Formal Process. A. 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.
Formal Process. STEP 3 –
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. 1) In a formal investigation of a complaint, the following time lines will apply:
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.
Formal Process. 13.3.1. Step One: The grievant may present the grievance, in writing, to the immediate supervisor or principal within ten (10) working days of the occurrence of the dispute or ten (10) working days from such time as the grievant should have become aware of the occurrence (see Grievance Form, Appendix I). The immediate supervisor or principal shall communicate his/her decision to the parties to the grievance in writing within five (5) working days after receiving the complaint. A grievance may be filed at Step Two with the mutual agreement of AEA and the District.
Formal Process. The grievant shall complete the informal process before undertaking the formal steps listed in the following sections. All documents, communications, and records dealing with the processing of a formal grievance shall be kept confidential and placed in a grievance file separate from the employee's personnel file.
Formal Process. STEP 1 – First-Level Manager
Formal Process. STEP 2 – Department Director
