GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 8.1: A grievance is defined as a claim reasonably and sensibly founded on an alleged violation of this Agreement. Any grievance filed shall refer to the specific provision alleged to have been violated and shall adequately set forth the facts pertaining to the alleged violation. All grievances shall be commenced within ten (10) days following the incident which caused the grievance. Any claims not conforming to the provisions of this definition shall be automatically defined as not constituting a valid grievance.
8.2: An employee having a grievance in connection with the terms of this Agreement shall present it as follows. Both parties must mutually agree to waive any step in the grievance process. STEP 1 The grievance shall be verbally presented by the employee and Union representative to his/her immediate supervisor within said ten (10) day period, requesting that the grievance be adjusted. The supervisor shall meet with the employee to discuss the grievance and will attempt to respond to said grievance within three (3) days of said meeting, but in no event more than six (6) days after the grievance has been presented to the supervisor. He/she shall have his/her xxxxxxx present. No settlement shall be final and binding until it has been approved by the Sheriff or his designated representative. The employee shall suffer no loss of pay for the time spent with the supervisor to discuss the grievance. The answer of the immediate supervisor may be given verbally. STEP 2 If the answer of the immediate supervisor received in Step 1 is not satisfactory to the employee, the grievance shall be appealed within three (3) days of receipt of the answer in Step 1 by submitting the grievance in writing, specifying the provisions of the contract allegedly violated and the facts thereof, and by signing his/her name to the grievance, to the Division Commander, or his/her designated representative. A copy of the grievance shall be sent to the Labor Relations Manager of the County. Within five (5) days following receipt of the written grievance, the Division Commander, or his/her representative, shall schedule a meeting with the xxxxxxx and the affected employee for the purpose of discussing the grievance. The Division Commander, or his/her representative, shall submit a written answer to the affected employee and the xxxxxxx within ten (10) days following such meeting. STEP 3 If the grievance is not satisfactorily resolved at Step 2, the decision rendered may be appealed to...
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. Where an employee has a complaint about workload based upon the provisions in the Ontario Human Rights Code, the employee shall have a right to pursue the complaint in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 11.02.
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 13 Section A - Grievance Procedure 13 Section B - Arbitration Procedure 14 Section C - Time Limits and Effective Dates 15 ARTICLE 14 DISCHARGE, SUSPENSION, DISCIPLINE AND TERMINATION 15 Section A - General 15 Section B - Picket Lines 16 Section C - Labour Disputes 16 ARTICLE 15 SENIORITY 17 ARTICLE 16 PROMOTIONS AND STAFF VACANCIES 17 Section A - Posting of Vacancies 17 Section B - Provisional and Temporary Appointments 18 Section C - Probationary Period 18 Section D - Trial Period 19 Section E - Union Notification 19 Section F - Transfer Outside the Bargaining Unit 19 Section G - On Job Training 19 Section H - Apprenticeship Training 20 ARTICLE 17 LAYOFF AND RECALL OF REGULAR EMPLOYEES 20 ARTICLE 18 HOURS OF WORK AND SHIFTS 23 Section A - Work Week 23 Section B - Hours of Work 23 Section C - Shift Changes 23 Section D - Weekend Differential 24 Section E - Notification of Absence from Work 24 Section F - Varied Work Schedules 24 Section G - Modified Work Schedule 27 Section H - Accommodation of Requests To Vary Work Schedules For Equity or Medical Reasons 27 Section I - Job Sharing 28 Section J - Additional Temporary Hours 28 ARTICLE 19 OVERTIME AND CALL OUT 28 Section A - Overtime 28 Section B - Call Out Pay 29 ARTICLE 20 UNIVERSITY CLOSURE 29 ARTICLE 21 HOLIDAYS 30 ARTICLE 22 VACATIONS 30 ARTICLE 23 SICK BENEFIT PROVISIONS 32 Section A - Sick Benefit 32 Section B - Workers' Compensation and ICBC Compensation 33 Section C - Sick Benefit Bank 34 Section D - Return to Work Program 35 Section E - Long Term Disability Plan 36 Section F - Temporary Employees 36 ARTICLE 24 LEAVE OF ABSENCE 36 Section A - Personal Leave of Absence 36 Section B – Bereavement and Compassionate Leave 36 Section C - Emergency Leave 37 Section D - Jury and Witness Service 37 Section E - Leave of Absence for Union Business 37 Section F - Leave for Union Duties 38 Section G - Leave for Political Xxxxxx 00 Xxxxxxx X - Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx (including Adoption) Leave 38 Section I - Education and Training Leave 41 Section J - Leave For Hearings 41 ARTICLE 25 PAYMENT OF WAGES AND ALLOWANCES 42 Section A - Rates of Pay 42 Section B - Vacation Pay 42 Section C - Allowances 42 Section D - Provisional Job Payment 43 Section E - Termination Pay 43 Section F – Certification Costs 43 ARTICLE 27 JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND NEW CLASSIFICATIONS 44 ARTICLE 28 PERSONNEL BENEFITS 44 28.01 Personnel Benefits Committee 44 28.02 Pension Plan 45 Section A - Pension Plan Participation and Contributions 45 Section B ...
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 8.01 It is the mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of employees shall be addressed as quickly as possible, and it is understood that an employee has no grievance until she has first given her immediate supervisor the opportunity of resolving her complaint. Such complaint shall be discussed with her immediate supervisor within ten (10) days after the circumstances giving rise to it have occurred and the immediate supervisor shall reply within ten (10) days. It may then be taken up as a grievance within ten (10) days following the receipt of the decision of the immediate supervisor in the following manner and sequence:
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 8.01 It is the mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of nurses shall be adjusted as quickly as possible, and it is understood that a nurse has no grievance until she has first given her Manager of Resident Care or designate the opportunity of adjusting her complaint. Such complaint shall be discussed with her Manager of Resident Care or designate within ten (10) days after the circumstances giving rise to it have occurred and the Manager of Resident Care or designate shall reply within ten (10) days. It may then be taken up as a grievance within ten (10) days following the receipt of the decision of the Manager of Resident Care or designate in the following manner and sequence:
8.02 Step No. 1 Step No. 2 Step No. 3
8.03 All agreements reached under the grievance procedures between the representatives of the Employer and the representatives of the Association will be final and binding upon the Employer and the Association and the nurses.
8.04 The time limits set out in the grievance and arbitration procedures herein are mandatory and failure to comply strictly with such time limits shall result in the grievance being deemed to have been abandoned subject only to the provisions of Section 44(6) of the Labour Relations Act. All grievances shall be properly carried through the requisite steps of the Grievance Procedure in a business-like manner before it is submitted to arbitration. Where no answer is given within the time limits specified in the Grievance Procedure, the grieving party shall be entitled to submit the grievance to the next step of the Grievance Procedure. The parties may agree to waive or extend any of the time limits established in the grievance and/or arbitration procedures and where such agreement is reached, it shall be in writing.
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 10 Section A - Grievance Procedure 10 Section B - Arbitration Procedure 11 Section C - Time Limits and Effective Dates 12 ARTICLE 13 - DIRECTION, GUIDANCE AND ADVICE 12 ARTICLE 14 - DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL, AND TERMINATION 12 Section A - Just Cause 12 Section B - Representation Rights and Procedures 12 Section C - Progressive Discipline 13 Section D - Personnel Files 14 Section E - Notice of Termination, Resignation & Return to Work 14 ARTICLE 15 - SENIORITY 15
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 7.1 The parties agree that the orderly process hereafter set forth shall be the method for resolving grievances and disputes arising with respect to the interpretation or application of any provision of this Agreement and deliberations regarding employee discipline shall be pursued in a confidential manner. It is the objective of the parties to encourage and facilitate the prompt and equitable resolution of grievances and to attempt to do so at the lowest possible level. No member of the bargaining unit shall be subject to reprisal for using the Grievance Procedure or for participating in the resolution of a grievance.
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. Disciplinary action, including denial of a salary increment, administered in accordance with Article 15 of this Agreement due to unsatisfactory performance, may be processed through the grievance process outlined in Article 7 of this Agreement.
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 8.01 For the purposes of this Agreement, a grievance is defined as a difference arising between the parties related to the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of the Agreement including any question as to whether a matter is arbitrable.
8.02 It is the mutual desire of the parties hereto that complaints of employees shall be adjusted as quickly as possible, and it is understood that an employee has no grievance until she has first given her immediate supervisor the opportunity of adjusting her complaint. Such complaint shall be discussed with the employee’s immediate supervisor within seven (7) calendar days after the circumstances giving rise to it have occurred or have come to the attention of the employee.
8.03 At the time formal discipline is imposed or in all steps of this grievance procedure an aggrieved employee, if she so desires, may be accompanied by or represented by her Union representative. At Step 2 of the grievance procedure a staff representative of the Ontario Nurses’ Association may be present at the request of either party.
8.04 Failing settlement of a complaint by an employee following the discussion with her immediate supervisor within seven (7) calendar days it shall be taken up as a grievance within seven (7) calendar days following advice of her immediate supervisor in the following manner: The employee may submit a written grievance, signed by the employee to her immediate supervisor. The immediate supervisor will deliver her decision in writing within seven (7) calendar days following the day on which the grievance was presented to her/him.
GRIEVANCE AND ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. 18.01 No Strikes or Lockouts
