Common use of Final Step Clause in Contracts

Final Step. Within ten (10) working days from the expiration of the twenty (20) day period referred to in Step One, the employee may present his grievance in writing at the final level of the grievance process either by personal service, registered mail, email or fax, to the person designated by the Employer as the final level in the grievance process for the Department in which he is employed. Any settlement proposed by the Employer at level one and any reply must accompany the grievance when it is presented at the final level to the person designated as the final level. The person designated as the final level shall reply to the grievance in writing to the employee within ten (10) working days from the date the grievance was presented at the final level. Should the employee not receive a reply or satisfactory settlement of his grievance within ten (10) working days from the date on which he presented his grievance at the final level, the employee may refer his grievance to Adjudication as provided in Article 15 (Adjudication) hereof, within fifteen (15) working days of the date on which he should have received a reply from the person designated as the final level.