Grievance Mediation definition

Grievance Mediation. Once a grievance has been appealed to arbitration by the Union, the parties, upon mutual agreement, may request the assistance of a mediator appointed by the FMCS or SERB to conduct a grievance mediation session. The mediator shall conduct the session at least thirty (30) days prior to any scheduled arbitration hearing. The session will be done in an informal manner as determined by the mediator. The mediator will attempt to resolve the dispute and may make recommendations to the parties regarding the settlement of the dispute. The recommendations of the mediator are not final and binding and any settlement of the grievance at this step will be based upon the mutual agreement of the parties. If the parties are unable to resolve the grievance through mediation, the mediator will provide the parties with an immediate oral advisory opinion, unless waived by mutual agreement of the parties.

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Grievance Mediation is a process offered by the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service designed to assist the parties in voluntarily coming to an acceptable resolution of the grievance through mediation techniques employed by a skilled neutral.

Grievance Mediation means a process whereby an employer and an exclusive representative employ a neutral third party to communicate with the parties and endeavor to bring about an amicable, voluntary resolution of a dispute over the interpretation or application of an existing collective bargaining agreement.

Examples of Grievance Mediation in a sentence

• No matter may be submitted to Grievance Mediation which has not been properly carried through the grievance procedure, provided that the parties may extend the time limits fixed in the grievance procedure.

• Grievance Mediation will commence within twenty-one (21) days of the grievance being submitted to mediation, or longer period as agreed by the parties.

• If possible, an agreed statement of facts will be provided to the Mediator, and if possible, in advance of the Grievance Mediation Conference.

• Where the parties have been unsuccessful in resolving the matter through the grievance procedure, the parties may jointly submit the matter to the Department of Environment and Labour’s Grievance Mediation Program or such other mediation option as is agreeable to the parties.

• If no settlement is reached within five (5) days following Grievance Mediation, the parties are free to submit the matter to Arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.

• If no settlement is reached within five (5) days following Grievance Mediation, the parties are free to submit the matter to Arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Agreement.

• Either party, with the agreement of the other party, may submit a grievance to Grievance Mediation at any time within ten days after the Employer's decision has been rendered at the step prior to arbitration.

• Where the parties have been unsuccessful in resolving the matter through the grievance procedure, the parties may jointly submit the matter to the Department of Labour and Advanced Education’s Grievance Mediation Program or such other mediation option as is agreeable to the parties.

• Either party, with the agreement of the other party, may submit a grievance to Grievance Mediation at any time within ten (10) days after the Employer’s decision has been rendered at the step prior to arbitration.

• No record, stenographic or tape recordings of the meetings will be made and no person at the Grievance Mediation will be placed under oath.

More Definitions of Grievance Mediation

Grievance Mediation means a process whereby an employer and an exclusive

Grievance Mediation means a process whereby an employer and an exclusive representative employ a neutral third party to communicate with the parties and