Common use of Formal Grievance - Step 1 Clause in Contracts

Formal Grievance - Step 1. A. If an informal grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the grievant, a formal grievance may be filed no later than: 1. Twenty-one (21) calendar days after employee can reasonably be expected to have known of the event occasioning the grievance, or 2. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of the decision rendered in the informal grievance procedure. B. However, under no circumstances may the period in which to bring the grievance be extended beyond the twenty-one (21) calendar days in Item 1. above. C. If the first level of appeal is the employee's immediate supervisor, the grievant may bypass Step 1. D. A formal grievance shall be initiated in writing on a form provided by the State and shall be filed with a designated supervisor or manager identified by each department head as the first level of appeal. E. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of the formal grievance, the person designated by the department head as the first level of appeal shall respond in writing to the grievance. F. No contract interpretation or grievance settlement made at this stage of the grievance procedure shall be considered precedential. All interpretations and settlements shall be consistent with the provisions of this Contract.

Formal Grievance - Step 1. A. If an informal grievance is not resolved to the satisfaction of the grievant, a formal grievance may be filed no later than: 1. Twenty-one (21) calendar days after the employee can reasonably be expected to have known of the event occasioning the grievance, or 2. Within fourteen (14fourteen(14) calendar days after receipt of the decision rendered in the informal grievance procedure. B. However, under no circumstances may the period in which to bring the grievance be extended beyond the twenty-one (21) calendar days in Item (1. ) above. C. If the first level of appeal is the employee's ’s immediate supervisor, the grievant may bypass Step 1. D. A formal grievance shall be initiated in writing on a form provided by the State and shall be filed with a designated supervisor or manager identified by each department head as the first level of appeal. E. Within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of the formal grievance, the person designated by the department head as the first level of appeal shall respond in writing to the grievance. F. No contract interpretation or grievance settlement made at this stage of the grievance procedure shall be considered precedential. All interpretations and settlements shall be consistent with the provisions of this Contract.