Common use of Formal Grievance Steps Clause in Contracts

Formal Grievance Steps. No person named in item (3) shall hear the grievance at any step below. Any step(s) of the formal grievance procedure may be waived by mutual consent of the parties. A written request from one party and a written confirmation by the other shall constitute mutual consent for such waivers. Step I. Director level. The Director of the Division/Center or designee will meet with the grievant and hear the grievance within twenty (20) university days of its presentation. The grievant is entitled to representation by the Association at this meeting. A decision will be rendered in writing to the Association within ten (10) university days of the hearing. If there is no incumbent Director of the Division/Center, the Association shall proceed to Step II below. Step II. Xxxxxxx level. If the Association is not satisfied with the decision at Step I, the Association may present the grievance in writing to the Xxxxxxx within five (5) university days after receiving the decision from the Director of the Division/Center. The Xxxxxxx, or a designee not hearing the grievance at Step I, will meet with the grievant and hear the grievance within ten (10) university days of the receipt of the decision at Step I, or twenty (20) university days if Step I is waived. The grievant is entitled to representation by the Association at this meeting. The Xxxxxxx will render a decision in writing to the Association within five (5) university days of the hearing.