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 Commissioner System. 1. The Employer and Union may mutually agree in writing to invoke the Grievance Commissioner process outlined in this letter rather than proceed to arbitration as set out in Article 10.12 of this collective agreement for an individual, group or policy grievance.
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Grievance Commissioner System. As an alternative to the regular arbitration procedure provided for herein, the parties may agree, in writing, to refer a grievance for final and binding arbitration to a Grievance Commissioner, selected by mutual agreement of the parties.
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 Homes may agree to utilize the following process in order to resolve a particular grievance through the utilization of a joint mediation-arbitration procedure: The Employer and Union may mutually agree in writing to invoke the Grievance Commissioner process outlined in this letter rather than proceed to arbitration as set out in Article 8.12 of this Collective Agreement for an individual, group or policy/Union grievance. The Grievance Commissioner shall have the same powers and be subject to the same limitations as a Board of Arbitration hereunder, save and except as expressly provided herein. The Grievance Commissioner shall be mutually agreed upon by the Employer and Union. The Employer and Union agree to make best efforts to ensure that the Commissioner mediation-arbitration dates are set so that this process is initiated in a much more accelerated rate than the normal arbitration process. To that end the parties agree to meet centrally to discuss the possibility of a central Grievance Commissioner roster and pre-scheduled dates that can be mutually shared throughout the year. The location of any such hearing shall be agreed upon by the local parties. The parties shall provide the Grievance Commissioner with a Statement of Facts Agreed and Not Agreed. In addition, they shall provide the Grievance Commissioner and each other with brief written representations on which they intend to rely provided that such are emailed not less than ten (10) days before the commencement of the hearings of the Grievance Commissioner. This information will include the grievance and the Employer’s response. The purpose of the hearing is to clarify issues and/or facts in dispute. At the hearing the parties may make such further representations or adduce such evidence as the Grievance Commissioner may permit or require but the Grievance Commissioner shall not be obligated to conform to the rules of evidence. The parties acknowledge that this is an expedited form of a med-arb process whereby the Grievance Commissioner, based on the evidence and representations provided by the parties during the med-a...