Immediate Supervisor/Human Resources. An employee should first discuss a problem with the employee’s immediate supervisor as soon as possible to allow for informal adjustment of issues at the first level of supervision wherever possible. If the discussion does not resolve the issue and the employee believes a grievance exists, the grievance shall be presented by the employee to the employee’s immediate supervisor and/or Human Resources in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the employee knew or should have known of the circumstances constituting the grievance. The employee may be represented by the Union Advocate or representative. The immediate supervisor and/or the Human Resources Director and the involved employee(s) and the Union Advocate if requested by the employee(s), shall within fourteen (14) calendar days meet and confer as may be necessary and appropriate in a good faith effort on the part of all the parties to resolve the grievance. If a Union Advocate or designated representative is present, an additional management representative may be present at the meeting. The employee’s immediate supervisor or the Human Resources Director will respond in writing to the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days of the meeting. Step 2: Administrator Should the procedures of the previous step fail to resolve the grievance, the grievance shall be presented in writing to the Administrator and/or designee, by the employee and Union Advocate and/or authorized representative, within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of the Supervisor’s/Human Resources Director’s written Step 1 response. The Administrator and a designated management representative and the employee, Union Advocate and/or authorized representative within fourteen (14) calendar days meet and confer and will make a good faith effort to resolve the dispute. The Administrator, or designee, will respond in writing to the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days of the meeting with the employee and Union Advocate or authorized representative.
Immediate Supervisor/Human Resources. The grievance shall be presented by the employee to the employee's immediate supervisor and/or Human Resources in writing within fourteen (14) calendar days from the date the employee knew or should have known of the circumstances constituting the grievance. The employee may be represented by the Union Xxxxxxx or representative. The immediate supervisor and/or the Human Resources Director and the involved employee(s) and the Union Xxxxxxx if requested by the employee(s), shall meet and confer as may be necessary and appropriate in a good faith effort on the part of all the parties to resolve the grievance. If a Union Xxxxxxx or designated representative is present, an additional management representative may be present at the meeting. The employee's immediate supervisor or the Human Resources Director will respond in writing to the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days of the meeting.
