Common use of Answer Clause in Contracts

Answer. Upon receipt of a grievance, as a result of a failure to meet time limits by the agency, OCB shall schedule a meeting with the Staff representative and a Chapter representative within thirty (30) days of receipt of the grievance appeal in an attempt to resolve the grievance unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Within thirty-five (35) days of the OCB meeting, OCB shall provide a written response which may grant, modify or deny the remedy being sought by the Union. The response will include the rationale upon which the decision is rendered and will be forwarded to the grievant, the Union's Step Three (3) representative(s) who attend the meeting and the OCSEA Central Office. If the grievance is not resolved at Step Three (3), or if the Agency is untimely with its response to the grievance at Step Three (3), absent any mutually agreed to time extension, the Union may appeal the grievance to mediation by filing a written appeal and a legible copy of the grievance form to the Deputy Director of the Office of Collective Bargaining within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the answer at Step Three (3) or the due date of the answer if no answer was given, whichever is earlier. OCB shall have sole management authority to grant, modify or deny the grievance at Steps Four (4) and Five (5). Either the Office of Collective Bargaining or the Union may advance a grievance directly from Step Four (4) to Step Five (5) if that party believes that mediation would not be useful in resolving the dispute. The parties shall mutually agree to a panel of at least five (5) persons to serve in the capacity of grievance mediators. The procedure for selecting this panel shall be the same as set forth in Section 25.04 for the selection of arbitrators. No mediator/arbitrator shall hear a case at both mediation and arbitration. The fees and expenses of the mediator shall be shared equally by the parties. The mediator(s) may employ all of the techniques commonly associated with mediation, including private caucuses with the parties. The taking of oaths and the examination of witnesses shall not be permitted and no verbatim record of the proceeding shall be taken. The purpose of the mediation is to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute where possible and there will be no procedural constraints regarding the review of facts and arguments. Written material presented to the mediator will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the mediation meeting. The comments and opinions of the mediator, and any settlement offers put forth by either party shall not be admissible in subsequent arbitration of the grievance nor be introduced in any future arbitration proceedings. If a grievance remains unresolved at the end of the mediation meeting, the mediator will provide an oral statement regarding how he/she would rule in the case based on the facts presented to him/her. The disposition of grievances discussed during the mediation meeting will be listed by the representative from the Office of Collective Bargaining on a form mutually agreed to by the parties. A copy of the summary shall be provided to the Union within five (5) days. The parties will consolidate cases for mediation and, whenever possible, schedule the mediation meetings at decentralized locations. A Union staff representative, xxxxxxxx and a xxxxxxx or chapter president as designated by the Union may be present at the mediation of a grievance. No more than two (2) of the Union representatives present including the grievant may be on paid leave by the Employer. Each party may have no more than three (3) representatives present at the mediation of a grievance.

Answer. Upon receipt of a grievance, as a result of a failure to meet time limits by the agency, OCB shall schedule a meeting with the Staff representative and a Chapter representative within thirty (30) days of receipt of the grievance appeal in an attempt to resolve the grievance unless u nless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Within thirty-five (35) days of the OCB meeting, OCB shall provide a written response which may grant, modify or deny the remedy being sought by the Union. The response will include the rationale upon which the decision is rendered and will be forwarded to the grievant, the Union's Step Three (3) representative(s) who attend the meeting and the OCSEA Central Office. If the grievance is not resolved at Step Three (3), or if the Agency is untimely with its response to the grievance at Step Three (3), absent any mutually agreed to time extension, the Union may appeal the grievance to mediation by filing a written appeal and a legible copy of the grievance form to the Deputy Director of the Office of Collective Bargaining within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the answer at Step Three (3) or the due date of the answer if no answer was given, whichever is earlier. OCB shall have sole management authority to grant, modify or deny the grievance at Steps Four (4) and Five (5). Either the Office of Collective Bargaining or the Union may advance a grievance directly from Step Four (4) to Step Five (5) if that party believes that mediation would not be useful in resolving the dispute. The parties shall mutually agree to a panel of at least five (5) persons to serve in the capacity of grievance mediators. The procedure for selecting this panel shall be the same as set forth in Section 25.04 for the selection of arbitrators. No mediator/arbitrator shall hear a case at both mediation and arbitration. The fees and expenses of the mediator shall be shared equally by the parties. The mediator(s) may employ all of the techniques commonly associated with mediation, including private caucuses with the parties. The taking of oaths and the examination of witnesses shall not be permitted and no verbatim record of the proceeding shall be taken. The purpose of the mediation is to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute where possible and there will be no procedural constraints regarding the review of facts and arguments. Written material presented to the mediator will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the mediation meeting. The comments and opinions of the mediator, and any settlement offers put forth by either party shall not be admissible in subsequent arbitration of the grievance nor be introduced in any future arbitration proceedings. If a grievance remains unresolved at the end of the mediation meeting, the mediator will provide an oral statement regarding how he/she would rule in the case based on the facts presented to him/her. The disposition of grievances discussed during the mediation meeting will be listed by the representative from the Office of Collective Bargaining on a form mutually agreed to by the parties. A copy of the summary shall be provided to the Union within five (5) days. The parties will consolidate cases for mediation and, whenever possible, schedule the mediation meetings at decentralized locations. A Union staff representative, xxxxxxxx grievant and a xxxxxxx or chapter president as designated by the Union may be present at the mediation of a grievance. No more than two (2) of the Union representatives present including the grievant may be on paid leave by the Employer. Each party may have no more than three (3) representatives present at the mediation of a grievance.

Answer. Upon receipt of a grievance, as a result of a failure to meet time limits by the agency, OCB shall schedule a meeting with the Staff representative and a Chapter representative within thirty (30) days of receipt of the grievance appeal in an attempt to resolve the grievance unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Within thirty-five (35) days of the OCB meeting, OCB shall provide a written response which may grant, modify or deny the remedy being sought by the Union. The response will include the rationale upon which the decision is rendered and will be forwarded to the grievant, the Union's Step Three (3) representative(s) who attend the meeting and the OCSEA Central Office. If the grievance is not resolved at Step Three (3), or if the Agency is untimely with its response to the grievance at Step Three (3), absent any mutually agreed to time extension, the Union may appeal the grievance to mediation by filing a written appeal and a legible copy of the grievance form to the Deputy Director of the Office of Collective Bargaining within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the answer at Step Three (3) or the due date of the answer if no answer was given, whichever is earlier. OCB shall have sole management authority to grant, modify or deny the grievance at Steps Four (4) and Five (5). Either the Office of Collective Bargaining or the Union may advance a grievance directly from Step Four (4) to Step Five (5) if that party believes that mediation would not be useful in resolving the dispute. The parties shall mutually agree to a panel of at least five (5) persons to serve in the capacity of grievance mediators. The procedure for selecting this panel shall be the same as set forth in Section 25.04 for the selection of arbitrators. No mediator/arbitrator shall hear a case at both mediation and arbitration. The fees and expenses of the mediator shall be shared equally by the parties. The mediator(s) may employ all of the techniques commonly associated with mediation, including private caucuses with the parties. The taking of oaths and the examination of witnesses shall not be permitted and no verbatim record of the proceeding shall be taken. The purpose of the mediation is to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute where possible and there will be no procedural constraints regarding the review of facts and arguments. Written material presented to the mediator will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the mediation meeting. The comments and opinions of the mediator, and any settlement offers put forth by either party shall not be admissible in subsequent arbitration of the grievance nor be introduced in any future arbitration proceedings. If a grievance remains unresolved at the end of the mediation meeting, the mediator will provide an oral statement regarding how he/she would rule in the case based on the facts presented to him/her. The disposition of grievances discussed during the mediation meeting will be listed by the representative from the Office of Collective Bargaining on a form mutually agreed to by the parties. A copy of the summary shall be provided to the Union within five (5) days. The parties will consolidate cases for mediation and, whenever possible, schedule the mediation meetings at decentralized locations. A Union staff representative, xxxxxxxx grievant and a xxxxxxx or chapter president as designated by the Union may be present at the mediation of a grievance. No more than two (2) of the Union representatives present including the grievant may be on paid leave by the Employer. Each party may have no more than three (3) representatives present at the mediation of a grievance.

Answer. Upon receipt of a grievance, as a result of a failure to meet time limits by the agency, OCB shall schedule a meeting with the Staff representative and a Chapter representative within thirty (30) days of receipt of the grievance appeal in an attempt to resolve the grievance unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Within thirty-five (35) days of the OCB meeting, OCB shall provide a written response which may grant, modify or deny the remedy being sought by the Union. The response will include the rationale upon which the decision is rendered and will be forwarded to the grievant, the Union's Step Three (3) representative(s) who attend the meeting and the OCSEA Central Office. (NOTE: This was previously the second paragraph.) If the grievance is not resolved at Step Three (3), or if the Agency is untimely with its response to the grievance at Step Three (3), absent any mutually agreed to time extension, the Union may appeal the grievance to mediation by filing a written appeal and a legible copy of the grievance form to the Deputy Director of the Office of Collective Bargaining within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the answer at Step Three (3) or the due date of the answer if no answer was given, whichever is earlier. OCB shall have sole management authority to grant, modify or deny the grievance at Steps Four (4) and Five (5)grievance. Either the Office of Collective Bargaining or the Union may advance a grievance directly from Step Four Three (43) to Step Five (5) if that party believes that mediation would not be useful in resolving the dispute. The parties shall mutually agree to a panel of at least five (5) persons to serve in the capacity of grievance mediators. The procedure for selecting this panel shall be the same as set forth in Section 25.04 for the selection of arbitrators. No mediator/arbitrator shall hear a case at both mediation and arbitration. The fees and expenses of the mediator shall be shared equally by the parties. The mediator(s) may employ all of the techniques commonly associated with mediation, including private caucuses with the parties. The taking of oaths and the examination of witnesses shall not be permitted and no verbatim record of the proceeding shall be taken. The purpose of the mediation is to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute where possible and there will be no procedural constraints regarding the review of facts and arguments. Written material presented to the mediator will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the mediation meeting. The comments and opinions of the mediator, and any settlement offers put forth by either party shall not be admissible in subsequent arbitration of the grievance nor be introduced in any future arbitration proceedings. If a grievance remains unresolved at the end of the mediation meeting, the mediator will provide an oral statement regarding how he/she would rule in the case based on the facts presented to him/her. The disposition of grievances discussed during the mediation meeting will be listed by the representative from the Office of Collective Bargaining on a form mutually agreed to by the parties. A copy of the summary shall be provided to the Union within five (5) days. The parties will consolidate cases for mediation and, whenever possible, schedule the mediation meetings at decentralized locations. A Union staff representative, xxxxxxxx and a xxxxxxx or chapter president as designated by the Union may be present at the mediation of a grievance. No more than two (2) of the Union representatives present including the grievant may be on paid leave by the Employer. Each party may have no more than three (3) representatives present at the mediation of a grievance. Step Five (5) - Arbitration Grievances which have not been settled under the foregoing procedure may be appealed to arbitration by the Union by providing written notice to the Deputy Director of the Office of Collective Bargaining within sixty (60) days of the mediation meeting unless either party notifies the other that such grievance can not be effectively mediated. or the postmarked date of the mediation waiver.

Answer. Upon receipt of a grievance, as a result of a failure to meet time limits by the agency, OCB shall schedule a meeting with the Staff representative and a Chapter representative within thirty (30) days of receipt of the grievance appeal in an attempt to resolve the grievance unless the parties mutually agree otherwise. Within thirty-five (35) days of the OCB meeting, OCB shall provide a written response which may grant, modify or deny the remedy being sought by the Union. The response will include the rationale upon which the decision is rendered and will be forwarded to the grievant, the Union's Step Three (3) representative(s) who attend the meeting and the OCSEA Central Office. (NOTE: This was previously the second paragraph.) If the grievance is not resolved at Step Three (3), or if the Agency is untimely with its response to the grievance at Step Three (3), absent any mutually agreed to time extension, the Union may appeal the grievance to mediation by filing a written appeal and a legible copy of the grievance form to the Deputy Director of the Office of Collective Bargaining within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of the answer at Step Three (3) or the due date of the answer if no answer was given, whichever is earlier. OCB shall have sole management authority to grant, modify or deny the grievance at Steps Four (4) and Five (5)grievance. Either the Office of Collective Bargaining or the Union may advance a grievance directly from Step Four Three (43) to Step Five (5) if that party believes that mediation would not be useful in resolving the dispute. The parties shall mutually agree to a panel of at least five (5) persons to serve in the capacity of grievance mediators. The procedure for selecting this panel shall be the same as set forth in Section 25.04 for the selection of arbitrators. No mediator/arbitrator shall hear a case at both mediation and arbitration. The fees and expenses of the mediator shall be shared equally by the parties. The mediator(s) may employ all of the techniques commonly associated with mediation, including private caucuses with the parties. The taking of oaths and the examination of witnesses shall not be permitted and no verbatim record of the proceeding shall be taken. The purpose of the mediation is to reach a mutually agreeable resolution of the dispute where possible and there will be no procedural constraints regarding the review of facts and arguments. Written material presented to the mediator will be returned to the party at the conclusion of the mediation meeting. The comments and opinions of the mediator, and any settlement offers put forth by either party shall not be admissible in subsequent arbitration of the grievance nor be introduced in any future arbitration proceedings. If a grievance remains unresolved at the end of the mediation meeting, the mediator will provide an oral statement regarding how he/she would rule in the case based on the facts presented to him/her. The disposition of grievances discussed during the mediation meeting will be listed by the representative from the Office of Collective Bargaining on a form mutually agreed to by the parties. A copy of the summary shall be provided to the Union within five (5) days. The parties will consolidate cases for mediation and, whenever possible, schedule the mediation meetings at decentralized locations. A Union staff representative, xxxxxxxx and a xxxxxxx or chapter president as designated by the Union may be present at the mediation of a grievance. No more than two (2) of the Union representatives present including the grievant may be on paid leave by the Employer. Each party may have no more than three (3) representatives present at the mediation of a grievance.