| I. Employees
and Joint Program students who are dissatisfied with terms of employment
or working or academic conditions should discuss
the matter first with the appropriate supervisor or advisor. Should
the individual be reluctant to seek resolution
at this level, or should the supervisor or advisor not be able to
provide such resolution, the problem may be
discussed with the appropriate Department Chair or Administrative
Manager. If the problem remains unresolved, or if the individual
is reluctant to talk with anyone within the organizational unit,
the individual should contact the Human Resources Manager/EEO Officer, who is also the Institution's Title IX Coordinator. The Institution's Ombudsperson is also available to work with you to find a way to resolve your concerns in an informal manner acceptable to you and in a manner which would offer you as much privacy and confidentiality as possible.
II. Any individual who remains dissatisfied
after the above may request that the
Human Resources Manager/EEO Officer
convene a Grievance Committee. This
request must be initiated by completing the Request
to Convene Grievance Committee form and submitting it to the Human Resources Manager/EEO Officer. If it is determined that a grievance committee is
appropriate, it will be set up as follows:
A. The Human Resources Manager/EEO Officer, as nonvoting
Secretary, will be responsible for organizing the Committee and
will see that the business of the Committee is carried out and
its recommendations reported as specified below.
B. The Committee will consist of two members
selected by the appropriate member of the Directorate and two
members selected by the individual. Any full-time regular employee
or Joint Program student of the Institution may serve on the
Committee, but none of the selected members of the Committee
are to be in the same organizational unit as the person whose
grievance is being heard.
C. Within one month after the individual has
asked that a Committee be established, the Grievance Committee
will submit a report to the President and Director with a recommendation on
the merits of the grievance and, if appropriate, recommendations
for corrective action.
D. The President and Director will review the recommendations
of the Committee and promptly report his decision to the individual
and all concerned. The President and Director's decision will be binding.
III. Any employee or Joint Program student
may use the Grievance Procedure and no penalty or recrimination
of any kind shall be incurred as a result.
IV. This procedure does not apply to dissatisfaction
arising from personal problems with fellow employees or students,
compensation, or to any right of continued employment
or educational pursuit at the Institution.
V. The deliberations of the Grievance Committee
are to be kept confidential.
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