Grievance Handling Procedures. 40.1 In the event of differences arising between the Service and the Union or the Service and the employees or should any local trouble of any kind arise at any level pertaining to interpretation, application, non- application or violation of this Agreement, the following procedure shall be adopted to ensure peaceful industrial atmosphere within the Service.
Grievance Handling Procedures. 72.7 Staff may be assisted by a Representative at any stage in the grievance process, including the lodgement of a formal grievance.
Grievance Handling Procedures. 10.1 Should any matter arise which gives cause for concern, an employee shall raise such matter with the immediate supervisor.
Grievance Handling Procedures. In relation to any matter that may be in dispute between the parties to this agreement (‘the matter’) except matters relating to the actual or threatened termination of employment of the employee, the parties: Will attempt to resolve the matter at the workplace level, including, but not limited to: - the employee and his or her supervisor meeting and conferring on the matter; and - if the matter is not resolved at such a meeting, the parties arranging further discussions involving more senior levels of management (as appropriate); and - acknowledge the right of either party to appoint, in writing, another person to act on behalf of the party in relation to resolving the matter at the workplace level; and - agree to allow either party to refer the matter to mediation or other alternative dispute resolution process to be conducted by a person agreed between the parties in dispute on the matter; - agree that if either party refers the matter to alternative dispute resolution both parties will participate in the alternative dispute resolution in good faith; and acknowledge the right of either party to appoint in writing, another person to act on behalf of the party in relation to the alternative dispute resolution process; and - agree that during the time when the parties attempt to resolve the matter: - the parties continue to work in accordance with their contract of employment unless the employee has a reasonable concern about an imminent risk to his or her health or safety; and - subject to relevant provisions of any state or territory occupational health and safety law, even if the employee has a reasonable concern about an imminent risk to his or her health or safety, the employee must not unreasonably fail to comply with a direction by his or her employer to perform other available work, whether at the same workplace or another workplace, that is safe and appropriate for the employee to perform; and - the parties must cooperate to ensure that the dispute resolution procedures are carried out as quickly as is reasonably possible. If a matter is referred to a third party, that party will only have those powers as specifically agreed to between the parties, with no automatic right of arbitration. The parties to this agreement acknowledge that if we are unable to agree on the person to conduct the alternative dispute resolution process, either party can notify the Industrial Registrar. In this case, the Industrial Registrar will provide the parties with inf...
