Supervisory Level. An employee having a grievance shall present it to his/her immediate supervisor within twenty (20) days of the date on which the grievant knew or reasonably should have had knowledge of the event giving rise to the grievance. The grievance at this step shall be submitted to the immediate supervisor in writing using a form mutually agreed upon by the parties. The immediate supervisor shall have responsibility to immediately contact appropriate supervisors to schedule a grievance hearing. Grievances submitted beyond the twenty (20) day time limit will not be honored. The grievance forms may be obtained at each facility. On this form, the grievant shall specify the article(s) and/or section(s) or combination thereof of the Agreement which he/she alleges has been violated, and specify the remedy sought. The immediate supervisor shall indicate the date and time of his/her receipt of the form. Within twenty (20) days of the supervisor's receipt of the written grievance, he/she shall schedule a meeting with the grievant and the appropriate management personnel, as needed, to discuss the grievance. An F.O.P. Ohio Labor Council representative shall attend this meeting. He/she may represent the grievant unless requested not to do so by that person. Management's representative shall respond to this grievance by writing his/her answer on the grievance form and returning a copy to the grievant and a copy to the F.O.P. Ohio Labor Council within twenty (20) days of the meeting required above. Meetings will ordinarily be held at the worksite in as far as practicable. In the ODNR, Division of Parks and Recreation, the Step 1 hearing on grievances involving verbal reprimands shall be conducted by the chief of the division, or designee, who is from outside the park of origin.
Supervisory Level. The employee or his/her Association representative on behalf of the employee shall submit a written grievance to the grievant’s immediate supervisor for resolution within the timeframes outlined in Section 1 of this Article. The immediate supervisor may meet and discuss the grievance with the employee and/or his/her Association representative. Failing to resolve the grievance, the immediate supervisor will respond to the grievance in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the grievance.
Supervisory Level. If no settlement is reached in Step 1, the employee, if he/she considers the grievance to be valid, will first discuss with the Union Leadership prior to proceeding and will reduce to writing on the Union Grievance Form a statement of the grievance providing the following information:
Supervisory Level. An employee or an Association representative (either on behalf of the Association or on behalf of the affected employee) shall submit a written grievance to the immediate supervisor for the grievant or affected employee for resolution within the timeframes outlined in Section 1 of this Article. The immediate supervisor shall meet and discuss the grievance with the employee and/or the Association representative. The immediate supervisor will respond to the grievance in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the grievance. If the employee’s immediate supervisor’s actions led to the grievance, as defined in Section 1, then the Step 1 grievance shall be filed with the immediate supervisor’s manager.
Supervisory Level. An employee having a grievance shall present it to his/her immediate supervisor within twenty
