Informal Meeting with the Supervisor. Within ten (10) working days after an Employee becomes aware of an occurrence of an incident, the aggrieved Employee(s) is encouraged to discuss the matter with their immediate Supervisor. At the option of the aggrieved Employee(s), the Association Representative may be present at the meeting. The purpose of the meeting shall be to review the circumstances giving rise to the incident, and to determine whether the matter can be satisfactorily resolved without recourse to the grievance procedure. Within five (5) working days of the Supervisor’s written response, a grievance may be filed if the matter is not resolved at the informal meeting with the Supervisor.
Informal Meeting with the Supervisor. The parties in interest acknowledge that it is usually most desirable for an employee and his/her immediately involved supervisor to resolve problems through free and informal communications. The employee may request Association representative(s) to attend this informal meeting(s) for the purpose of helping to clarify and articulate the concern, as well as describing potential area(s) of conflict with the Negotiated Agreement.
