Informal Grievance Level Sample Clauses

Informal Grievance Level. The parties will attempt initially to resolve problems at the point of origin through free and informal communication.
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Informal Grievance Level. The parties will attempt initially to resolve problems at the point of origin through free and informal communication within the first ten (10) days of the twenty-five- (25-) day Level One timeline. An initial grievance shall be filed at level one if the immediate supervisor is the alleged cause for the grievance or at level two if a higher level administrator is the alleged cause. The grievance shall be in writing, shall set forth with reasonable specificity the facts of the grievance, shall identify the provision(s) of the Agreement alleged to have been violated, shall state the specific redress sought, shall be signed by the grievant and the Association President or his/her designee, and shall be delivered not later than twenty-five (25) days after the date that the grievant knew or should have known of the alleged violation. Notwithstanding, the twenty-five (25) day deadline shall not be applicable if the District has withheld information, which has prevented the grievant from knowing about the alleged violation within that time period. Upon receipt of an initial grievance as provided under Section 1808.1 above, the supervisor shall schedule a hearing to be held within seven (7) days after receipt and shall notify the grievant not less than forty-eight (48) hours in advance as to the time and place of the hearing. The hearing decision shall be delivered within seven (7) days after the date of the hearing to the Association President or his/her designee and grievant(s) unless completion of an adequate investigation requires more time. If no response has been received to the Level I grievance within seven (7) days of the hearing, the grievance shall move to the next level. The Association President or his/her designee may deliver an appeal through the Superintendent to level two seven (7) days after the delivery date of the hearing decision.

Related to Informal Grievance Level

  • Informal Level Prior to filing a written grievance, the grievant may attempt to resolve the grievance through an informal conference with the unit member’s immediate supervisor.

  • Informal Grievance 1. Within fourteen (14) calendar days of the event giving rise to a grievance, the grievant shall present the grievance informally for disposition by the immediate supervisor or at any appropriate level of authority within the department. 2. Presentation of an informal grievance shall be a prerequisite to the institution of a formal grievance.

  • 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.

  • Group Grievance Where a number of employees have identical grievances and each employee would be entitled to grieve separately they may present a group grievance in writing signed by each employee who is grieving to the Administrator or her designate within ten (10) days after the circumstances giving rise to the grievance have occurred or ought reasonably to have come to the attention of the employee(s). The grievance shall then be treated as being initiated at Step No. 1 and the applicable provisions of this Article shall then apply with respect to the processing of such grievance.

  • 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.

  • Policy Grievance – Employer Grievance The Employer may institute a grievance alleging a general misinterpretation or violation by the Union or any employee by filing a written grievance with the Bargaining Unit President, with a copy to the Labour Relations Officer within twenty (20) days after the circumstances have occurred. A meeting will be held between the parties within ten (10) days. The Union shall reply within ten (10) days after the meeting, and failing settlement, the matter may be referred to arbitration. (a) 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, either of the parties may, after exhausting the grievance procedure established by this Agreement, notify the other party in writing of its decision to submit the difference or allegation to arbitration, and the notice shall contain the name of the first party's appointee to an Arbitration Board. The recipient of the notice shall, within ten (10) days, inform the other party of the name of its appointee to the Arbitration Board. The two appointees so selected shall within ten (10) days of the appointment of the second of them, appoint a third person who shall be the Chairperson. If the recipient of the notice fails to appoint a nominee, or if the two nominees fail to agree upon a Chairperson within the time limit, the appointment shall be made by the Minister of Labour for Ontario upon the request of either party. (b) Within thirty (30) calendar days of the receipt of notice referred to in Article 8.12(a) above, either party may require a process for a sole arbitrator where the grievance concerns: i) a job posting ii) a short term layoff

  • Formal Grievance Step 1 6

  • Employee Grievance If an employee considers there has been a significant change to the job content of the position held, the employee may initiate a grievance by using Step 1 of the Grievance Procedure. If the issue is not resolved at this step, the Job Classification Review Procedure of Article 22.02(B) above shall be utilized.

  • Statement of Grievance The grievance shall contain a statement of: (a) The specific situation, act or acts complained of as an agreement violation; (b) The inequity or damage suffered by the employee; and (c) The relief sought.

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