Grievance Resolution. 19.01 Where an Employee or the Union has a dispute with the Employer regarding the interpretation, application or alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance. 19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance they shall be accompanied by a representative of the Union. (a) Suspension and dismissal grievances shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure. (b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure. 19.04 An Employee shall within ten (10) days of an occurrence which could become the matter of a grievance bring the incident to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally within ten (10) days of being so advised. (a) If the informal grievance does not resolve the dispute, the Employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days of receiving the response from the immediate supervisor in accordance with Article 19.04, stating the event which gave rise to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor shall reply in writing to the grievor within ten (10) days. (b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a), the grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) days of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance; (c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 (b); (d) If the grievance is not settled pursuant to Article 19.05 (c) within ten (10) days, the Union shall inform the Employer, in writing, that it wishes to have the grievance proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure; (e) Within ten (10) days of the written request of the grievor to proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure, the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall arrange a meeting to discuss the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond in writing within ten (10) days of the meeting; (f) If the grievance has not been settled to the satisfaction of the Union, within ten
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Grievance Resolution. 19.01 13.01 For the purposes of considering and attempting to settle any dispute or complaint regarding the interpretation, application or operation of this Agreement, the procedure set forth in this Article shall be followed.
13.02 The Union shall, no later than September 30 of each school year, appoint and the Regional Centre shall recognize a committee of the Union as a Grievance Committee representing all teachers employed by the Regional Centre, to deal with grievances. The committee shall be known as the Grievance Committee. The Union shall inform the Regional Centre in writing of the members of the Committee or any change therein.
13.03 Where an Employee a teacher or the Union has a dispute with the Employer Regional Centre or its representative regarding the interpretation, application application, administration or any alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance and the teacher or the Union shall make this known in writing to the Regional Centre within twenty (20) working days of the effective knowledge of the facts which give rise to an alleged grievance.
19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal 13.04 Any such grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance they shall be accompanied by a representative of processed according to the Union.following procedure:
(ai) Suspension and dismissal grievances The parties shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
(b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
19.04 An Employee shall meet within ten (10) working days of the receipt of correspondence pursuant to Article 13.03 in an occurrence which could become attempt to resolve the matter of a grievance bring the incident to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally within ten (10) days of being so adviseddispute.
(aii) If the informal grievance does not resolve the dispute, the Employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days of receiving the response from the immediate supervisor in accordance with Article 19.04, stating the event which gave rise to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor Labour Relations Consultant or designate shall reply in writing to the grievor Union within ten (10) days.
(b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a), the grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) working days of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance;
(c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 13.04 (bi);.
(diii) If In the grievance event that the dispute is not settled resolved to the satisfaction of the Union pursuant to Article 19.05 13.04 (c) i), then the Union may within ten (10) days, the Union shall working days inform the Employer, Regional Centre in writing, writing that it wishes to have desires the grievance proceed to the next step matter of the grievance procedure;to proceed.
(eiv) Within ten (10) working days of the written request receipt of the grievor letter pursuant to proceed to the next step of the grievance procedureArticle 13.04 (iii), the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall arrange a meeting to discuss meet with the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond in writing Grievance Committee.
(v) If within ten (10) working days after the date of the meeting;
meeting pursuant to Article 13.04 (f) If iv), the grievance has not been settled to satisfactorily resolved, then the satisfaction of the Union, Union may within ten
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Grievance Resolution. 19.01 13.01 For the purposes of considering and attempting to settle any dispute or complaint regarding the interpretation, application or operation of this Agreement, the procedure set forth in this Article shall be followed.
13.02 The Union shall, no later than September 30 of each school year, appoint and the Board shall recognize a committee of the Union as a Grievance Committee representing all teachers employed by the Board, to deal with grievances. The committee shall be known as the Grievance Committee. The Union shall inform the Board in writing of the members of the Committee or any change therein.
13.03 Where an Employee a teacher or the Union has a dispute with the Employer Board or its representative regarding the interpretation, application application, administration or any alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance and the teacher or the Union shall make this known in writing to the Board within twenty (20) working days of the effective knowledge of the facts which give rise to an alleged grievance.
19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal 13.04 Any such grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance they shall be accompanied by a representative of processed according to the Union.following procedure:
(ai) Suspension and dismissal grievances The parties shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
(b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
19.04 An Employee shall meet within ten (10) working days of the receipt of correspondence pursuant to Article 13.03 in an occurrence which could become attempt to resolve the matter of a grievance bring the incident to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally within ten (10) days of being so adviseddispute.
(aii) If the informal grievance does not resolve the dispute, the Employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days The Manager of receiving the response from the immediate supervisor in accordance with Article 19.04, stating the event which gave rise to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor Labour Relations or designate shall reply in writing to the grievor Union within ten (10) days.
(b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a), the grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) working days of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance;
(c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 13.04 (bi);.
(diii) If In the grievance event that the dispute is not settled resolved to the satisfaction of the Union pursuant to Article 19.05 13.04 (c) i), then the Union may within ten (10) days, the Union shall working days inform the Employer, Board in writing, writing that it wishes to have desires the grievance proceed to the next step matter of the grievance procedure;to proceed.
(eiv) Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the letter pursuant to Article 13.04 (iii), the Director of Human Resource Services shall meet with the Grievance Committee.
(v) If within ten (10) working days after the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 13.04 (iv), the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved, then the Union may within ten (10) working days refer the matter to a sole Arbitrator.
(vi) The Arbitrator shall be appointed by mutual agreement between the Board and the Union within ten (10) working days of the written request receipt of the grievor notice of referral pursuant to Article 13.04 (v). If the parties are unable to concur in the appointment of an Arbitrator, the Arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act.
(vii) The Arbitrator shall meet with the parties within ten (10) working days of her/his appointment and shall render a decision within the next succeeding ten (10) working day period.
13.05 The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties concerned, including the Board, the teacher(s), and the Union.
13.06 The Arbitrator shall not reach any decision inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, nor alter, amend or modify any of the provisions thereof.
13.07 One-half (1/2) of the costs, expenses and fees of the Arbitrator shall be paid by the Union and other half (1/2) by the Board.
13.08 The Union may proceed to the next step in the case of absence of a stipulated meeting or answer within the stipulated time limits.
13.09 Time Limits may be extended by mutual agreement of the grievance procedure, the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate parties and if extended shall arrange a meeting to discuss the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond be confirmed in writing within ten (10) days by the parties.
13.10 If advantage of the meeting;
(f) If the grievance provisions of this Article has not been settled taken within the time limits stipulated herein, the grievance shall be deemed to the satisfaction of the Union, within tenhave been abondoned.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Grievance Resolution. 19.01 14.01 For the purposes of considering and attempting to settle any dispute or complaint regarding the interpretation, application or operation of this Agreement, the procedure set forth in this Article shall be followed.
14.02 The Union shall, no later than September 30 of each school year, appoint and the Board shall recognize a committee of the Union as a Grievance Committee representing all teachers employed by the Board, to deal with grievances. The committee shall be known as the Grievance Committee. The Union shall inform the Board in writing of the members of the Committee or any change therein.
14.03 Where an Employee a teacher or the Union has a dispute with the Employer Board or its representative regarding the interpretation, application application, administration or any alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance and the teacher or the Union shall make this known in writing to the Board within twenty (20) working days of the effective knowledge of the facts which give rise to an alleged grievance.
19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal 14.04 Any such grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance they shall be accompanied by a representative of processed according to the Union.following procedure:
(ai) Suspension and dismissal grievances The parties shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
(b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
19.04 An Employee shall meet within ten (10) working days of the receipt of correspondence pursuant to Article 14.03 in an occurrence which could become attempt to resolve the matter of a grievance bring the incident to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally within ten (10) days of being so adviseddispute.
(aii) If the informal grievance does not resolve the dispute, the Employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days The Manager of receiving the response from the immediate supervisor in accordance with Article 19.04, stating the event which gave rise to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor Labour Relations or designate shall reply in writing to the grievor Union within ten (10) days.
(b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a), the grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) working days of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance;
(c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 14.04 (bi);.
(diii) If In the grievance event that the dispute is not settled resolved to the satisfaction of the Union pursuant to Article 19.05 14.04 (c) i), then the Union may within ten (10) days, the Union shall working days inform the Employer, Board in writing, writing that it wishes to have desires the grievance proceed to the next step matter of the grievance procedure;to proceed.
(eiv) Within ten (10) working days of the written request receipt of the grievor letter pursuant to proceed to the next step of the grievance procedureArticle 14.04 (iii), the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall arrange a meeting to discuss meet with the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond in writing Grievance Committee.
(v) If within ten (10) working days after the date of the meeting;
meeting pursuant to Article 14.04 (f) If iv), the grievance has not been settled to satisfactorily resolved, then the satisfaction of the Union, Union may within ten
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Grievance Resolution. 19.01 Where an Employee or the Union has a dispute with the Employer regarding the interpretation, application or alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance.
19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance they shall be accompanied by a representative of the Union.
(a) Suspension and dismissal grievances shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
(b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
19.04 An Employee shall within ten (10) days of an occurrence which could become the matter of a grievance bring the incident to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally within ten (10) days of being so advised.
(a) If the informal grievance does not resolve the dispute, the Employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days of receiving the response from the immediate supervisor in accordance with Article 19.04, stating the event which gave rise to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor shall reply in writing to the grievor within ten (10) days.
(b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a), the grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) days of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance;
(c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 (b);
(d) If the grievance is not settled pursuant to Article 19.05 (c) within ten (10) days, the Union shall inform the Employer, in writing, that it wishes to have the grievance proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure;
(e) Within ten (10) days of the written request of the grievor to proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure, the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall arrange a meeting to discuss the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond in writing within ten (10) days of the meeting;
(f) If the grievance has not been settled to the satisfaction of the Union, within tenArticle
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement
Grievance Resolution. 19.01 Where an Employee or the Union has a dispute with the Employer regarding the interpretation, application or alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance.
19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance they shall be accompanied by a representative of the Union.
(a) Suspension and dismissal grievances shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
(b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
19.04 An Employee shall within ten (10) days of an occurrence which could become the matter of a grievance bring the incident to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally within ten (10) days of being so advised.
(a) If the informal grievance does not resolve the dispute, the Employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days of receiving the response from the immediate supervisor in accordance with Article 19.04, stating the event which gave rise to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor shall reply in writing to the grievor within ten (10) days.
(b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a), the grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) days of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance;
(c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 (b);
(d) If the grievance is not settled pursuant to Article 19.05 (c) within ten (10) days, the Union shall inform the Employer, in writing, that it wishes to have the grievance proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure;
(e) Within ten (10) days of the written request of the grievor to proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure, the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall arrange a meeting to discuss the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond in writing within ten (10) days of the meeting;
(f) If the grievance has not been settled to the satisfaction of the Union, within tenten (10) days following the response by the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate pursuant to Article 19.05(e), the Union shall, by notice in writing to the Executive Director of Human Resource Services, refer the matter to a board of arbitration.
19.06 Grievances shall be made by fax, certified mail or personally delivered to the other party.
19.07 Any step of the grievance procedure may be omitted by the mutual agreement in writing of both parties.
19.08 Any time limit fixed in both the grievance and arbitration may be extended by mutual agreement in writing, including by email, of both parties.
19.09 Requests to omit a step or extend the time limit shall be done within the appropriate step or time set out in this Collective Agreement.
(a) If the Employer fails to comply with the applicable steps and time limits, the grievor shall be at liberty to proceed according to the required time limits to the next succeeding step of the grievance procedure.
(b) Failure of the grievor or the Union to proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure within the time limits contained in this Agreement shall be considered abandonment of the grievance.
(a) Upon receipt of the Union's written notice that it wishes to have a grievance proceed to arbitration, the parties shall endeavor to mutually agree to have a grievance submitted to a sole arbitrator;
(b) The parties shall exchange names within ten (10) days of the date of reply in Step 3 of the Grievance Procedure; and
(c) If the parties are unable to agree upon the choice of a sole arbitrator, the grievance shall be submitted to a Board of Arbitration as outlined in Article 19.12.
(a) The Union and the Board shall each name a nominee to the board of arbitration within ten (10) calendar days after failure of the parties to reach mutual agreement on a sole arbitrator. Each party shall notify the other of the name of its nominee;
(b) The Union nominee and Employer nominee shall select a chairperson of the board of arbitration and shall notify the Union and the Employer, in writing, of their selection; and
(c) If the Union nominee and the Employer nominee are unable to agree upon a suitable chairperson, either party may request the Minister of Labour for the Province of Nova Scotia to appoint a chairperson.
19.13 Each party shall pay one-half of the fees and expenses of the chair of the arbitration board or sole arbitrator as the case may be. Each party shall pay its own costs in respect of its nominee to the board of arbitration.
19.14 The majority decision of a board of arbitration or the decision of a sole arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties, including the Board, the Union, and the grievor.
19.15 The Arbitrator or the Arbitration Board shall not have the power to alter, amend, modify, change, or make any decisions inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement but shall have the power to modify or set aside any unjust penalty of discharge, suspension, or discipline imposed by the Employer on an Employee.
19.16 At any stage of the arbitration procedure, the parties may have access to the Employee(s) concerned as witnesses and all reasonable arrangements will be made to permit the grievor accompanied by a Union representative, and/or Arbitrator(s) to have access to the Employer’s premises to view the working conditions which may be relevant to the settlement of the grievance.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Grievance Resolution. 19.01 14.01 For the purposes of considering and attempting to settle any dispute or complaint regarding the interpretation, application or operation of this Agreement, the procedure set forth in this Article shall be followed.
14.02 The Union shall, no later than September 30 of each school year, appoint and the Board shall recognize a committee of the Union as a Grievance Committee representing all teachers employed by the Board, to deal with grievances. The committee shall be known as the Grievance Committee. The Union shall inform the Board in writing of the members of the Committee or any change therein.
14.03 Where an Employee a teacher or the Union has a dispute with the Employer Board or its representative regarding the interpretation, application application, administration or any alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance and the teacher or the Union shall make this known in writing to the Board within twenty (20) working days of the effective knowledge of the facts which give rise to an alleged grievance.
19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal 14.04 Any such grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance they shall be accompanied by a representative of processed according to the Union.following procedure:
(ai) Suspension and dismissal grievances The parties shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
(b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
19.04 An Employee shall meet within ten (10) working days of the receipt of correspondence pursuant to Article 14.03 in an occurrence which could become attempt to resolve the matter of a grievance bring the incident to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally within ten (10) days of being so adviseddispute.
(aii) If the informal grievance does not resolve the dispute, the Employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days The Manager of receiving the response from the immediate supervisor in accordance with Article 19.04, stating the event which gave rise to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor Labour Relations or designate shall reply in writing to the grievor Union within ten (10) days.
(b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a), the grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) working days of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance;
(c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 14.04 (bi);.
(diii) If In the grievance event that the dispute is not settled resolved to the satisfaction of the Union pursuant to Article 19.05 14.04 (c) i), then the Union may within ten (10) days, the Union shall working days inform the Employer, Board in writing, writing that it wishes to have desires the grievance proceed to the next step matter of the grievance procedure;to proceed.
(eiv) Within ten (10) working days of receipt of the letter pursuant to Article 14.04 (iii), the Director of Human Resource Services shall meet with the Grievance Committee.
(v) If within ten (10) working days after the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 14.04 (iv), the grievance has not been satisfactorily resolved, then the Union may within ten (10) working days refer the matter to a sole Arbitrator.
(vi) The Arbitrator shall be appointed by mutual agreement between the Board and the Union within ten (10) working days of the written request receipt of the grievor notice of referral pursuant to Article 14.04 (v). If the parties are unable to concur in the appointment of an Arbitrator, the Arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Act.
(vii) The Arbitrator shall meet with the parties within ten (10) working days of her/his appointment and shall render a decision within the next succeeding ten (10) working day period.
14.05 The decision of the Arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties concerned, including the Board, the teacher(s), and the Union.
14.06 The Arbitrator shall not reach any decision inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, nor alter, amend or modify any of the provisions thereof.
14.07 One-half (1/2) of the costs, expenses and fees of the Arbitrator shall be paid by the Union and other half (1/2) by the Board.
14.08 The Union may proceed to the next step in the case of absence of a stipulated meeting or answer within the stipulated time limits.
14.09 Time Limits may be extended by mutual agreement of the grievance procedure, the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate parties and if extended shall arrange a meeting to discuss the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond be confirmed in writing within ten (10) days by the parties.
14.10 If advantage of the meeting;
(f) If the grievance provisions of this Article has not been settled taken within the time limits stipulated herein, the grievance shall be deemed to the satisfaction of the Union, within tenhave been abandoned.
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Grievance Resolution. 19.01 Where an Employee or the Union has a dispute with the Employer regarding the interpretation, application or alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance.
19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance they shall be accompanied by a representative of the Union.
(a) Suspension and dismissal grievances shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
(b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
19.04 An Employee shall within ten (10) days of an occurrence which could become the matter of a grievance bring the incident to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally within ten (10) days of being so advised.
(a) If the informal grievance does not resolve the dispute, the Employee shall submit the grievance in writing to the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days of receiving the response from the immediate supervisor in accordance with Article 19.04, stating the event which gave rise to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor shall reply in writing to the grievor within ten (10) days.
. *(b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a), the grievance shall be submitted in writing within ten (10) days of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate Labour Relations Consultant and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate Labour Relations Consultant within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance;
(c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 (b);
(d) If the grievance is not settled pursuant to Article 19.05 (c) within ten (10) days, the Union shall inform the Employer, in writing, that it wishes to have the grievance proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure;
(e) Within ten (10) days of the written request of the grievor to proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure, the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall arrange a meeting to discuss the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond in writing within ten (10) days of the meeting;
(f) If the grievance has not been settled to the satisfaction of the Union, within ten
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Samples: Collective Agreement
Grievance Resolution. 19.01 Where an Employee or A. All grievance resolutions at Step 1 and 2 must be approved in writing by the Union has a dispute with the Employer regarding the interpretation, application or alleged violation of this Collective Agreement, the dispute shall constitute a grievance.
19.02 At Steps 1, 2 and 3 of the formal grievance process, where the Employee has a meeting with the Employer concerning a grievance Sheriff before they shall be accompanied by a representative of the Uniondeemed final.
(a) Suspension and dismissal grievances shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
(b) General grievances brought by the Union pursuant to Article 19.01 shall be filed at Step 3 of the grievance procedure.
19.04 An Employee shall B. If, within ten (10) calendar days following the immediate supervisor’s answer in Step 1 or 2 the Sheriff gives written notification of an occurrence which could become his disallowance of the matter grievance resolution, together with his reasons therefor, to a committee member, Step 3 of a the Grievance Procedure shall be bypassed and the grievance bring shall be taken directly to Step 4, provided, however, the incident grievance be reduced to writing and resubmitted to the attention of the immediate supervisor verbally. This meeting shall only include the supervisor and the Employee. The immediate supervisor shall respond verbally Sheriff within ten (10) calendar days following receipt of being so advisedhis notice of disallowance.
(a) If the informal grievance does not resolve the disputeC. Thereafter, the Employee provisions of Step 4 shall submit apply.
D. All grievance resolutions at either Steps 1, 2, or 3 which have economic implications must be approved by the grievance Chairperson of the County Board of Commissioners in writing to the immediate supervisor before they shall be deemed final.
E. If, within ten (10) calendar days following receipt by the Sheriff’s written approval of receiving the response from grievance resolution the immediate supervisor in accordance County Board Chairperson gives written notification of his disallowance of the resolution to a committee member, together with Article 19.04his reasons therefore, stating the event which gave rise grievance shall be taken directly to Step 4, provided, however, the grievance shall be reduced to writing and resubmitted to the grievance, the articles in the Collective Agreement which the Employee believes have been violated and the corrective action desired. The supervisor shall reply in writing to the grievor County Board Chairperson within ten (10) dayscalendar days following receipt by the committee member of notice of disallowance.
(b) If the grievance is not resolved pursuant to Article 19.05 (a)F. Thereafter, the provisions of Step 4 shall apply.
G. All grievance shall resolutions at Steps 1, 2, 3 or 4 which implicate the inherent power of the Sheriff must be submitted approved by the Sheriff in writing within ten (10) days before being deemed to be final. Such grievances would include, but not be limited to, matters of the response to the Director of the appropriate department or designate and there shall be a meeting with the Director or designate within ten (10) days to endeavour to resolve the grievance;
(c) The Director of the appropriate department or designate shall reply in writing within ten (10) days from the date of the meeting pursuant to Article 19.05 (b);
(d) If the grievance is not settled pursuant to Article 19.05 (c) within ten (10) daysdiscipline, the Union shall inform the Employerdischarge, in writingpromotion, that it wishes to have the grievance proceed to the next step of the grievance procedure;
(e) Within ten (10) days of the written request of the grievor to proceed to the next step of the grievance procedurejob assignment, the Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall arrange a meeting to discuss the grievance. The Executive Director of Human Resource Services or his/her designate shall respond in writing within ten (10) days of the meeting;
(f) If the grievance has not been settled to the satisfaction of the Uniontransfer, within tenshift assignment, etc.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
