Common use of Failure to Advance Clause in Contracts

Failure to Advance. The grievant’s failure to advance a grievance to the next step within the time limits shall be a voluntary abandonment of the grievance and the grievant shall not thereafter be entitled to pursue said grievance. The grievance will be deemed settled. The Department’s failure to respond within the time limits set forth shall entitle the grievant to advance the grievance to the next step. Notwithstanding the timelines contained in this grievance procedure, the parties may mutually agree in writing to extend any timeline. The extension of a timeline in any instance does not constitute a waiver of the Department’s right to enforce timelines thereafter.