Grievances Concerning Evaluations Limited. Employees may only file a performance evaluation grievance if he/she receives a Less Than Expected performance rating for his/her overall performance. An employee may file a grievance contesting the factual accuracy of comments included in the evaluation. When an employee is given a rating in any category, the supervisor must fully support that rating with written comments that justify it. All ratings must reflect the performance in the area being rated over the entire rating period. Without such comments, the evaluation shall be returned to the rater. An employee may file a grievance contesting the factual accuracy of comments including any claim that the comments/ performance do not justify the rating. If there is a finding that the comments do not support the rating, the rating shall be changed. An employee may file a grievance on a performance appraisal evaluation if he/she receives a Less Than Expected performance rating for his/her overall performance.
