Formal Written Grievance. In the event the employee believes the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved, the employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the supervisor within ten (10) working days after receipt of the immediate supervisor's verbal response. The grievant shall file one (1) copy with the Human Resources Department. If the grievance is not presented within the time limits provided herein, it shall be deemed not to exist. Such written grievance shall:
1. Fully describe the grievance and how the employee(s) was/were adversely affected;
2. Set forth the section(s) of the Memorandum of Understanding, allegedly violated;
3. Indicate the date(s) of the incident(s) grieved;
4. Specify the remedy or solution to the grievance sought by the employee(s);
5. Identify the grievant and be signed by the grievant;
6. Identify the person, if any, chosen by the grievant to be his/her representative. No modifications in the basic violation being alleged pursuant to this grievance procedure shall be made subsequent to filing of a grievance unless mutually agreed to by both the County and the grievant or the grievant’s representative. However, corrections in citations or other clarifying amendments can be made at any time by the grievant or the grievant‘s representative. Within seven (7) working days of receipt of the grievance, the immediate supervisor shall:
1. Meet the grievant to discuss the grievance at the request of either party (i.e., the grievant, the grievant’s representative or the supervisor);
2. Xxxxxxx his/her written decision outlining the reasons behind the decision to the grievant and his/her representative within three (3) working days following the meeting, if held, or, if no meeting was held, within ten (10) working days of the receipt of the grievance. Any grievance settled at this step shall be subject to the review and confirmation of the respective department head before the settlement may become effective. Such review will occur within five (5) working days or the grievance will automatically be moved to Step 3. In the event the department head does not confirm the settlement, the grievant may initiate Step 3 of this procedure.
Formal Written Grievance a. In the event the employee believes the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved, the employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the General Manager.
b. Within five (5) working days of receipt of the grievance, the General Manager shall schedule a meeting with the grievant, and the grievant’s representative, if she/he so chooses, to discuss the grievance. Within five (5) working days of the grievance meeting, the General Manager shall deliver a written decision to the grievant. Any grievance settled at this step shall be subject to Board review.
Formal Written Grievance. (Senior Operation Manager) Within 20 working days after the event that was the basis for the grievance, or within 20 working days of the time when the grievant reasonably should have known of the event that gave rise to the grievance, the grievant shall present a grievance, in writing to the Senior Operation Manager or designee. A representative of the Union shall be permitted to be present when the grievance is presented. If the grievant requests a meeting, the Senior Operation Manager or designee shall schedule a meeting within the five (5) working days and a representative of the Union shall be permitted to be present. The Senior Operation Manager or designee shall communicate the decision in writing to the grievant and to the Union, within ten (10) working days after receiving the grievance.
Formal Written Grievance. A. In the event the employee believes the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved, the employee or the Association representative shall submit the grievance in writing to the department head within ten (10) working days after receipt of the immediate supervisor’s verbal response. One (1) copy of the grievance shall be filed with departmental Human Resources and County Labor Relations. Such written grievance shall:
1. Fully describe the grievance and how the employee(s) was/were adversely affected;
2. Set forth the section(s) of the Memorandum of Understanding, allegedly violated;
3. Indicate the date(s) of the incident(s) grieved;
4. Specify the remedy or solution to the grievance sought by the employee(s);
5. Identify the grievant;
6. Identify the person, if any, chosen by the grievant to be his/her representative.
B. No modifications in the basic violation being alleged pursuant to this grievance procedure shall be made subsequent to filing of a grievance unless mutually agreed to by both the County and the grievant or the grievant’s representative. However, corrections in citations or other clarifying amendments can be made at any time by the grievant or the grievant’s representative.
Formal Written Grievance. If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved in Step 1, the second step of the Grievance and Arbitration Procedure is an attempt to resolve the claim or dispute via a written grievance. If the employee chooses to pursue a grievance, the employee or union representative shall submit the written grievance on the grievance form (Appendix "B") to the employee's immediate supervisor. This formal written grievance must be submitted by the employee or Union representative within ten (10) business days after the informal meeting is conducted, or the grievance shall be waived. The supervisor then has ten (10) business days to respond in writing to the formal written grievance. If the grievance is not settled to the satisfaction of the grievant, the employee has seven (7) business days, after the supervisor’s written response, to appeal to Step 3.
Formal Written Grievance. Any dispute not resolved at Step 1 may be submitted to the City Manager in writing citing the specific provision of the rule in dispute and stating the desired solution within ten (10) working days after the Department Head’s Step 1 response. Ten (10) working days thereafter, a meeting shall be scheduled with the employee and the City Manager or designee. The City Manager or designee shall provide the employee a written reply within ten (10) working days after such meeting. If the employee is not satisfied with the response, he/she may proceed to Step 3.
Formal Written Grievance. Employee will initiate the formal grievance by submitting a written statement fully detailing the facts surrounding the grievance, the provisions of agreements or policies alleged to have been violated, and the proposed relief being sought. This formal grievance will be submitted to the Department Head in charge within seven (7) working days after receipt of the immediate supervisor’s informal response, or failure to respond within the time limit. The Department Head shall, within seven (7) working days, deliver a decision, in writing, to the employee. If the answer does not satisfy the employee, or is not forthcoming within this time limit, the employee may initiate Step 3 of the grievance procedure. Except as already provided in Step 1 where a supervisor is directly involved in the matter of grievance, in the event there are additional levels of supervision between the employee’s immediate supervisor and the Department Head, this step of the process may be required by the Department Head to be first initiated at an intermediate supervisor level, but not more than one time.
Formal Written Grievance. If the grievance is not settled during the informal conference and the grievant wishes to pursue the matter, the grievant shall present the grievance in writing on the appropriate form to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) working days after the informal conference. The written information shall include the specific grounds of the grievance, a listing of the provisions which are alleged to have been violated, a listing as to why the immediate supervisor’s response is unacceptable, and a listing of specific actions requested by the grievant which will remedy the grievance. The immediate supervisor shall communicate the decision to the grievant in writing within ten (10) working days after receiving the grievance. If the immediate supervisor does not respond within the time limits, the grievant may elevate the grievance to the next level. With the concurrence of the City, a worker may choose to file the formal grievance at Level III. Level III – Appeal to the Department Head If the grievant is not satisfied with the decision at Level II, the grievant may, within ten
Formal Written Grievance. Step 1
1. No later than thirty (30) business days after the occurrence or discovery of the matter on which the grievance is based, an employee, group of employees, or the Union may file a formal written grievance.
2. A formal grievance shall be initiated in writing on a form provided by the Region and shall be filed with the Human Resources office of the grievant's employing court. The employee shall retain a copy. The Human Resources office shall provide a receipt, or shall initial and date the employee's copy to show receipt. The grievance form shall contain the following information:
a) The name (s) of the grievant(s) and representative;
b) The specific provision of the MOU alleged to have been violated;
c) The date, time and place of occurrence;
d) Brief summary of the grievance;
e) Steps that were taken to secure informal resolution;
f) The remedy requested;
g) Signature of the grievant(s) and the date filed; and
h) The address(es) to which all correspondence and responses should be sent.
3. Within ten (10) business days of the receipt of the grievance, the designated court management representative will meet with the grievant and the Union representative, if any. Then, within ten (10) business days following such a meeting, the court management representative shall respond in writing to the grievance.
4. No settlement made at this stage of the grievance procedure shall be considered precedent setting.
5. Grievances filed by the Union will be initiated at Formal Written Grievance Step 1.
Formal Written Grievance. Step 2
1. Within ten (10) business days after receipt of the decision at Step 1, the grievant may appeal to the CEO or designee, using a copy of the grievance.
2. Within ten (10) business days from the date the submitted grievance appeal to Step 2 is received, the CEO or designee, who has not been involved in the grievance at any prior level, shall meet with the grievant and Union representative, if any, to discuss the grievance. Thereafter, the CEO or designee will provide a written decision not more than ten (10) business days following such grievance appeal meeting.
3. If the CEO or designee fails to provide a written decision within the specified time limit, the Union may elect to refer the unresolved grievance to arbitration.
4. No settlement made at this stage of the grievance procedure shall be considered precedent setting.
