Common use of Levels of Grievance Clause in Contracts

Levels of Grievance. Normally grievances will be adjudicated using the following procedure, however, levels may be skipped by mutual agreement of the parties. 1. Level One – Immediate Supervisor (informal): The grievant shall, within twenty (20) days of the knowledge of the act or condition which may be a basis of the grievance, first discuss it with the immediate supervisor, either individually or accompanied by an Association representative, with the objective of resolving the matter informally and/or gathering information necessary to determine if a grievance has in fact taken place. The immediate supervisor shall have five (5) days in which to make a verbal response. 2. Level Two – Immediate Supervisor (formal): If the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition at Level One, he/she may file the grievance in writing on the approved form with the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days after the decision at Level One has been received. The written grievance shall specify the specific management action or lack of action that is the cause of the grievance, the contract article or articles and sections thereof alleged to have been violated, and the remedy sought. The immediate supervisor shall have five (5) days in which to respond in writing to the grievance. At the request of the grievant, any grievance that will progress beyond Level One after the end of a school year shall have the timelines in E(3) below suspended until the first business day of the ensuing September.

Levels of Grievance. Normally grievances will be adjudicated using the following procedure, however, levels may be skipped by mutual agreement of the parties. 1. Level One – Immediate Supervisor (informal): The grievant shall, within twenty (20) days of the knowledge of the act or condition which may be a basis of the grievance, first discuss it with the immediate supervisor, either individually or accompanied by an Association representative, with the objective of resolving the matter informally and/or gathering information necessary to determine if a grievance has in fact taken place. The immediate supervisor shall have five (5) days in which to make a verbal response. 2. Level Two – Immediate Supervisor (formal): If the grievant is not satisfied with the disposition at Level One, he/she may file the grievance in writing on the approved form with the immediate supervisor within ten (10) days after the decision at Level One has been received. The written grievance shall specify the specific management action or lack of action that is the cause of the grievance, the contract article or articles and sections thereof alleged to have been violated, and the remedy sought. The immediate supervisor shall have five ten (510) days in which to respond in writing to the grievance. At the request of the grievant, any grievance that will progress beyond Level One after the end of a school year shall have the timelines in E(3) below suspended until the first business day of the ensuing September.