Common use of First Stage Clause in Contracts

First Stage. Any employee having a grievance shall first submit the same during working hours to his Supervisor and if he/she requests, be accompanied by his committee person. If the grievance cannot be settled by the Supervisor, the employee may during working hours refer it to the committee member in the employees' department. The committee member, if he/she shall consider the grievance reasonable but not otherwise, shall during working hours present it in writing to the Supervisor in the presence of the aggrieved employee. The Supervisor shall receive and discuss the grievance and shall endeavour to arrange a satisfactory settlement with the committee member and/or the aggrieved employee and shall in any event render his decision in writing not later than the second regular working day following the day upon which the grievance shall be received. Further time may be allowed by the committee member and/or the employee. The Supervisors' decision may be appealed from by lodging an appeal in writing with the Company management directly or through the chairperson of the committee within two regular working days after receipt of the supervisors' decision. The grievance shall be discussed at a meeting or meetings between the Personnel Manager, General Supervisor and the committee to be held on notice to be given not later than five (5) working days after the receipt of the supervisors' decision, at such time as may be agreed upon and if no time is agreed upon, within five regular working days following the receipt of the notice. Further time may be allowed by either party. An international or local representative may attend such meetings.

First Stage. Any employee having a grievance shall first submit the same during working hours to his Supervisor and if he/she requests, be accompanied by his committee person. If the grievance cannot be settled by the Supervisor, the employee may during working hours refer it to the committee member in the employees' department. The committee member, if he/she shall consider the grievance reasonable but not otherwise, shall during working hours present it in writing to the Supervisor in the presence of the aggrieved employee. The Supervisor shall receive and discuss the grievance and shall endeavour to arrange a satisfactory settlement with the committee member and/or the aggrieved employee and shall in any event render his decision in writing not later than the second regular working day following the day upon which the grievance shall be received. Further time may be allowed by the committee member and/or the employee. The Supervisors' decision may be appealed from by lodging an appeal in writing with the Company management directly or through the chairperson of the committee within two regular working days after receipt of the supervisors' decision. The grievance shall be discussed at a meeting or meetings between the Personnel Manager, General Supervisor and the committee to be held on notice to be given not later than five (5) working days after the receipt of the supervisors' decision, at such time as may be maybe agreed upon and if no time is agreed upon, within five regular working days following the receipt of the notice. Further time may be allowed by either party. An international or local representative may attend such meetings.