STEP 2 CONFERENCE Clause Samples

STEP 2 CONFERENCE. When an appeal has been submitted to the Administrator of the DAS Employee Relations Division at Step 2, the Administrator of the DAS Employee Relations Division or his/her designee may confer with the Union representative, or grievant, if the grievant chooses not to be represented by NAPE/AFSCME or any other representative, and the Agency representative to discuss and attempt to informally resolve the grievance. Attempting to resolve the grievance does not mean that a conference/hearing must be held in all cases and that written narratives must be filed. The Administrator of the Employee Relations Division or his/her designee, as well as the parties and their designated representatives, may, prior to any conference or hearing being held, use telephone conferences, in person meetings, or written communications, as a means to gather information and to propose settlements. Any of these may be ex parte. Should the parties agree to a settlement prior to a conference/hearing being held, the parties will inform the Employee Relations Division that the matter has been resolved, and the grievant will withdraw the grievance appeal. This conference shall be informal and the rules of evidence shall not apply. A witness list and all exhibits that the Agency or Grievant want the Administrator of the DAS Employee Relations Division/Designee to consider must be received by the DAS Employee Relations Division and the opposing party a minimum of three days before the Step 2 conference. If either party does not comply with this time limit, the Administrator of the DAS Employee Relations Division/Designee may impose sanctions. Neither party may be represented by anyone licensed (active or inactive) to practice law in the State of Nebraska at this conference.