The relief sought. The administrator shall give a response within seven (7) days of this meeting. If it is a verbal response, a statement of the date and time of this response shall be signed by both parties and a copy shall be retained by each. FORMAL (Step II) If a satisfactory solution is not affected, the grievant shall present the grievance in writing to the administrator within seven (7) days after the response from the informal meeting. The written grievance must contain a concise statement of the grievance citing the situation giving rise to the grievance, stating the specific alleged violation, misinterpretation, or misapplication of the Negotiated Agreement. It must state the remedy sought and be signed by the grievant, or in the case of a group grievance, by the chairperson of the TCEA Grievance Committee and each teacher wishing to participate. The administrator shall render a written response to the grievant within seven (7) days of the Step II meeting. A copy of the response shall be forwarded to the Superintendent. INTERMEDIATE (Step III) If a satisfactory solution is not affected, the grievant shall present the written grievance to the Superintendent within seven (7) days of the receipt of the Step II response. The Superintendent or his/her designee shall, within ten (10) days of the receipt of the grievance, hold a meeting to hear the grievance. Within seven (7) days of this meeting, the Superintendent shall issue a response in writing to the grievant. MEDIATION (Step IV) If action taken at Step III does not resolve the grievance, or if no decision is rendered by the Superintendent within 7 days of the Step III meeting to hear the grievance, then the Association shall notify the Superintendent in writing of its submission of the grievance to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) or the State Employment Relations Board (SERB). The Board and the Association shall mutually agree which organization shall mediate the grievance. Any failure to notify the Superintendent within the timelines and in the manner described herein shall be considered a satisfactory resolution to the grievance. The mediation team will consist of the Superintendent and up to two (2) designees and the Association President and up to two (2) designees, including the grievant. This number does not include legal counsel for either party. Meetings held under this procedure shall be conducted at a time and place that will afford a fair and reasonable opportunity for all persons t...
The relief sought. The supervisor will provide a written answer to the grievant within seven (7) days of receipt of the written grievance.
The relief sought. (i) A Declaration that the operation and effect of the provisions of Section 7(1) and (2) and 37(1) of the Citrus (Processing and Production) Act are ultra xxxxx the Belize Constitution in that they contravene the Claimants’ rights, conferred by Section 13(1) of the Belize Constitution, not to be hindered in the enjoyment of their freedom of association.
The relief sought. The appropriately certified administrative person shall communicate his/her decision to the employee in writing within seven (7) working days of receipt of the written grievance.
The relief sought. The Administrator who is directly involved shall communicate his/her decision to the supervisor in writing within five (5) school days of receipt of the written complaint.
The relief sought b. The principal shall communicate his/her decision in writing with the reasons within ten (10) school days. Level III
The relief sought. The supervisor with whom the grievance has been filed shall render a decision in writing within five (5) days. The grievant may appeal a decision in writing to each higher authority in turn. The sequence shall be starting at the lowest appropriate level: immediate supervisor, Principal, Superintendent, School Board. At the Superintendent and School Board level, hearings shall be held and they shall be within the time limits spelled out in this Article. Decisions below the Board level shall be rendered in writing within five (5) days and may in turn be appealed within five (5) days. The School Board shall have twenty-five (25) school days in which to render its decision in writing. If the grievant is dissatisfied with the determination of the School Board, he/she may, within five (5) days so notify the Association which may then initiate binding arbitration by submitting to the Board a written notice of its intent to arbitrate. The parties shall then initiate a request for arbitration pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator so mutually selected will confer with representatives of the Board and the Association and hold a hearing promptly and will issue a decision on a timely basis. The arbitrator shall limit himself to the issues submitted to him and shall consider nothing else. He can add nothing to, nor subtract anything from this agreement, the teachers’ contract or policy of the Board. The arbitrator’s decision will be in writing and will set forth his findings of fact, reasoning and conclusions of the issues submitted. The arbitrator will be without power or authority to make any decision which requires the commission of an act prohibited by law or which is in violation of the terms of this Agreement. The decision of the arbitrator will be final and binding on the Association and Board. The Board and Association shall share equally all costs of the arbitrator. All documents and records dealing with the processing of a grievance shall be filed in a separate grievance file and shall not be kept in the personnel file of the participants. All meetings and hearings under this procedure shall be conducted in nonpublic session and shall include only such parties in interest and their designated representatives. Time limits on decisions and appeals may be extended upon mutual agreement by the parties.
The relief sought. (c) The Company shall answer the grievance explaining its decision and forward the answer to the President of the Union within fifteen (15) days of its receipt of the written grievance. The union has forty-five (45) days after receipt of the Company’s answer to request that the Company schedule a 1st Step grievance hearing. If no 1st Step grievance hearing is requested within forty-five (45) days, the grievance shall be considered closed.
The relief sought. The applicant’s draft order was couched thus:
