriate information (including complaint forms) for the following: (1) Uniform Complaint Procedures pursuant to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations section 4600 et seq.; (2) Nondiscrimination policy pursuant to Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations section 4960 (a); (3) Sexual Harassment Policy, California Education Code 231.5 (a) (b) (c); (4) Title IX Pupil Grievance Procedure, Title IX 106.8 (a) (d) and 106.9 (a); and (5) Notice of Privacy Practices in compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), if applicable. CONTRACTOR shall include verification of these procedures to the LEA upon request. CONTRACTOR shall immediately notify LEA of any complaints filed against it related to LEA students and provide LEA with all documentation related to the complaints and/or its investigation of complaints, including any and all reports generated as a result of an investigation.
Complaints Process The School shall establish and adhere to a process for resolving public complaints which shall include an opportunity for complainants to be heard. The final administrative appeal shall be heard by the School's Governing Board, except where the complaint pertains to a possible violation of any law or term under this Contract. The complaints process shall be readily accessible from the School’s website, as described in Section 11.4.1.
Right to Grieve Other Disciplinary Action (a) Disciplinary action grievable by the employee shall include written censures, letters of reprimand and adverse reports or employee appraisals. (b) An employee shall be given a copy of any document, report, incident, or notation placed on the employee's file which might be the basis of disciplinary action. (c) Should an employee dispute any such entry in her file, she shall be entitled to recourse through the grievance procedure and the eventual resolution thereof shall become part of her personnel record. (d) Upon the employee's written request, any such document, other than official evaluation reports, shall be removed from the employee's file after the expiration of eighteen (18) months from the date it was issued provided there has not been a further infraction. (e) The Employer agrees not to introduce as evidence in any hearing any document from the file of an employee, the existence of which the employee was not aware at the time of filing
Procurement Related Complaints and Administrative Review 49.1 The procedures for making a Procurement-related Complaint are as specified in the TDS. 49.2 A request for administrative review shall be made in the form provided under contract forms.
COMPLAINTS HANDLING 44.1 Either Party shall notify the other Party of any Complaints made by Other Contracting Bodies, which are not resolved by operation of the Supplier's usual complaints handling procedure within five (5) Working Days of becoming aware of that Complaint and, if the Supplier is the Party providing the notice, such notice shall contain full details of the Supplier's plans to resolve such Complaint. 44.2 Without prejudice to any rights and remedies that a complainant may have at Law (including under this Framework Agreement and/or a Call Off Agreement), and without prejudice to any obligation of the Supplier to take remedial action under the provisions of this Framework Agreement and/or a Call Off Agreement, the Supplier shall use its all reasonable endeavours to resolve the Complaint within ten (10) Working Days and in so doing, shall deal with the Complaint fully, expeditiously and fairly. 44.3 Within two (2) Working Days of a request by the Authority, the Supplier shall provide full details of a Complaint to the Authority, including details of steps taken to achieve its resolution.
