Formal Complaint and Investigation Sample Clauses

Formal Complaint and Investigation. (a) If a matter is one which, in the opinion of the Centre, could not be appropriately dealt with by informal resolution or mediation, or has not been resolved by either informal resolution or mediation within a reasonable time, the Centre will upon request assist the Complainant in preparing a formal complaint. A formal complaint will be in writing and signed by the Complainant, and, where appropriate, includes a Complaint contained in a grievance under a collective agreement. (b) A copy of the formal complaint will be forwarded to the Respondent and to the Xxxx/Principal/University Librarian/Vice-President in whose area the Respondent is employed and if the Complainant is an employee, to the Xxxx/Principal/University Librarian/Vice-President in whose area the Complainant is employed. (c) The Respondent will submit a written response to the formal complaint to the appropriate Xxxx/Principal/University Librarian/Vice-President. (d) Within fifteen (15) working days of receiving a Formal Complaint and the Response, the Xxxx/Principal/University Librarian/Vice-President shall determine whether a formal investigation is warranted, and if so will appoint an Investigator to look into and report on the facts surrounding the Formal Complaint. The investigator will be drawn from a list of internal investigators which has been agreed to by the Employer and CUPE (the Union) and which may but need not include one or more members of the Union. The investigator shall promptly conduct an investigation of the allegations giving rise to the Complaint and compile a draft investigation report. (e) Upon receiving a Formal Complaint against an employee in his/her area the Xxxx/Principal/University Librarian/Vice-President will (in consultation with Employee and/or Academic Staff Relations, or with other University officials as appropriate) make a decision as to what remedial action, if any, should take place in the workplace while the investigation is taking place. (f) The investigator shall provide a copy of the draft investigation report to each of the Complainant and the Respondent, who shall have ten (10) working days in which to notify the investigator, in writing, or any errors or omissions in the report and the description of the facts or allegations provided by each of them to the Investigator. (g) The investigator shall forthwith after receiving any comment provided for above make such further enquiries, if any, as are necessary and prepare a final Investigation Repor...
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Formal Complaint and Investigation. When the complainant does not want to proceed informally or through mediation but wants to pursue the matter, a written formal complaint signed by the complainant shall be submitted to the Executive Director within 6 months of the last alleged event. Where there is no resolution either through the informal procedure or mediation, the complainant will have 15 days to submit a written formal complaint signed by the complainant to the Executive Director. If the formal investigation is warranted, the Executive Director will appoint an outside investigator, and will provide a copy of the formal complaint to the respondent and the Union’s Chief Xxxxxxx. In the case of a denial of a formal investigation, the Executive Director will provide a written statement of reasons to the complainant and the Union’s Chief Xxxxxxx. The complainant, respondent and anyone interviewed during the investigation have the right to be accompanied by a person of their choice during any interviews or meetings. The investigation shall proceed without delay and shall be completed as quickly as possible, and in most cases within 10 days.

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  • COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS 1. This article applies to complaints or allegations made externally and not from normal supervisory activities. 2. A department head shall be responsible for ensuring that all allegations of misconduct or other complaints against an employee on which any action is to be taken or a record is to be made shall be investigated. The investigator shall be allowed to interview the complainant prior to notifying the employee.

  • Complaints Investigation The employee who complains of harassment under the provisions of the Human Rights Code must first comply with the Employer’s harassment policy procedures before filing a grievance or human rights complaint.

  • AUDITS AND INVESTIGATIONS 27.1 Each invoice paid by UNDP shall be subject to a post-payment audit by auditors, whether internal or external, of UNDP or by other authorized and qualified agents of UNDP at any time during the term of the Contract and for a period of three (3) years following the expiration or prior termination of the Contract. 27.2 UNDP may conduct investigations relating to any aspect of the Contract or the award thereof, the obligations performed under the Contract, and the operations of the Contractor generally relating to performance of the Contract at any time during the term of the Contract and for a period of three 27.3 The Contractor shall provide its full and timely cooperation with any such inspections, post- payment audits or investigations. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, the Contractor’s obligation to make available its personnel and any relevant documentation for such purposes at reasonable times and on reasonable conditions and to grant to UNDP access to the Contractor’s premises at reasonable times and on reasonable conditions in connection with such access to the Contractor’s personnel and relevant documentation. The Contractor shall require its agents, including, but not limited to, the Contractor’s attorneys, accountants or other advisers, to reasonably cooperate with any inspections, post-payment audits or investigations carried out by UNDP hereunder. 27.4 UNDP shall be entitled to a refund from the Contractor for any amounts shown by such audits or investigations to have been paid by UNDP other than in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contract. The Contractor also agrees that, where applicable, donors to UNDP whose funding is the source of, in whole or in part, the funding for the procurement of Goods and/or Services which are the subject of this Contract, shall have direct recourse to the Contractor for the recovery of any funds determined by UNDP to have been used in violation of or inconsistent with this Contract.

  • Investigations and Proceedings The parties to this Agreement agree to cooperate fully in any securities regulatory investigation or proceeding or any judicial proceeding with respect to each party’s activities under this Agreement and promptly to notify the other party of any such investigation or proceeding.

  • Access and Investigation During the period from the date hereof through the Closing of the Merger (the “Pre-Closing Period”), the Company shall, and shall cause the respective Representatives of the Company and Subsidiaries to: (a) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with reasonable access to the Acquired Companies’ Representatives, personnel and assets and to all existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Acquired Companies; (b) provide Parent and Parent’s Representatives with such copies of the existing books, records, Tax Returns, work papers and other documents and information relating to the Acquired Companies, and with such additional financial, operating and other data and information regarding the Acquired Companies and their financial condition, as Parent may reasonably request; and (c) fully cooperate with Parent in its reasonable investigation of the businesses of the Acquired Companies. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, during the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall furnish promptly to Parent (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed by the Company during the Pre-Closing Period with the SEC, and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent may reasonably request. In addition, the Company shall during the Pre-Closing Period give prompt written notice to Parent, and the Parent shall during the Pre-Closing Period give prompt written notice to the Company, if it becomes aware of (A) any representation or warranty made by it contained in this Agreement becoming untrue or inaccurate in any material respect, (B) the failure by it to comply with or satisfy in any material respect any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it under this Agreement, (C) the occurrence of an event or circumstance that could be reasonably expected to make the timely satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Annex I impossible or unlikely or that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (D) the commencement of any litigation or Proceeding against the Company, Parent or Acquisition Co. Nothing in this Section 5.1 shall require the Company to provide Parent or Acquisition Co. with any information relating to an Alternative Transaction Proposal.

  • Grievance Investigations Where an employee has asked or is obliged to be represented by the Institute in relation to the presentation of a grievance and an employee acting on behalf of the Institute wishes to discuss the grievance with that employee, the employee and the representative of the employee will, where operational requirements permit, be given reasonable leave with pay for this purpose when the discussion takes place in the headquarters area of such employee and leave without pay when it takes place outside the headquarters area of such employee.

  • Investigation of Accidents The Occupational Health and Safety Committees, as provided in Clause 22.2, shall be notified of each accident or injury and shall investigate and report to the Union and Employer on the nature and cause of the accident or injury. In the event of a fatality the Employer shall immediately notify the President of the nature and circumstances of the accident.

  • Grievance Investigation The Employer agrees to supply to the Union the names of all applicants for a vacancy, or new position in the course of a grievance investigation.

  • Investigations; Litigation There is no investigation or review pending (or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened) by any Governmental Entity with respect to Parent or any of its Subsidiaries which would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and there are no actions, suits, inquiries, investigations or proceedings pending (or, to Parent’s knowledge, threatened) against or affecting Parent or its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties at law or in equity before, and there are no orders, judgments or decrees of, or before, any Governmental Entity, in each case which would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

  • Complaints and Appeals As a Premera member, you have the right to offer your ideas, ask questions, voice complaints and request a formal appeal to reconsider decisions we have made. Our goal is to listen to your concerns and improve our service to you. If you need an interpreter to help with oral translation, please call us. Customer Service will be able to guide you through the service. We would like to hear from you. If you have an idea, suggestion, or opinion, please let us know. You can contact us at the addresses and telephone numbers found on the back cover. Please call us when you have questions about a benefit or coverage decision, our services, or the quality or availability of a healthcare service. We can quickly and informally correct errors, clarify benefits, or take steps to improve our service. We suggest that you call your provider of care when you have questions about the healthcare they provide.

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