Informal Resolution Process It is the declared objective of the University and the Union to encourage the prompt resolution of potential causes for dismissal in the interest of maintaining harmony within the campus environment. Whenever practicable, before a formal recommendation for dismissal is initiated, every effort should be made to resolve or remediate the problem. Unless the individual concerned requests otherwise, the following efforts to resolve the problem will be undertaken in all cases where the issue is the individual’s performance and may be undertaken at the University’s discretion in other instances. The Department Personnel Committee, the Department Chair or Head, the individual concerned, and his or her union representatives may review the matter and explore a mutually acceptable resolution of the matter. The Xxxxxxx and/or appropriate Xxxx may, upon request of the Department Personnel Committee, the Department Chair or Head, the individual concerned, or the union representatives, join in the discussions about resolving the matter. Informal attempts at resolution shall not extend beyond thirty days without the written agreement of the individual concerned and the Xxxxxxx.
Informal Dispute Resolution Prior to the initiation of formal dispute resolution procedures, the Parties shall first attempt to resolve their Dispute informally, in a timely and cost-effective manner, as follows:
Arbitration Procedures In the event that the employee and the School Board are unable to resolve any grievance, the grievance may be submitted to arbitration as defined herein: