Common use of Grievance Guidelines Clause in Contracts

Grievance Guidelines. 1. The grievant must be present or represented at all steps of the procedure. The grievant may be represented by a person or persons of their choice at any step of the grievance procedure. Should the grievant choose to represent oneself, the following requirements shall apply: a. Any employee covered by this Agreement may file a grievance directly and have such grievance adjusted without intervention by the Association, as long as the adjustment is made prior to arbitration and is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. The employee may provide to the Association any copies of the grievance form and any responses by the District, with all accompanying documentation. b. Prior to any grievance adjustment, the Association shall be provided with a copy of the proposed resolution for review and be given five (5) days to respond. c. The Association shall be given the opportunity to be present at the adjustment, pursuant to ORS 663.015. d. The Association has the sole authority to appeal a grievance to arbitration. 2. The number of days indicated at each level shall be considered maximum. 3. The time limits may be extended by mutual consent in writing by the parties involved at any level. 4. A grievance shall be considered resolved at any level when the grievant fails to request further consideration of the grievant’s grievance at the next level within the time limits specified in these procedures. Failure at any level of this procedure to communicate the decision of a grievance in writing within the specified time limits shall permit the grievant to proceed to the next level. 5. Each grievance shall be initiated within ten (10) working days after the occurrence of the cause of the complaint. However, if the grievant did not become aware of the occurrence until a later date, the grievant must then initiate action within ten (10) working days following the greivant’s first knowledge of the cause. In failing to thus initiate action, he/she shall be considered to have abandoned the grievance.

Grievance Guidelines. 1. The grievant must be present or represented at all steps of the procedure. The grievant may be represented by a person or persons of their choice at any step of the grievance procedure. Should the grievant choose to represent oneself, the following requirements shall apply: a. Any employee covered by this Agreement may file a grievance directly and have such grievance adjusted without intervention by the Association, as long as the adjustment is made prior to arbitration and is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. The employee may provide to the Association any copies of the grievance form and any responses by the District, with all accompanying documentation. b. Prior to any grievance adjustment, the Association shall be provided with a copy of the proposed resolution for review and be given five (5) days to respond. c. The Association shall be given the opportunity to be present at the adjustment, pursuant to ORS 663.015. d. The Association has the sole authority to appeal a grievance to arbitration. 2. The number of days indicated at each level shall be considered maximum. 3. The time limits may be extended by mutual consent in writing by the parties involved at in any level. 4. A grievance shall be considered resolved at any level when at which the grievant fails to request further consideration of the grievant’s their grievance at the next level within the time limits specified in these procedures. Failure at any level of this procedure to communicate the decision of in writing on a grievance in writing within the specified time limits shall permit the grievant to proceed to the next level. 5. Each grievance shall be initiated within ten (10) working days after the occurrence of the cause of the complaint. However, if the grievant did not become aware of awareof the occurrence until a later date, the grievant they must then initiate action within ten (10ten(10) working days following the greivant’s their first knowledge of the cause. In failing to thus initiate action, he/she they shall be considered to have abandoned the grievance. The grievant shall be considered also to have abandoned the grievance if the grievance has not been filed within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the occurrence of the facts which give rise to the grievance. 6. Any classified employee required to testify as a witness at a hearing during their scheduled work hours shall not suffer a loss of pay nor utilize any paid leave. 7. Decisions made at Level 2 and beyond shall include at least thefollowing information: a. Statement of findings by the immediate supervisor or other appropriate district official; b. Affirmation or denial of the alleged violation; c. The district’s remedy; and d. The name and signature of the immediate supervisor or other district official responding to the grievance.

Grievance Guidelines. 1. The grievant must be present or represented at all steps of the procedure. The grievant may be represented by a person or persons of their choice at any step of the grievance procedure. Should the grievant choose to represent oneself, the following requirements shall apply: a. Any employee covered by this Agreement may file a grievance directly and have such grievance adjusted without intervention by the Association, as long as the adjustment is made prior to arbitration and is not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. The employee may provide to the Association any copies of the grievance form and any responses by the District, with all accompanying documentation. b. Prior to any grievance adjustment, the Association shall be provided with a copy of the proposed resolution for review and be given five (5) days to respond. c. The Association shall be given the opportunity to be present at the adjustment, pursuant to ORS 663.015. d. The Association has the sole authority to appeal a grievance to arbitration. 2. The number of days indicated at each level shall be considered maximum. 3. The time limits may be extended by mutual consent in writing by the parties involved at in any level. 4. A grievance shall be considered resolved at any level when at which the grievant fails to request further consideration of the grievant’s their grievance at the next level within the time limits specified in these procedures. Failure at any level of this procedure to communicate the decision of in writing on a grievance in writing within the specified time limits shall permit the grievant to proceed to the next level. 5. Each grievance shall be initiated within ten (10) working days after the occurrence of the cause of the complaint. However, if the grievant did not become aware of awareof the occurrence until a later date, the grievant they must then initiate action within ten (10withinten(10) working days following the greivant’s their first knowledge of the cause. In failing to thus initiate action, he/she they shall be considered to have abandoned the grievance. The grievant shall be considered also to have abandoned the grievance if the grievance has not been filed within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of the occurrence of the facts which give rise to the grievance. 6. Any classified employee required to testify as a witness at a hearing during their scheduled work hours shall not suffer a loss of pay nor utilize any paid leave. 7. Decisions made at Level 2 and beyond shall include at least thefollowing information: a. Statement of findings by the immediate supervisor or other appropriate district official; b. Affirmation or denial of the alleged violation; c. The district’s remedy; and d. The name and signature of the immediate supervisor or other district official responding to the grievance.