Effectively recommend definition
Effectively recommend means that the supervisor’s recommendations are generally accepted by his superiors without an independent investigation and are accepted at face value. Port Austin Water & Sewer Authority, 2001 MERC Lab Op 230; Kalkaska Co and Sheriff, 1994
Effectively recommend means that the supervisor's recommendations are generally accepted by his or her superiors without an independent investigation. Port Austin Water & Sewer Authority, 2001 MERC Lab Op 230; Kalkaska Co and Sheriff, 1994 MERC Lab Op 693. The authority to issue formal discipline or to effectively recommend formal discipline is an important indicator of supervisory authority. City of Adrian, 16 MPER 62 (2003); City of Detroit (Dep’t of Public Works), 1996 MERC Lab Op 282, 285-286. It is the delegation of supervisory authority, rather than the exercise thereof, which is indicative of supervisory status. Village of Lawrence, 1997 MERC Lab Op 319, That is, as long as his authority is real and not theoretical, the fact that the employee has had little or no occasion to exercise that authority is not relevant. MEA v Clare-Gladwin Sch Dist, 153 Mich App 792, 797 (1986).