Time Limits on Grievances Sample Clauses

Time Limits on Grievances. (a) A grievance concerning only one employee shall be presented not later than the twenty- fifth (25th) working day after the date on which the employee knew or ought reasonably to have known of the facts giving rise to the grievance. (b) A grievance concerning a group of employees may be presented by an authorized representative of the Union not later than the sixtieth (60th) working day following the date on which the first employee of the group first became aware of the action or circumstances giving rise to the grievance.
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Time Limits on Grievances. The time limits fixed in the grievance procedure may be extended by the consent of the parties to this Agreement.
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Time Limits on Grievances. Any complaint which is not made known within the time specified in this agreement or which is not processed through to the next step of the grievance procedure or carried through to arbitration within the time specified in the agreement, shall be deemed to have been dropped by the party initiating the grievance and, therefore, can no longer be processed through the grievance procedure or carried through to arbitration. However, if a party fails to reply to a grievance within the time limits set out at any step in the grievance procedure, the grievance may be submitted to the next step of the grievance procedure.
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Time Limits on Grievances. Any grievance involving a claim of improper discharge or other discipline must be presented within thirty (30) calendar days after discharge. All other grievances other than wage claims must be made within thirty (30) calendar days after the cause giving rise to the grievance becomes evident. Wage claims involving the proper application of wage rates or related to time worked shall not be valid and collectible for a period earlier than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of filing the claims. The Employer must respond to a grievance within two (2) weeks. If the Employer fails to do so the grievance will automatically move to the next step or arbitration whichever is applicable.
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Time Limits on Grievances. Any grievance involving a claim of improper discharge or other discipline must be presented within fourteen (14) calendar days after discharge. All other grievances other than wage claims must be made within thirty (30) calendar days after the cause giving rise to the grievance becomes evident. Wage claims involving the proper application of wage rates or related to time worked shall not be valid and collectible for a period earlier than thirty (30) calendar days prior to the date of filing the claims. The Employer must respond to a grievance within two (2) weeks. If the Employer fails to do so the grievance will automatically move to the next step or arbitration whichever is applicable. Union Proposal A. Either the Union or the Employer may, within thirty (30) calendar days after failure to adjust the grievance in accordance with the grievance procedure, serve upon the other party a written demand for arbitration stating the issue to be arbitrated. The parties shall endeavor to select an impartial arbitrator. However, if the parties fail to agree upon an arbitrator who is willing and able to serve within fifteen (15) calendar days after served of the demand for arbitration, either party may, within fourteen (14) calendar days thereafter, request the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to submit a list of not less than five (5) disinterested persons who are qualified and willing to act as impartial arbitrators. Failure to demand arbitration within 30 days of a Step 2 meeting, or failure to jointly select an arbitrator upon Union demand within 60 days of a Step 2 meeting, or failure to initially file a grievance within the time limits set forth in Section 10.1(c) shall bar arbitration. Failure to select an arbitrator by the Employer after a Union demand as provided above shall not bar arbitration. Upon receipt of this list, an authorized representative of the Union and of the Employer shall flip a coin to determine who shall have first choice to strike a name. The party winning the toss shall then strike one name each until only one name remains. The person whose name remains shall be the selected arbitrator. B. The Arbitrator shall commence hearings as quickly as possible after his selection and shall render his award in writing together with his written findings and conclusions as quickly as reasonably possible after the hearing. The award shall be final and binding upon the parties to this agreement and upon the complaining employee or employees, ...
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Time Limits on Grievances. Failure at any step of this procedure to communicate the decision on a grievance within the specified time limits shall permit lodging an appeal at the next step of this procedure within the time allotted had the decision been given. Failure to appeal a decision within the specified time limits shall be deemed an acceptance of the decision.
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Related to Time Limits on Grievances

  • Settlement of Grievances The applicable procedures of this Agreement shall be followed for the settlement of all grievances. All grievances shall be considered carefully and processed promptly.

  • Submission of Grievances A. Any employee or group of employees shall have the right to present a grievance. No employee or group of employees shall be hindered from or disciplined for exercising this right. B. If any two (2) or more employees have essentially the same grievance they may, and if requested by the County must, collectively present and pursue their grievance if they report to the same immediate supervisor. C. If the grievant is a group of more than three (3) employees, the group shall, at the request of the County, appoint one (1) or two (2) employees to speak for the collective group. To be considered a grievant in a group grievance, each employee must be individually identified as a grievant when the grievance is submitted at Step 2.

  • 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.

  • Disciplinary Grievances If the grievance is not resolved at Step 2, the Union may file a request for mediation with the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) in accordance with WAC 000-00-000, with a copy to the Office of Financial Management/SHR/Labor Relations Section (OFM/SHR/LRS) and the Human Resources Office within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the Step 2 decision. In addition to all other filing requirements, the request must include a copy of the grievance and all previous responses.

  • Types of Grievances (A) An Individual Grievance is a grievance initiated by the Union on behalf of an individual employee. (B) A Group Grievance is a grievance initiated by the Union on behalf of a group of employees similarly affected by the Employer’s actions. (C) A Policy Grievance is a grievance by the Union which may involve a matter of general policy or general application of the Collective Agreement. (D) A Union Grievance is a grievance which directly affects the Union. (E) An Employer Grievance is a grievance initiated by the Employer.

  • Grievance Commissioner System This is to confirm the discussion of the parties during collective bargaining that they are committed to encouraging early discussion and resolution of labour relations issues at the local level and seek to resolve grievances in a timely and cost efficient manner. To that end, this is to confirm that pursuant to Article 8, the parties agree that the Employer and Union at individual nursing homes may agree to utilize the following process in order to resolve a particular grievance through the utilization of a joint mediation-arbitration procedure:

  • Time Limits to Present Initial Grievance ‌ An employee who wishes to present a grievance at Step 2 of the grievance procedure, in the manner prescribed in Clause 8.4, must do so no later than 30 days after the date: (a) on which they were notified orally or in writing, of the action or circumstances giving rise to the grievance; (b) on which they first became aware of the action or circumstances giving rise to the grievance.

  • Grievances Any Complaint alleging Discrimination or Harassment shall be pursuant to Board Rule 4001.2 and 4001.3 as they existed on July 10, 2021. Any amendments to Board Rule 4001.2 or 4001.3 which occur after July 10, 2021 will be submitted to the Union for approval prior to implementation for employees covered by this Agreement. Any other grievance, complaint, disagreement or difference of opinion between the District, the Union or the employees covered by the Agreement concerning application of the terms of this Agreement will be processed using the following grievance procedure: (A) Any Employee or the Union may present a Grievance. Any Grievance which is not presented within fifteen (15) days following the event giving rise to such a Grievance shall be forfeited and waived by the aggrieved party. The grievance form shall state the name of every employee authorizing the filing of the grievance, and all grievances shall be signed by at least one aggrieved employee. An aggrieved employee shall have the right to a Union Representative appointed by the Union. (B) The grievant shall first take up the Grievance by presenting it in writing to their immediate supervisor or designee. If the Grievance is not satisfactorily adjusted with five (5) days from the meeting with the supervisor, the Employee or the Union representative shall present the grievance in writing to the Chief Financial Officer or his or her designated representative. (C) The Chief Financial Officer or his or her designated representative shall within ten (10) days from the day it was received, make a determination and submit the determination to the aggrieved party in writing. (D) Each party reserves the right to litigate a question presented by the Grievance by bringing an original action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the event such party shall not be satisfied with the resolution of the Grievance. However, no such litigation may be maintained until all available steps under this grievance procedure have been pursued and exhausted. It is understood and agree to between the parties that the role of the Chief Financial Officer or his or her designee in the grievance procedure is not an exercise of a judicial or quasi-judicial function, but solely as a means to allow the parties to resolve disputes informally. (E) Definitions: Days shall mean calendar days.

  • Grievance Mediation Nothing in this Article precludes the Parties from mutually agreeing to grievance mediation during any stage of the grievance procedure. The agreement shall be made in writing and stipulate the name of the person and the time line for grievance mediation to occur.

  • GRIEVANCE ARBITRATION Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, for the purposes of this Article, an Employee has the right to grieve any filling of a vacancy or Assignment in the bargaining unit.

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