Grievance Protection Sample Clauses
Grievance Protection. 19.9.1 A Member who has exercised his or her right to grieve under this Article shall not be subject to retribution.
Grievance Procedures The AGENCY agrees to establish a formal written grievance process with procedures through which clients and recipients of services may present grievances to the governing authority of the AGENCY regarding services being provided under this Contract. Additionally, the AGENCY agrees to establish fair hearing procedures that ensure all persons will be advised of their rights to a fair hearing to appeal a denial or exclusion from services and/or the failure of staff to take into account the individual’s choice of service. The AGENCY’S internal grievance procedure must document and include, at a minimum, the following: date of grievance, a written response to the applicant sent within thirty (30) days, and the opportunity for the applicant to meet with the AGENCY Executive Director or designee. Upon request by the COUNTY, the AGENCY shall provide a written report as to the grievance outcome within five (5) normal COUNTY working days. The AGENCY will maintain these documents on file for review by the COUNTY.
Whistle Blowing Protection The Employer agrees to adhere to the whistle blowing protection pursuant to the
Job Protection 15.9.1 Subject to 15.10 below, an employee returning from parental leave is entitled to resume work in the same position or a similar position to the one they occupied at the time of commencing parental leave. A similar position means a position: (a) At the equivalent salary, grading; (b) At the equivalent weekly hours of duty; (c) In the same location or other location within reasonable commuting distance; and (d) Involving responsibilities broadly comparable to those experienced in the previous position. 15.9.2 Where applicable, employees shall continue to be awarded increments when their incremental date falls during absence on parental leave.
DISCIPLINARY AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES 16.1 The Employee is subject to the Company's disciplinary and grievance procedures, copies of which are available from the Group HR Manager. These procedures do not form part of the Employee's contract of employment. 16.2 If the Employee wants to raise a grievance, he may apply in writing to the CEO in accordance with the Company's grievance procedure. 16.3 If the Employee wishes to appeal against a disciplinary decision, he may apply in writing to the CEO in accordance with the Company's disciplinary procedure. 16.4 The Company may suspend the Employee from any or all of his duties for no longer than is necessary to investigate any disciplinary matter involving the Employee or so long as is otherwise reasonable while any disciplinary procedure against the Employee is outstanding. 16.5 During any period of suspension: a) the Employee shall continue to receive his basic salary and all contractual benefits in the usual way and subject to the terms of any benefit arrangement; b) the Employee shall remain an employee of the Company and bound by the terms of this agreement; c) the Employee shall ensure that the CEO knows where he will be and how he can be contacted during each working day (except during any periods taken as holiday in the usual way); d) the Company may exclude the Employee from his place of work or any other premises of the Company; and e) the Company may require the Employee not to contact or deal with (or attempt to contact or deal with) any officer, employee, consultant, client, customer, supplier, agent, distributor, shareholder, adviser or other business contact of the Company.
System Protection To prevent compromise of systems which contain DSHS Data or through which that Data passes: a. Systems containing DSHS Data must have all security patches or hotfixes applied within 3 months of being made available. b. The Contractor will have a method of ensuring that the requisite patches and hotfixes have been applied within the required timeframes. c. Systems containing DSHS Data shall have an Anti-Malware application, if available, installed. d. Anti-Malware software shall be kept up to date. The product, its anti-virus engine, and any malware database the system uses, will be no more than one update behind current.
Policy Grievance – Union Grievance The Union may institute a grievance alleging a general misinterpretation or violation of this Agreement by the Employer by submitting a written grievance at Step No. 1 within twenty (20) days after the circumstances have occurred. This section shall not apply to disciplinary grievances or application of competitive clauses under this Agreement.
COMPLAINT AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 9.01 Where a difference arises between the parties relating to the interpretation, application or administration of this Agreement, including any questions as to whether a matter is arbitrable, or where an allegation is made that this Agreement has been violated or whenever an employee who has completed the required probationary period and has been accepted by the Employer for employment in the permanent service, claims that he/she has been disciplined or discharged without reasonable cause, such difference, allegation or claim being hereinafter referred to as the grievance, the grievance procedure set forth below shall apply. 9.02 The Association shall name, appoint or otherwise select a Grievance Committee of no more than three (3) who shall be members of the Association and shall have reached at least the rank of First Class Fire Fighter and other advisors as deemed necessary at the expense of the Association. The Employer shall recognize and deal with the Grievance committee with respect to any matter or dispute which properly arises from a breach of the Collective Agreement from time to time during its term. This committee shall suffer no loss as a result of their attendance at such grievance meetings, hearings, etc. 9.03 No grievance will be considered where the circumstances giving rise to it occurred or originated more than ten (10) full working days before the submission of the grievance. Step 1 - An employee having a grievance will take the matter up through their Association representative. The President or designate shall contact Fire Management to seek a resolution. Step 2 - If the grievance is not settled within five (5) working days, the Association shall submit the matter in writing to the Fire Chief or designate within five (5) working days of receiving the reply from Step 1. The Fire Chief or designate shall render the written decision to the Association within five (5) working days after receiving the written grievance. In the context of this Article a working day shall be deemed to be Monday to Friday excluding designated holidays. Step 3 - If the reply of the Fire Chief is not acceptable to the Association the grievance may be referred to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) or the Director of Human Resources within five (5) working days of the written decision of the Fire Chief. The CAO or the Director of Human Resources, who together with the Fire Chief and any other advisors deemed necessary, shall meet with the Association Representatives within 5 working days to consider the grievance. Within five (5) working days of the aforesaid, the CAO or the Director of Human Resources will render a written reply to the employee and the Association. Step 4 - If no resolve is reached at Step 3, the matter shall be submitted to arbitration. Notice shall be given within 5 business days. The parties agree that, for the purposes of this collective agreement the words of the expedited arbitration provisions of the Labour Relations Act, 1995 as amended (Section 49), will be deemed to have been incorporated into this collective agreement. Accordingly and notwithstanding any other provisions of this article (the grievance/arbitration provisions); either party may refer a grievance to expedited arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Section 49. The parties further agree that neither party will raise any jurisdictional or other objection to the application of Section 49 to a grievance under this collective agreement as it pertains to the right to an expedited arbitration. Either party is entitled however, to raise any objection, with the arbitrator with respect to whether the provisions of Section 49 have been properly utilized in respect of any specific grievance (e.g. objections with respect to time limits etc.). Such an appointment by the Minister of Labour or his or her designate will be determined to be a joint appointment in accordance with Section 53(3) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act. 9.04 Extensions to the time limits in 9.03 may not be unreasonably withheld. 9.05 The employee in all steps of the grievance procedure shall be confined to the grievance and redress sought as set forth in the written grievance initially filed as provided.
Informal Grievance Procedure Employees are encouraged to act promptly to attempt to resolve disputes with their manager/supervisor through an informal procedure. A meeting between the manager/supervisor and the employee should take place whenever requested by either party to assist, to clarify or resolve the grievance. The employee may be accompanied by his/her Union representative at the informal meeting. Any resolution reached at the informal step must be in accordance with the provisions of this agreement, or other rule or ordinance and shall not set precedent.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE A. A grievance shall be defined as an alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of this Agreement or written Board policies affecting working conditions of the member. Should a member/Association feel that there has been a violation, he/she will take the following steps: Step 1: The member/Association, with or without a designated representative, shall discuss the grievance with the Supervisor informally within five (5) work days of the alleged violation and, if not resolved, shall file a written grievance with the Supervisor within fifteen (15) work days of the alleged violation and discuss the written grievance with the Supervisor within five (5) work days after the grievance is filed. If no satisfactory conclusion is reached within five (5) work days following the discussion of the written grievance with the Supervisor, the member/Association shall submit the written grievance within five (5) work days of the discussion with the Supervisor to Step 2. A grievance which is not within the scope of a Supervisor's authority may be filed initially at step 2. The written grievance, as required herein, shall contain: a. it shall be signed by the grievant(s)/Association. b. it shall be specific; c. it shall contain a synopsis of the facts giving rise to the alleged violation; d. it shall cite the section or subsections of this contract or written Board policy alleged to have been violated; e. it shall contain the date of the alleged violation; f. it shall specify the relief requested; g. it shall indicate approval or disapproval by the Association. Step 2: The Superintendent or his/her designated agent shall arrange a meeting with the grievant and/or the designated Association representative within ten (10) work days after receipt of the grievance to discuss the grievance. Within ten (10) work days of the discussion, the Superintendent or his/her designated agent shall render his/her decision in writing, transmitting a copy of the same to the grievant, the Association representative, and appropriate Supervisor, and place a copy of same in a permanent file in his/her office. If the decision of the Superintendent is unsatisfactory to the Association, the Association may appeal same to the Board of Education by filing a written grievance, along with the decision of the Superintendent, with the officer of the Board in charge of drawing up the agenda for the Board's meeting, within ten (10) work days of receipt of the Superintendent's decision.
INSURANCE PROTECTION A. The Board shall provide MESSA Plan 1 or Plan 2 described below by making payment of insurance premiums for a full twelve (12) month period each year of this Agreement for the teacher and his/her eligible dependents as defined by MESSA, subject to the provisions below. B. Each teacher shall elect either Plan 1 or Plan 2, provided, however, that if a husband and wife are both members of the bargaining unit, one shall select Plan 1 and the other Plan 2. Part-time teachers shall receive the Plan 1 premium rate on a pro rata basis (e.g., a teacher employed for three days per week will receive three-fifths of the premium rate due to a full-time teacher eligible for the same coverage). Those part-time Teacher electing Plan 1 shall pay the difference between the prorated amount and the full cost of the appropriate health insurance by direct payment or payroll deduction. C. The employer shall pay 80% of the total cost of the MESSA medical premium and deductible. 100% of the non-medical benefits. Additionally, the Board agrees to maintain this 80/20 cost-sharing provision during the life of this Agreement. Employees shall contribute 20% of the medical premium and the annual deductible. Employer shall fund 100% of the MESSA ABC Plan 1 annual deductible (minus the employees 20% contribution) to the employees’ Health Equity (HEQ) Health Savings Account (HSA) for each plan year. Deposits would be made in quarterly installments beginning on January 1, then April 1, then July 1, and the last installment on October 1 of each year. The District will fund the balance of the deductible due ahead of schedule for any member who incurs significant medical claims prior to receiving all four quarterly deposits. For teachers hired after January 1, the Employer will fund a percentage of the MESSA ABC Plan I annual deductible to the employees’ Health Equity” (HEQ) Health Savings Account (HSA) for each plan year equal to the percentage of the calendar year they work. Employee contributions shall be payroll deducted. Payments will start with the first pay date after the open enrollment period ends. The annual payment amount will be distributed equally throughout the remainder of the payroll dates for the school year through a qualified Section 125 plan and shall not be subject to withholding. The Employer’s qualified Section 125 plan shall include any and all of the provisions necessary for pre-tax contributions to employees’ HSA accounts. In the event an employee is not qualified for a Health Savings Account for any of the months of the deductible plan year, the employer shall contribute the negotiated amount of funding as set forth in the agreement to either a Flexible Spending Account (“FSA”) or a 403(b). Affected employees shall notify the employer where to contribute the money on or before December 15 of each school year. Employees may contribute, through payroll deduction and electronic transfer additional money towards their HSA up to the maximum amounts allowed by Federal Law. The parties understand that in the event the minimum deductible necessary for a medical plan to comply with HSA eligibility is increased beyond the current deductible level in MESSA ABC Plan 1, the deductible (and the Employer’s funding of the deductible) will automatically adjust to meet the federal minimum requirement. D. Benefit Plan 1 Plan 2 1. Health Insurance MESSA ABC Plan 1 Deductible $1400/$2800 ABC Rx SO OL/OV/SV $0 Coinsurance 2. Long Term Disability MESSA Same as Plan 1 Coverage 66 2/3% of salary up to $7,500 monthly maximum 90 calendar days modified fill Pre-existing condition waiver Alcohol/drug (same as any other illness) Mental/Nervous (same as any other illness) Soc. Sec. Offset- Primary Own- Occupation 2 years COLA- No SS Freeze- Yes 3. Dental Insurance MESSA/Delta Dental Same as Plan 1 Coverage Diag & Prev – 80% Basic Services- 80% (X Rays) Major services 80% Annual Max- $1800 Orthodontics- 80% Lifetime Max- UCR Riders- 2 cleanings, AO 4. Life Insurance MESSA Negotiated Term Same as Plan 1 Life $45,000 with $45,000 AD&D, Waiver of Premium 5. Vision Insurance MESSA Vision Enhanced Same as Plan 1 6. Options Not Available Pursuant to the terms of the District’s Section 125 Plan, All teachers electing to take the Plan 2 option in lieu of medical insurance shall receive 80% of the amount of the single subscriber premium rate for the insurance plan provided to other members of the association. (prorated for part-time Teacher). Cash in lieu payments will start with the first pay date after the open enrollment period ends. The annual payment amount will be distributed equally throughout the remainder of the payroll dates for the school year. Any modifications of the Section 125 Plan which affect bargaining unit members will be subject to negotiations with the Association.