Common use of Employee and Immediate Supervisor and/or Department Head Clause in Contracts

Employee and Immediate Supervisor and/or Department Head. If an employee has a grievance, the employee and the Unit/Union Representative, must first present the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor (or Department Head) within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the employee was or should have been aware that the grievance existed. Upon receipt thereof, the immediate supervisor and/or Department Head shall meet with the employee (and Unit/Union Representative) in an attempt to resolve the problem. The immediate supervisor (or Department Head) shall respond in writing to the employee within fourteen (14) calendar days following the meeting with the employee. Should the immediate supervisor and/or Department Head and the employee meet to resolve the grievance, a Unit Representative and a Human Resources representative may attend the meeting.