STEP. If the dispute or grievance is not satisfactorily settled by Step then the dispute or grievance may be reduced to writing and presented, within five (5) working days of the answer at Step to the next appropriate management level or designee. Should there be more than one member of management present at the conference, the Union may, at its discretion, have an equal number of Union Stewards attend. Management shall render a decision in writing stating the reasons therefore, within five (5) working days of receipt. STEP If such dispute or grievance is not satisfactorily settled by Step then the dispute or grievance may, within an additional two (2) working days, be further presented in writing to the Director of Manufacturing or their designee. A conference shall be held within ten (10) working days from receipt of the grievance between the Union Xxxxxxx and Company. A decision in writing shall be rendered within five (5) working days of the conference. STEP If such dispute or grievance is not satisfactorily settled by Step within an additional five (5) working days, then the dispute or grievance shall be submitted to arbitration if either the Union or the Company so requests in writing within an additional thirty (30) days. If such request for arbitration is made, then the arbitration shall proceed before a single arbitrator in accordance with Article hereof. Such written request shall propose three (3) potential arbitrators. An employee has the right to be represented by a Union Xxxxxxx at all steps of the grievance procedure. The employee involved in the particular dispute or grievance may be present at Steps or at the arbitration only at the request of either the Company or the Union. Every dispute or grievance shall be conclusively deemed abandoned unless the grievance set forth above is timely followed, it being under- stood that the time limits set forth above are of the essence. The Union or the Company may initiate a grievance in writing at Step of the grievance procedure. Such grievance shall be a policy grievance in connection with the administration, interpretation, alleged violation, or application of this Agreement. The time limits set out in this Article may be extended only by mutual agreement of the parties. The parties agree that the directions of the Company which are the subject of a dispute or grievance shall be complied with pending the processing and arbitration of such dispute or grievance. An employee summoned for a meeting will be t...
STEP. In the event the Director of Human Resources or designate and the National Representative and Unit Chair are unable to reach a resolve in STEP either party may, by notice in writing given to the other, within twenty (20) days, submit the grievance to final and binding arbitration. The notice of the party referring the matter to arbitration shall include the name of the proposed sole arbitrator, which is to be mutually agreed upon. If the parties are unable to agree on the selection of an arbitrator within twenty (20) working days once formal notice is given, the Federal Minister of Labour shall be requested to appoint the Arbitrator. The Company and the Union local shall each pay one-half of the remuneration and expenses of the arbitrator. Neither party shall be obligated to pay any part of the cost of any stenographic transcript of an arbitration hearing without its express consent. Arbitrator The arbitrator shall not be authorized to alter, modify, or amend the provisions of this Agreement nor to make any decision inconsistent therewith. Where the Arbitrator determines that a disciplinary penalty or discharge is excessive, it may substitute such other penalty for the discipline or discharge as it considers just and reasonable in all the circumstances. Time Limits Any time limit mentioned under the grievance procedure shall be counted as working days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and Statutory Holidays. The time limits imposed upon either party of any STEP in the Grievance Procedure may be extended by mutual written agreement. A request for extension of the time limit made prior to the expiry of such time limit shall not be denied on an arbitrary basis. Where no reply is given to a grievance within the time limits specified, and no extension was agreed to, the Union or the Company, as the case may be, shall be entitled to submit the grievance to the next step in the Grievance Procedure. Grievances involving the discharge or discipline of an employee may be submitted at STEP of the grievance procedure. The Company shall have the right to file a grievance in writing signed by the Director of Human Resources or designate, with the Union within ten (10) days of when the circumstances giving rise to the grievance were known or should reasonably have been known to the Company. A meeting will be held with the Union within ten (10) days of the presentation of the grievance and the Union shall give the Company its written reply to the grievance in ten (10) working...
STEP. 2— If the grieving party is not satisfied with the Step 1 disposition of the grievance, or if no disposition has been made within the Step 1 time limits, the grievance shall be submitted to the Employee Relations Department within seven (7) working days of the disposition, or expiration of the time limit. Within seven (7) working days of receipt of the grievance, Employee Relations shall schedule a meeting with the PBA and/or grieving party and shall indicate the disposition of the grievance in writing to the PBA and/or grieving party within seven (7) working days of the meeting.
STEP. A step is any shape in a process diagram, except for the start and the end shapes.
STEP. 1 If the complaint is not resolved within one (1) working day, the Grievance Procedure may be invoked by reducing the complaint to writing on a form supplied by the Company. The referral shall be by a Union Committeeperson or xxxxxxx to the Team Leader with a copy to, Human Resources. His/her Team Leader or Manager and Human Resources shall meet with the aggrieved employee, the Xxxxxxx and the Committeeperson within four (4) working days of the referral and Management shall respond in writing within two (2) working days of the grievance meeting.
STEP. The term "Step" when used herein in reference to the Compensation Schedule for Teaching Assignments (Appendix A) shall describe the vertical location of the compensation schedule cell in which a Member of the Bargaining Unit is placed.
STEP. The employee shall submit the grievance, in writing, and signed by him, to his immediate supervisor, The employee may be accompanied by a Union xxxxxxx. The immediate supervisor will deliver his decision in writing within five days following the day on which the written grievance was presented to him. Failing settlement then: Within five days following the decision under Step the employee, accompanied by a union xxxxxxx, or the union xxxxxxx shall submit the written grievance to his Department Head, who will deliver his decision in writing within five (5) days following the day on which the grievance was presented to him. This step may be omitted where the employee's immediate supervisor and Department Head are the same person. Failing settlement then: Step Within five (5) days following the decision in the immedi- ately preceding step, the grievance shall be submitted in writing to the Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital or the designated Hospital representative, A meeting will then be held between the Chief Executive Officer or the designated Hospital representative and the desig- nated union representatives who may be accompanied by the general representative of the Union, within five days of the submission of the grievance at Step unless extended by mutual agreement of the parties. The decision of the Hospital shall be delivered in writing within ten days following the date of such meeting.
STEP. 1 The Union shall have seven (7) calendar days after the alleged grievance has arisen, to file a written grievance to the employee's Manager/Representative. Within seven (7) calendar days the Company and Union will fully discuss the grievance following which the Company shall have seven (7) calendar days to render a written decision. Failing a satisfactory resolution, the grievance may be filed to Step 2.
STEP. If supervision does not settle the matter to the satisfaction of the employee within forty-eight (48) hours after the grievance has been submitted to them, under the provisions of Step hereof, the employee and the xxxxxxx may take up the matter directly with the Area’s or Department’s Head.
STEP. The Association may, after receipt of the written decision of the Board, require that the complaint and/or grievance be submitted to a single Arbitrator by notifying the Board in writing of its desire to do so. If the Board and the Association do not, within twenty-one (21) days, agree upon a single arbitrator, the appointment of a single arbitrator will be made by the Solicitor General of Ontario upon request by either party. The decision of the arbitrator is final and binding upon the parties. An Arbitrator set up under Step of the Grievance Procedure will not have power to add to, subtract from, alter, modify or amend any part of this Agreement, nor otherwise make any decision inconsistent with this Agreement.
