Common use of Grievance Procedure Step 1 Clause in Contracts

Grievance Procedure Step 1. A. A member having an individual grievance will first attempt to resolve it informally with the member's immediate supervisor. This first attempt shall be made by the member-grievant within ten (10) calendar days following the events or circumstances giving rise to the grievance having occurred or is first known by the member-grievant. Grievances brought to the attention of the supervisor (except for automatic time extensions as hereinafter described in Section 8.7) beyond the ten (10) calendar day time limit shall not be considered. At this Step, there is no requirement that the grievance be submitted, or responded to, in writing. However, a Grievance Representative may accompany the grievant should the latter request such attendance. If a supervisor grants a grievance at verbal levels, written acknowledgement of granting such grievance shall be furnished. If the member is not satisfied with the oral response from the immediate supervisor, which shall be given within ten (10) days of the informal request at this Step, the member may pursue the formal steps which follow. Before a grievance and proposed solution is placed in writing by a member pursuant to Step 1, the Grievance Chairman or designee shall be advised of the grievance. A. Should the member-grievant not be satisfied with the answer in Step 1, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter the member may appeal the grievance to Step 2 by delivering a copy of the Grievance Form, and any other pertinent documents, to the office of the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee if the Chief is absent from duty. The Chief or designee shall date the Form, accurately showing the date the office received the Form. B. Within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the Grievance Form, the Chief or designee shall investigate the grievance, and shall schedule and conduct a meeting to discuss the grievance with the Grievance Chairman. The Grievance Chairman will bring the member-grievant to the meeting. C. In the meeting called for at this Step, the Chief or designee shall hear a full explanation of the grievance and the material facts relating thereto. D. Within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting in this Step, the Chief shall submit to the Grievance Chairman the written response to the grievance. A. Should the member-grievant not be satisfied with the answer in Step 2, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, the member may appeal the grievance to Step 3 by delivering a copy of the Grievance Form, containing the written response at the prior Step and any other pertinent documents, to the office of the Safety/Service Director or the Safety Service Director's designee. The Safety/Service Director or designee shall date the Form, accurately showing the date the office received the Form. B. Within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of the grievance Form, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall investigate the grievance, and shall schedule and conduct a meeting to discuss the grievance with the Grievance Chairman. The Grievance Chairman may bring the member-grievant and the appropriate Grievance Representative to the meeting. C. In the meeting called for at this Step, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall hear a full explanation of the grievance and the material facts relating thereto. D. Within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting in this Step, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall submit to the Grievance Chairman the written response to the grievance.

Grievance Procedure Step 1. A. A member having an individual grievance 1. ln the event of a dispute, the employee(s) concerned and the shop xxxxxxx or union representative will first take the matter to the employee's immediate supervisor and attempt to resolve it informally with the member's immediate supervisordispute through dialogue. 2. This first attempt shall be made lf the parties fail to resolve the dispute through dialogue, the shop xxxxxxx may then file a formal grievance by submitting the member-grievant within ten (10) calendar days following the events or circumstances giving rise to the grievance having occurred or is first known by the member-grievant. Grievances brought to the attention of the supervisor (except for automatic time extensions as hereinafter described in Section 8.7) beyond the ten (10) calendar day time limit shall not be considered. At this Step, there is no requirement that the grievance be submitted, or responded tomatter, in writing, to the designated supervisor. 3. However, The supervisor shall hear the grievance (the employee or employees concerned may be present) and shall render a Grievance Representative may accompany written decision within two (2) working days. 4. The shop xxxxxxx shall advise the grievant should the latter request such attendance. If a supervisor grants a grievance at verbal levels, written acknowledgement of granting such grievance shall be furnished. If the member is not satisfied with the oral response from the immediate supervisor, which shall be given in writing, within ten seven (107) days of working days, whether or not the informal request at this Step, Union intends to process the member may pursue grievance any further. 1. lf the formal steps which follow. Before a Union intends to process the grievance and proposed solution is placed in writing by a member pursuant to Step 1further, the Grievance Chairman Committee shall refer the grievance, in writing, to Human Resources. 2. Human Resources shall hold a hearing with a higher level of supervision and the Union within 14 working days from the date the Union's response was received. 3. The supervisor shall render a written decision to the Grievance Committee within five (5) working days from the hearing. 4. Within seven (7) working days from the date the reply is received, the Grievance Committee shall notify in writing, the supervisor who rendered the decision and the Human Resources Department, whether or designee not the Union intends to process the grievance any further. 1. Human Resources shall be advised hold a hearing with the Vice-President and the Union within 14 working days from the date the Union's response was received. 2. The Vice-President shall render a written decision to the Grievance Committee within five (5) working days of hearing the grievance. A. Should the member-grievant not be satisfied with the answer in Step 1, within ten 3. Within seven (107) calendar working days thereafter the member may appeal the grievance to Step 2 by delivering a copy of the Grievance Form, and any other pertinent documents, to the office of the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee if the Chief is absent from duty. The Chief or designee shall date the Form, accurately showing the date the office received reply is received, the FormGrievance Committee shall notify, in writing, the Vice-President who rendered the decision and the Human Resources Department whether or not the Union intends to process the grievance any further. B. 1. Human Resources shall hold a hearing with the President and the Union within 14 working days from the date the Union's response was received. 2. Within ten (10) calendar working days of receipt of the Grievance Form, the Chief or designee shall investigate having heard the grievance, and the President shall schedule and conduct render a meeting to discuss the grievance with the Grievance Chairman. The Grievance Chairman will bring the member-grievant to the meeting. C. In the meeting called for at this Step, the Chief or designee shall hear a full explanation of the grievance and the material facts relating thereto. D. Within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting in this Step, the Chief shall submit written decision to the Grievance Chairman the written response to the grievanceCommittee. A. Should 3. Failing a resolution at this step, either party may notify the member-grievant not be satisfied with the answer in Step 2other, within ten five (105) calendar days thereafterworking days, of intent to submit the member may appeal the grievance alleged violation or difference to Step 3 by delivering a copy of the Grievance Form, containing the written response at the prior Step and any other pertinent documents, to the office of the Safety/Service Director or the Safety Service Director's designee. The Safety/Service Director or designee shall date the Form, accurately showing the date the office received the Formarbitration. B. Within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of the grievance Form, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall investigate the grievance, and shall schedule and conduct a meeting to discuss the grievance with the Grievance Chairman. The Grievance Chairman may bring the member-grievant and the appropriate Grievance Representative to the meeting. C. In the meeting called for at this Step, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall hear a full explanation of the grievance and the material facts relating thereto. D. Within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting in this Step, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall submit to the Grievance Chairman the written response to the grievance.

Grievance Procedure Step 1. A. A member having an individual The grievant and his/her Union shop xxxxxxx shall present the employee' written grievance will first attempt or dispute to resolve it informally with the memberhis/her supervisor within fifteen (15) working days of occurrence or within fifteen (15) working days after he/she would reasonably be expected to know if it's immediate supervisoroccurrence. This first attempt Failure to act within said fifteen (15) days shall be made by the member-grievant within ten (10) calendar days following the events or circumstances giving rise deemed to the grievance having occurred or is first known by the member-grievant. Grievances brought to the attention of the supervisor (except for automatic time extensions as hereinafter described in Section 8.7) beyond the ten (10) calendar day time limit shall not be considered. At this Step, there is no requirement that the grievance be submitted, or responded to, in writing. However, a Grievance Representative may accompany the grievant should the latter request such attendance. If a supervisor grants a grievance at verbal levels, written acknowledgement of granting such grievance shall be furnished. If the member is not satisfied with the oral response from the immediate supervisor, which shall be given within ten (10) days of the informal request at this Step, the member may pursue the formal steps which follow. Before a grievance and proposed solution is placed in writing by a member pursuant to Step 1, the Grievance Chairman or designee shall be advised constitute an abandonment of the grievance. A. Should the member-grievant not be satisfied with the answer in Step 1, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter the member may appeal the grievance to Step 2 by delivering a copy of the Grievance Form, and any other pertinent documents, to the office of the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee if the Chief is absent from duty. The Chief or designee Department Head shall date the Form, accurately showing the date the office received the Form. B. Within ten schedule a hearing within five (105) calendar working days of receipt of the Grievance Formgrievance and shall render a decision in writing to the grievant within five (5) working days of the hearing. Step 1may be waived upon request of the Union. Step 2 If the grievance is not settled through Step 1, the Chief or designee same shall investigate be presented in writing by the grievanceemployee and the employee's Union representative to the Business Administrator within fifteen (15) working days of the written response from Step 1. Within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the notice from the grievant, and a hearing shall schedule and conduct be held before the Business Administrator. The Business Administrator shall render a meeting to discuss written decision on the grievance with within fifteen (15) working days of the Grievance Chairmanclose of the hearing. The Grievance Chairman Should the Employer not respond in the set time frame the matter will bring be considered closed in the member-grievant employer's position subject to the meeting.union pursuing the matter to the next step. Step 3 C. In the meeting called for at this Step, the Chief or designee shall hear a full explanation 1. If no settlement of the grievance and has been reached between the material facts relating theretoparties, the grievance may be moved to arbitration only by the Union within thirty (30) working days of receipt of a decision from Step 2. D. Within ten (10a) calendar days Any unresolved grievance, except matter involving appointment, promotion or assignment; matter within the exclusive province of the meeting in this Step, the Chief shall submit State Civil Service Commission may be appealed to the Grievance Chairman the written response to the grievance. A. Should the member-grievant not be satisfied with the answer in Step 2, arbitration within ten thirty (1030) calendar working days thereafter, the member may appeal the grievance to Step 3 by delivering a copy of the Grievance Form, containing the written response at the prior Step and any other pertinent documents, to the office of the Safety/Service Director or the Safety Service Director's designee. The Safety/Service Director or designee shall date the Form, accurately showing the date the office received the Form. B. Within ten (10) calendar days of after the receipt of the Step 2 decision. (b) Nothing in the Agreement shall be construed as compelling the Union to submit a grievance Form, to arbitration or to represent an employee before the Safety/State Civil Service Director Commission. The Union's decision to request the movement of a grievance to arbitration or designee shall investigate the grievance, and shall schedule and conduct a meeting to discuss terminate the grievance with prior to submission to arbitration shall be final as to the Grievance Chairman. The Grievance Chairman may bring interests of the member-grievant and the appropriate Grievance Representative Union. (c) Where the grievance involved an alleged violation of individual rights specified in State Civil Service Commission Law and Rules for which a specific appeal to the meeting. C. In the meeting called for at this StepState Civil Service Commission is available, the Safetyindividual may present his/Service Director or designee shall hear a full explanation of the grievance and the material facts relating thereto. D. Within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting in this Step, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall submit her complaint to the Grievance Chairman the written response to the grievance.State

Grievance Procedure Step 1. A. A member having an individual The grievant and his/her Union Shop Xxxxxxx shall present the employee's written grievance will first attempt or dispute to resolve it informally with the member's immediate supervisorhis/her Supervisor within fifteen (15) working days of occurrence or within fifteen (15) working days after he/she would reasonably be expected to know of its occurrence. This first attempt Failure to act within said fifteen (15) days shall be made deemed to constitute an abandonment of the grievance. The Department Head shall schedule a hearing within five (5) working days of receipt of the grievance and shall render a decision in writing to the grievant within five (5) working days of the hearing. Step 1 may be waived upon request of the Union. STEP 2 If the grievance is not settled through Step 1, the same shall be presented in writing by the member-grievant employee and the employee's Union representative to the Business Administrator within ten (10) calendar working days following of the events or circumstances giving rise to written response from Step 1. Within fifteen (15) working days of receipt of the notice from the grievant, a hearing shall be held before the Business Administrator. The Business Administrator shall render a written decision on the grievance having occurred or is first known by the member-grievant. Grievances brought to the attention of the supervisor (except for automatic time extensions as hereinafter described in Section 8.7) beyond the ten (10) calendar day time limit shall not be considered. At this Step, there is no requirement that the grievance be submitted, or responded to, in writing. However, a Grievance Representative may accompany the grievant should the latter request such attendance. If a supervisor grants a grievance at verbal levels, written acknowledgement of granting such grievance shall be furnished. If the member is not satisfied with the oral response from the immediate supervisor, which shall be given within ten (10) working days of the informal request at this Stepclose of the hearing. Should the Administrator not respond in a timely manner the union shall have the right to proceed to the next step. 1. If no settlement of the grievance has been reached between the parties, the member grievance may be moved to arbitration only by the Union within thirty (30) working days of receipt of a decision from Step 2. (a) Any unresolved grievance, except matters involving appointment, promotion or assignment; or matters within the exclusive province of the State Department of Personnel may be appealed to arbitration (only by the Union). The Union must file the request for arbitration within thirty (30) working days after the receipt of the Step 2 decision. (b) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as compelling the Union to submit a grievance to arbitration or to represent an employee before the State Department of Personnel. The Union's decision to request the movement of a grievance to arbitration or to terminate the grievance prior to submission to arbitration shall be final as to the interests of the grievant and the Union. (c) Where the grievance involved an alleged violation of individual rights specified in State Department of Personnel Law and Rules for which a specific appeal to the State Department of Personnel is available, the individual may present his/her complaint to the State Department of Personnel directly. The grievant may pursue the formal steps which followState Department of Personnel procedure or the Grievance Procedure as herein provided. Before Once the grievant makes the selection of procedure, such selection shall be deemed final and binding and constitute an absolute waiver of the procedure not selected. The election will be made in writing at the appropriate time. 3. Should the Union wish to move a grievance and proposed solution is placed in writing by a member pursuant to Step 1arbitration, the Grievance Chairman or designee Union shall notify the Public Employment Relations Commission of same and request a list of arbitrators to be advised furnished to the Employer and the Union. Selection of an arbitrator shall conform to the procedures of the grievance. A. Should the member-grievant not be satisfied with the answer in Step 1Public Employment Relations Commission, within respectively. The parties shall meet at least ten (10) calendar working days thereafter prior to the member may appeal the grievance to Step 2 by delivering a copy date of the Grievance Formarbitration hearing to frame the issues to be submitted to the arbitrator and to stipulate the facts of the matter in an effort to expedite the hearing. 4. The arbitrator shall hear the matter on the evidence and within the meaning of this Agreement and make a decision, which decision shall neither modify, add to, or subtract from the terms of this Agreement and the referenced policies. The decision shall be rendered within thirty (30) days of the hearing. 5. The cost of the arbitrator and his/her expenses shall be borne equally by both parties. Any other expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration shall be paid by the party incurring same. 6. The cost of the transcript, if any, will be borne by the party requesting it. If both parties request a transcript, the cost will be shared equally. 7. The arbitrator may prescribe an appropriate back pay remedy when he/she finds a violation of this Agreement, provided such a remedy is permitted by law, and any other pertinent documentsis consistent with the terms of this Agreement, except that he/she may not make an award which exceeds the Employer's authority. 8. The decision or award of the arbitrator shall be final and binding to the office of the Chief of Police or the Chief's designee if the Chief is absent from duty. The Chief or designee shall date the Form, accurately showing the date the office received the Form. B. Within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the Grievance FormEmployer, the Chief or designee shall investigate the grievanceUnion, and shall schedule and conduct a meeting to discuss the grievance with the Grievance Chairman. The Grievance Chairman will bring the member-grievant or grievant to the meeting. C. In the meeting called for at extent permitted by and in accordance with applicable law and this Step, the Chief or designee Agreement. Disciplinary disputes shall hear a full explanation of the grievance and the material facts relating thereto. D. Within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting in this Step, the Chief shall submit be subject to the Grievance Chairman the written response to the grievanceProcedure herein set forth. A. Should 9. Either party shall have the member-grievant not be satisfied with the answer in Step 2, within ten (10) calendar days thereafter, the member may appeal the grievance right to Step 3 by delivering a copy seek judicial review of the Grievance Form, containing the written response at the prior Step and any other pertinent documents, to the office of the Safety/Service Director or the Safety Service Director's designee. The Safety/Service Director or designee shall date the Form, accurately showing the date the office received the Formmatter as prescribed by New Jersey Statutes. B. Within ten (10) calendar days of the receipt of the grievance Form, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall investigate the grievance, and shall schedule and conduct a meeting to discuss the grievance with the Grievance Chairman. The Grievance Chairman may bring the member-grievant and the appropriate Grievance Representative to the meeting. C. In the meeting called for at this Step, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall hear a full explanation of the grievance and the material facts relating thereto. D. Within ten (10) calendar days of the meeting in this Step, the Safety/Service Director or designee shall submit to the Grievance Chairman the written response to the grievance.