Scheduling of Grievance Hearings Sample Clauses

The Scheduling of Grievance Hearings clause establishes the procedures and timelines for arranging meetings to address employee grievances. Typically, it outlines how and when hearings should be scheduled, who must be notified, and the timeframe within which the hearing must occur after a grievance is filed. This clause ensures that grievances are addressed promptly and fairly, preventing unnecessary delays and promoting efficient resolution of workplace disputes.
Scheduling of Grievance Hearings. All grievance hearings provided for in this procedure shall be held at a mutually agreed to time which will afford a fair and reasonable opportunity for the grievant and representative to attend. Whenever possible, grievance hearings shall be held during non-working hours. When a grievance hearing is held during working hours, at the request of management, the grievant and grievant’s representative required to attend will be paid their normal rate of pay for the time spent at the hearing. When an arbitration is held during working hours, the grievant, President of the Association, and subpoenaed witnesses in the arbitration, shall be paid their normal rate of pay for their absence from work.
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Scheduling of Grievance Hearings. A grievance hearing at Step 1 called for in this Article may be scheduled anytime during the shift but not later than one (1) hour before the end of the grievant's shift. Grievance hearings at Steps 2, 3, and 4 called for in this Article may be scheduled at the discretion of the Department Head or City Manager, whichever is applicable, taking into consideration the grievant's work shift and subsequent appropriate rest time.
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Scheduling of Grievance Hearings. The employee and administrator shall mutually agree as to the time, place and date of the hearings.
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Related to Scheduling of Grievance Hearings

  • Settling of Grievances An ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ effort shall be made to process and settle grievances fairly and promptly in the following manner: It is agreed that an Employee has no grievance until he/she has first given his/her immediate Supervisor an opportunity to adjust his/her complaint within fourteen (14) calendar days of its occurrence or when they ought to have become aware of it. The Employee may request to meet with their Supervisor and is permitted to have a co-worker from their department present at the meeting. Prior approval is required to attend the meeting. The Employee has the option of making a written submission as an alternative to the meeting. The Employer will provide a written response to the complaint and if no satisfactory answer is received within seven (7) calendar days from the time it was first discussed with the Employee’s immediate Supervisor, the Employee may proceed to Step 1 of the grievance procedure. Step 1 Failing satisfactory settlement at the complaint stage the Union may present the grievance to the appropriate Supervisor within seven (7) calendar days following the decision at the complaint stage. The grievance shall be in writing on a mutually approved form and shall include the nature of the grievance, the redress sought and the section or sections of the agreement that are alleged to have been violated. The Supervisor shall deliver his/her decision in writing within seven (7) calendar days following the presentation of the grievance to him/her. Step 2 Failing satisfactory settlement at Step 1, the Union may present the grievance to the Administrator, or designate, in writing within seven (7) calendar days following receipt of the decision at Step 1. A meeting will be held within seven (7) calendar days from receipt of the grievance between the Administrator, or designate, and the Union. The decision of the Administrator, or designate, shall be delivered in writing within seven (7) calendar days of the meeting. Step 3 Failing satisfactory settlement at Step 2, either party may refer the grievance to arbitration within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt of the decision at Step 2.

  • Grievance Commissioner System This is to confirm the discussion of the parties during collective bargaining that they are committed to encouraging early discussion and resolution of labour relations issues at the local level and seek to resolve grievances in a timely and cost efficient manner. To that end, this is to confirm that pursuant to Article 8, the parties agree that the Employer and Union at individual nursing homes may agree to utilize the following process in order to resolve a particular grievance through the utilization of a joint mediation-arbitration procedure:

  • Grievance Mediation Nothing in this Article precludes the Parties from mutually agreeing to grievance mediation during any stage of the grievance procedure. The agreement shall be made in writing and stipulate the name of the person and the time line for grievance mediation to occur.

  • Grievance Committee The Hospital will recognize a Grievance Committee composed of the Chief ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and not more than (as set out in Local Provisions Appendix) employees selected by the Union who have completed their probationary period. A general representative of the Union may be present at any meeting of the Committee. The purpose of the Committee is to deal with complaints or grievances as set out in this Collective Agreement. The Union shall keep the Hospital notified in writing of the names of the members of the Grievance Committee appointed or selected under this Article as well as the effective date of their respective appointments. A Committee member shall suffer no loss of earnings for time spent during their regular scheduled working hours in attending grievance meetings with the Hospital up to, but not including arbitration. The number of employees on the Grievance Committee shall be determined locally.

  • 000 GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE 7. 100 It is agreed that it is the spirit and intent of this Agreement to adjust grievances promptly. All grievances, including discharge for just cause, but not those pertaining to jurisdictional disputes that may arise on any work covered by this Agreement, must be initiated within fifteen (15) working days of the incident by either the employee in Step I or the Local Union in Step II and shall be handled in the following manner: