Oral Discussion. (a) An employee having a grievance may, within 15 days following the occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance, present the grievance orally, for informal discussion, to the management representative who has the authority to adjust the grievance, or may file a written grievance at Step 1.
(b) If the grievance is not resolved by such informal discussion, the employee may, within 10 days following the date of that discussion, submit a written grievance at Step 1 of this procedure.
Oral Discussion. Within ten (10) working days of the occurrence which gave rise to the grievance, or within ten (10) working days after the employee becomes aware of the situation giving rise to the grievance, the employee and/or the Guild representative (on behalf of the employee), shall discuss the grievance with a designated member of management. The member of management shall notify the employee of his/her decision on the grievance or provide a reason for a delay in the response within five (5) working days after the discussion with the employee, or the grievance shall be deemed denied. The employee may elect to bypass Step 1, and proceed directly to Step 2 within ten (10) working days.
Oral Discussion. The Step 1 Reviewer shall meet with Grievant, Grievant’s Representative (if any) and Grievant’s supervisor to discuss the grievance and possible resolution. This meeting shall be held within eleven (11) days following receipt of the grievance. The Grievant shall have the right to present any evidence in support of the grievance at this meeting.
Oral Discussion. The employee first shall discuss his grievance with the Xxxxxxx or Union Representative and if the Xxxxxxx considers the grievance to be valid then the employee and the Xxxxxxx will contact the employee's Program Manager and will attempt to effect a settlement of the complaint. To timely initiate the grievance process, this contact must occur within ten (10) work days from the first occurrence on which the grievance is based or when it was first discovered by the affected employee or Union Representative. This procedure, however, will not prevent an employee from contacting his supervisor directly if he so chooses. If the purpose of the employee's contacting his supervisor is to adjust the grievance, the Xxxxxxx shall be given an opportunity to be present and such adjustment shall be in conformity with this Agreement.
Oral Discussion. (a) An employee having a grievance may, within 15 days following the occurrence of the event giving rise to the grievance, initiate the grievance by presenting it orally to the Oral Step representative or by filing a written grievance at Step 1. The Oral Step representative shall make every effort to resolve the grievance at the Oral Step, including meeting to discuss the grievance if such meeting is requested by the grievant or the grievant’s representative if a meeting is deemed necessary by the Oral Step representative. The Oral Step representative shall communicate a decision to the grievant and the grievant’s representative, if any, within 10 days following the date the grievance is received at the Oral Step.
(b) Failure to communicate the decision within the specified time limit shall permit the grievant, or the PBA where appropriate, to proceed to the next step.
(c) The number of days indicated at this step shall be considered as the maximum, and every effort will be made to expedite the process. However, the time limits specified in any step of this procedure may be extended in writing in any specific instance as long as necessary provided there is agreement by both sides.
(d) The Oral Step representative for correctional institutions shall be the Chief Correctional Officer or designee. The Oral Step representative for community corrections shall be the Circuit Administrator, or designee. The Oral Step representative for employees in the institutional security specialist series shall be the Security Chief or designee.
Oral Discussion. The aggrieved employee or the Guild, with Guild representation, shall meet with the employee’s supervisor within fifteen (15) calendar days of the occurrence of the grievance, to attempt to resolve the difference at that level. The employee or Guild shall be permitted to initiate the grievance at the Step 2 level if the decision that gave rise to the grievance was made by a management official above the immediate supervisor.
Oral Discussion. Informal Step
Oral Discussion. The employee first shall notify his/her 17 supervisor of his/her grievance and then, if he/she so desires, shall 18 discuss his/her grievance with the xxxxxxx or the Union business 19 representative, and if the xxxxxxx or the business representative 20 considers the grievance to be valid, then the employee and the xxxxxxx 21 or business representative will contact the employee's supervisor and 22 will attempt to effect a settlement of the complaint. This procedure, 23 however, will not prevent an employee from contacting his/her 24 supervisor if he/she so chooses. If the purpose of the employee's 25 contacting his/her supervisor is to adjust the grievance, the xxxxxxx or 26 the business representative shall be given an opportunity to be present 27 and such adjustment shall be in conformity with this Agreement.
Oral Discussion. A grievance must be first discussed orally between the grievant, with or without the building xxxxxxx, and the supervisor responsible for the grievance. If they are not able to resolve the grievance, it must be reduced to writing, stating the section of the Agreement allegedly violated and the relief sought. Such written grievance must be sub- mitted to the Director of Cedarhurst within fifteen (15) school days after the grievance occurred or after the teacher should reasonably have known of the facts causing the grievance.
Oral Discussion. The employee first shall discuss his grievance with the Xxxxxxx and if the Xxxxxxx considers the grievance to be valid then the employee and the Xxxxxxx will contact the employee's supervisor and will attempt to effect a settlement of the complaint. This procedure, however, will not prevent an employee from contacting his supervisor if he so chooses. If the purpose of the employee's contacting his supervisor is to adjust the grievance, the Xxxxxxx shall be given an opportunity to be present and such adjustment shall be in conformity with this Agreement.
