Conduct of Grievance Procedure. 1. An employee may request the assistance of another person of his/her own choosing in preparing and presenting his/her grievance at any level of review; or may be represented by a recognized employee organization, or may represent himself/herself. 2. The employee and his/her representative, if any, may use a reasonable amount of work time, as determined by the appropriate management supervisor, in conferring about and presenting a grievance and shall be free from reprisal for using the grievance procedure. 3. Any retroactivity on monetary grievances shall be limited to the date the grievance was filed in writing, except in cases where it was impossible for the employee to have had prior knowledge of an accounting error. 4. The time limits specified may be extended to a definite date by mutual agreement of the employee and the reviewer concerned. 5. Employees shall be free from reprisal for using the grievance procedure. 6. Business days, for the purposes of the grievance procedure, shall mean Monday through Thursday excluding recognized City holidays.
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