Formal Process Sample Clauses

Formal Process. The Formal Process is a process in which an Employee requests a formal hearing and a panel is convened to gather evidence and make a decision regarding the Employee’s concern. If an Employee is unable to get his concern resolved through the Informal Process, he may request a Formal Hearing by filing an Issue Resolution Form within three (3) business days following completion of the Informal Process. Employees may seek the assistance of a FC member or the Employee Advocate to assist in the preparation of an Issue Resolution Form. A FC facilitator shall, on a rotating basis, facilitate but shall be a non-voting participant in any Formal Hearings that may arise following the submission of an Issue Resolution Form. The FC facilitator will contact the Employee within two (2) business days of receiving the Issue Resolution Form. The Employee will select, at random, five (5) FC members to sit on the Formal Hearing Panel. The Hearing Panel will consist of three (3) bargaining unit FC members and two (2) management FC members. The Employee will randomly select four (4) bargaining unit FC member names and discard one such name of his or her choosing, and randomly select three (3) management FC names and discard one such name of his or her choosing for the Hearing Panel. The panel will convene within 10 business days of receiving the Issue Resolution Form. The panel will collect evidence and fully review all details of the Employee’s concern in order to reach a final decision about whether the Agreement and the Employees’ Charter have been fairly applied to the Employee. Employees may be assisted in the Formal Process, including the Formal Hearing, by the Employee Advocate, if they so choose. The Employee Advocate’s role in the Formal Process shall be to:
Formal Process. STEP 3
Formal Process. 1) In a formal investigation of a complaint, the following time lines will apply: a) All references to days mean working days. b) All references to months mean calendar months. c) All deadlines are binding, except in situations in which the parties mutually agree to extend them or the President determines the circumstances justify an extension of the time limit in accordance with paragraph 6.2.9 below. d) A formal complaint must be made as soon as possible, normally no later than six (6) months after the incident, or most recent incident. (See 6.2.9) 2) The President will identify five (5) persons from outside the University community who are qualified to serve as investigators in formal harassment and discrimination complaints. The names and backgrounds of these individuals will be available, upon request, to members of the University community. 3) A formal letter of complaint must be in writing and signed by the complainant before a formal investigation will be initiated. Emailed complaints will not be accepted. 4) A formal letter of complaint must be addressed to the Harassment and Discrimination Coordinator and should be delivered by hand or in a sealed envelope marked "Confidential". 5) A letter of complaint must contain to the best knowledge of the complainant, the following information about the alleged incident(s) of harassment/discrimination: the name of the respondent(s), the place(s) the incident(s) occurred, date(s) of the incident(s), the prohibited ground(s) and nature of the harassment/discrimination, and any other relevant information. 6) The Harassment and Discrimination Coordinator will supply the respondent(s) with a copy of the complaint within five (5) days of receiving it from the complainant. 7) The Harassment and Discrimination Coordinator will supply the President with a copy of the complaint within five (5) days of receiving it from the complainant. Within five (5) days of receiving a copy of the complaint from the Harassment and Discrimination Coordinator, the President will select an investigator on a rotation basis in order of their listing subject to availability and will advise the Coordinator of the name of the investigator. 8) The Coordinator shall inform both parties of the investigator and his/her background. 9) A formal investigation may proceed, notwithstanding that such complaint is made after the six (6) month time period, if in the opinion of the President in consultation with the Harassment and Discrimination Coordi...
Formal Process. Step 1: If a grievant is not satisfied with the resolution proposed at the informal level, s/he may within fourteen (14) days after the supervisor's response was due file a formal written grievance with his/her manager on a form provided by the County Personnel Office containing a statement describing the grievance, the section of this Agreement allegedly violated, and remedy requested. The manager (or designee) shall, within seven (7) days have a meeting with the grievant and within seven (7) days thereafter give a written answer to the grievant. B. Step
Formal Process. 11 The District and Association recognize that problems may not always be solved at the 12 informal steps. If an employee has chosen to follow the informal steps and remains 13 convinced that he/she has cause for a grievance, then the employee may choose to do 14 the following, beginning with Step II. If the informal process was not used, then the 15 employee must begin with Step I of the formal process.
Formal Process. All formal grievances shall be in writing. 1. Level One – If the grievance cannot be resolved informally the grievant will be required to present to the principal his/her/their grievance in writing on the proper form within ten (10) working days after receiving the response of the administrative supervisor. No response from the administrative supervisor shall constitute a negative response. If the grievance is not presented within this time limit the grievance shall be deemed to be waived and shall not be subject to further discussion or appeal. The principal shall have ten (10) working days to meet with the grievant and respond to the grievance.
Formal Process. STEP 1 – First-Level Manager
Formal Process. Individual grievances shall be processed in the following manner.
Formal Process. (Expedited on mutual consent)