Common use of Alternate Grievance Resolution Procedure Clause in Contracts

Alternate Grievance Resolution Procedure. (a) The parties may mutually agree to the following procedure as an alternative to submitting matters of dispute to the formal arbitration procedure or an expedited arbitration procedure. (b) If a difference arises between the parties relating to the dismissal, discipline or suspension of an employee, or to the interpretation, application, operation or alleged violation of this agreement, including any question as to whether a matter is arbitrable, during the term of the collective agreement, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or a substitute agreed to by the parties, shall at the request of either party: (1) investigate the difference; (2) define the issue in the difference; and (3) make written recommendations to resolve the difference within 30 days of the date of receipt of the request; and, for that 30 day period, time does not run in respect of the grievance procedure. (c) The parties agree that these hearings shall be conducted on a without prejudice basis and that the written recommendations of the third party shall be of no precedential value and shall not thereafter be referred to by the parties in respect of any other matter. (d) Should a dispute not be resolved through the above procedure, either party may submit the matter to arbitration.

Alternate Grievance Resolution Procedure. (a) The parties may mutually agree to the following procedure as an alternative to submitting matters of dispute to the formal arbitration procedure or an expedited arbitration procedure. (b) If a difference arises between the parties relating to the dismissal, discipline or suspension of an employee, or to the interpretation, application, operation or alleged violation of this agreementAgreement, including any question as to whether a matter is arbitrable, during the term of the collective agreement, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ or ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or a substitute agreed to by the parties, shall at the request of either party: (1) investigate the difference; (2) define the issue in the difference; and (3) make written recommendations to resolve the difference within 30 thirty (30) days of the date of receipt of the request; and, for that 30 thirty (30) day period, time does not run in respect of the grievance procedure. (c) The parties agree that these hearings shall be conducted on a without prejudice basis and that the written recommendations of the third party shall be of no precedential value and shall not thereafter be referred to by the parties in respect of any other matter. (d) Should a dispute not be resolved through the above procedure, either party may submit the matter to arbitration.