Common use of Local Review Process Clause in Contracts

Local Review Process. (a) Where a teacher disagrees with the deferral of their salary increment the teacher may, within 14 working days of being notified of the deferral, seek a review; (b) The employee may be represented during the process; (c) A reviewer shall be a person nominated by the Board of Trustees and acceptable to the employee. The reviewer may be another staff member but should not be someone connected with the original decision to defer progression. In the event that agreement cannot be reached on a reviewer within a reasonable time the Board shall determine who the reviewer will be; (d) The reviewer will give the employee and the principal fair opportunity to make representations; (e) The reviewer shall make recommendations to the Board within 30 days of receiving the employee’s application for review;