STEP. In the event the Director of Human Resources or designate and the National Representative and Unit Chair are unable to reach a resolve in STEP either party may, by notice in writing given to the other, within twenty (20) days, submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration. The notice of the party referring the matter to arbitration shall include the name of the proposed sole arbitrator, which is to be mutually agreed upon. If the parties are unable to agree on the selection of an arbitrator within twenty (20) working days once formal notice is given, the Federal Minister of Labour shall be requested to appoint the Arbitrator. The Company and the Union local shall each pay one-half of the remuneration and expenses of the arbitrator. Neither party shall be obligated to pay any part of the cost of any stenographic transcript of an arbitration hearing without its express consent. Arbitrator The arbitrator shall not be authorized to alter, modify, or amend the provisions of this Agreement nor to make any decision inconsistent therewith. Where the Arbitrator determines that a disciplinary penalty or discharge is excessive, it may substitute such other penalty for the discipline or discharge as it considers just and reasonable in all the circumstances. Time Limits Any time limit mentioned under the grievance procedure shall be counted as working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays. The time limits imposed upon either party of any STEP in the Grievance Procedure may be extended by mutual written agreement. A request for extension of the time limit made prior to the expiry of such time limit shall not be denied on an arbitrary basis. Where no reply is given to a grievance within the time limits specified, and no extension was agreed to, the Union or the Company, as the case may be, shall be entitled to submit the grievance to the next step in the Grievance Procedure. Grievances involving the discharge or discipline of an employee may be submitted at STEP of the grievance procedure. The Company shall have the right to file a grievance in writing signed by the Director of Human Resources or designate, with the Union within ten (10) days of when the circumstances giving rise to the grievance were known or should reasonably have been known to the Company. A meeting will be held with the Union within ten (10) days of the presentation of the grievance and the Union shall give the Company its written reply to the grievance in ten (10) working...
STEP. The employee with the assistance of a Union Xxxxxxx, if desired, must submit a written grievance, signed and dated by the employee, to her immediate supervisor. The immediate supervisor will deliver her decision in writing within five working days following the day on which the written grievance was presented to her. Copies of the immediate reply shall be forwarded to the and the Union Xxxxxxx. Failing settlement, then: Within five (5) working days following the decision in Step the employee must submit the written grievance to the Manager of Human Resources and Administration. Within five (5) working days of receipt of the grievance by the Manager of Human Resources and Administration, unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties in writing, a meeting shall be held between the Employer, an official of the Union, the and the Xxxxxxx at which time the grievance shall be discussed. The decision of the Employer shall be given in writing within five (5) working days following this meeting. Copies of the reply shall be forwarded to the and the Union Representative. Failing settlement under the foregoing procedure, either party may submit the matter to arbitration within five (5) working days after the decision under Step is given. If no written request for arbitration is received within such five (5) working days period, unless extended by mutual agreement, the grievance shall be deemed to have been abandoned. A grievance or complaint arising directly between the Employer and the Union concerning the interpretation, application or alleged violation of the Agreement must be originated at Step within five working days following the circumstances giving rise to the grievance. Failing settlement under Step within five (5) working days, the grievance may be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Article However, it is expressly understood that the provisions of this Article may not be used by the Union to institute a grievance or complaint directly affecting an employee which she could have instituted herself and the regular grievance procedure shall not be thereby by-passed. Where the grievance is an Employer grievance, it shall be filed in writing with the Union and the Union shall give its reply within five working days following receipt of the grievance.
STEP. 2— If the grieving party is not satisfied with the Step 1 disposition of the grievance, or if no disposition has been made within the Step 1 time limits, the grievance shall be submitted to the Employee Relations Department within seven (7) working days of the disposition, or expiration of the time limit. Within seven (7) working days of receipt of the grievance, Employee Relations shall schedule a meeting with the PBA and/or grieving party and shall indicate the disposition of the grievance in writing to the PBA and/or grieving party within seven (7) working days of the meeting.
STEP. A step is any shape in a process diagram, except for the start and the end shapes.
STEP. If a settlement has not been reached under Step No. the Xxxxxxx may refer the grievance to Union Grievance Committee, which may within five (5) working days of the Director’s reply refer the grievance to the Director of Human Resources. Within eight (8) working days the Director of Human Resources or hidher nominee with such other representation as may be chosen to represent the Employer shall meet with the and the Union Grievance Committee to discuss the grievance. At this meeting a full-time representative of the Union may be present, if presence is requested by the Employer or the Union. Written reply to the grievance shall be given to the Union and the Chief Xxxxxxx within five (5) working days such meeting with a copy to the Chief Xxxxxxx and the Recording Secretary of the Local. If a grievance is not settled to the satisfaction of either party to this Agreement by the procedure outlined above, then either party may within ten (I 0) working days of the reply of the Director of Human Resources refer the grievance to Arbitration in accordance with the provisions contained in Article Any of the time allowances provided in this Article may be extended by mutual agreement in writing between the Union and the Employer and a copy to the Recording Secretary. Any grievance not initiated or appealed at any stage of the grievance procedure including reference to arbitration within the time limits stipulated shall be considered on the basis of the last decision and not subject to further appeal. Section of the Labour Relations Act, Chapter as amended, shall not apply to this Agreement. An employee’s earnings shall be corrected by the second pay following the resolution of a grievance concerning an employee’s wages where the grievance is resolved in the employee’s favour. Any correction of or more will be corrected within ten working days.
STEP. The Arbitrators so appointed shall confer to select a third person to be Chairman and failing for five (5) days from the appointment of the second of them to agree to a person willing to act, either of them may apply to the Minister of Labour. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions respecting the establishment and jurisdiction of an Arbitration Board, if the parties agree, a Sole Arbitrator shall be chosen to act in the same capacity and having the same powers as a Board of Arbitration. If the Arbitration Board finds that an employee has been suspended or discharged without proper cause or improperly laid off, that employee shall be reinstated by the Employer without loss of pay and with all his rights, benefits and privileges which he would have enjoyed if the discharge, suspension or improper layoff had not taken place. If it is shown to the Board that the employee has been in receipt of wages during the period between discharge or suspension and reinstatement or the period of improper layoff or the period of improper recall then the amount so received shall be deducted from wages payable by the Employer pursuant to this clause, less any expenses which the employee has incurred in order to earn the wages so deducted. If an Arbitration Board finds circumstances which in the opinion of the Arbitration Board makes it just and equitable may order the Employer to pay less than the full amount of wages lost. The Board of Arbitration shall not have any jurisdiction or authority to alter or change any of the provisions of this Agreement, or to give any decision inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement, except where there is a dispute between the parties, regarding the rate of pay for a newly established, or altered classification not provided for herein, or a dispute under herein, or a dispute under the Welfare Plan, the Board of Arbitration or Sole Arbitrator shall have the power to deal with such matters and bring down a final and binding award. Each of the parties hereto will bear the expenses of their nominee and the parties will equally bear the expenses of the Chairman.
STEP. The term "Step" when used herein in reference to the Compensation Schedule for Teaching Assignments (Appendix A) shall describe the vertical location of the compensation schedule cell in which a Member of the Bargaining Unit is placed.
STEP. 1 – A grievance shall be discussed with the immediate Manager by the grievor or the grievor accompanied by the Union Representative. The immediate Manager shall have ten (10) working days from the date of this discussion in which to render an oral decision.
STEP. If a satisfactory settlement has not been obtained under the previous step, then the or the Union representative may, within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the Employer’s decision under Step render the grievance in writing, including the redress requested, to the level of management above the Employer representative referred to in Step with a copy to Human Resources. This level of management (Employer representative) shall call a meeting and render a decision within ten (10) days of the receipt of the grievance.
STEP. If the grievance is not satisfactorily settled under Step then the grievance may be referred to arbitration within thirty (30) days of the expiry of the time limits set out in Step The parties agree that a single arbitrator shall be used as provided for in the Canada Labour Code. The and the shall make every reasonable effort to agree the selection of the Arbitrator within ten (10) days after the party requesting arbitration has delivered written notice of submission of the difference to arbitration. In the event that the parties fail to agree on the choice of the arbitrator, they shall forthwith request the Minister of Labour to appoint an arbitrator. The arbitrator shall have all the powers vested in it by the Canada Labour Code, including, in the case of discharge or discipline, the power to substitute for the discharge or discipline such other penalties that the arbitrator deems just and reasonable in the circumstances, including compensation for lost income. The arbitrator shall render his award within a reasonable period. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding on both parties. Each party shall bear one-half of the cost of the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall not change, modify or alter any of the terms of this contract.