Common use of General Practice Clause in Contracts

General Practice. 1. Time limits are maximum, and must be adhered to unless the parties are in mutual agreement to extend. In cases of grievances at the end of the school year, the time limits will be altered as mutually agreed upon by both parties. 2. At any level, a grievance, or claim, may be withdrawn by the aggrieved party without prejudice. The record may be kept by the Treasurer for a period of twelve (12) months, but then shall be expunged. Failure of the Board or the Administration to act within the required time limits, permits the grievance to go to the next step. 3. Copies of all written decisions or communications shall be made in triplicate and sent to the involved parties at the respective level. 4. Reprisals will not be taken by or against any involved parties for reason of said participation. Nothing in this procedure shall be construed to limit the rights of (an) individual(s) as provided by law. The grievance procedure shall not be used in a malicious manner. 5. Upon resolution of the grievance, all materials regarding the nature of the grievance shall be entrusted to the Treasurer to be placed in a separate file. 6. All grievances shall be filed at the lowest possible level, which means that level of the procedure at which the administrator deciding the grievance has the authority to make a resolution. 7. The Association has the option to withdraw its support at any time, provided the grievant is informed in writing prior to filing at the subsequent level. However, the grievant may continue the step, and assume all costs of arbitration. 8. If a grievance is not lodged within forty (40) days following the act, completion of the act or completion of the condition which is the basis of said grievance, or from the date the employee was aware or when it can be reasonably assumed that the employee or Association should have been aware of the violation, said grievance shall no longer exist.