FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology

More documents

Recommendations

Info

WIT Employee HandbookSection II: Employment Policyrecords of an informal grievance. If the matter is not resolved through informalmeans, the grievance may then be pursued through the formal grievanceprocedure outlined below.e. Formal Grievance ProcedureIf the informal grievance procedure is followed but unsuccessful, an employeemay pursue the matter through this formal grievance procedure. Adhering tothese guidelines will often result in a prompt satisfactory solution. The mattermay be resolved to the satisfaction of all involved parties at any of the followingsteps. The grievance does not proceed to the next step if it has beensuccessfully resolved at an earlier step.Step 1. Contact Human Resources for a Grievance Form. Complete and returnthe form within 10 working days of receiving the form. Human Resources willdetermine whether the issue/incident falls within this Grievance Procedure Policyand if it is to proceed.Step 2. Once Human Resources has made the decision that the issue/situationfalls within the grievance procedure, he/she forwards the Grievance Form to theperson with whom the employee had the issue/incident. After consulting with theparties involved, a written response is provided to Human Resources within five(5) working days. If no agreement or satisfaction is reached, the grievance iscontinued to step 3.Step 3. A Vice President or Division Head reviews the Grievance Form and theresponse. He/she meets with the employee who filed the grievance, and theperson responding to the grievance and attempts to create a solution. If there isno agreement with the suggested solution, the grievance is continued to Step 4 ifthe employee submits a written request to proceed to Human Resources withinfive (5) days of receiving the suggested solution.Step 4. A.) Grievance Committee. A Grievance Committee consisting of arepresentative from Human Resources and four committee members from thepool of appointed members – one of them designated as the moderator. ThisGrievance Pool consists of seven employees that the President appoints eachcalendar year, one being designated as the moderator. The employee filing thegrievance selects one member from the pool and two members will be drawn atrandom. Neither the moderator nor the three committee members may be a partyto the grievance or involved in the grievance issue/incident. If he/she is a party tothe grievance or involved in the incident, they will be removed from the pool forthat case only. Any committee member may recuse themselves fromparticipation if he/she believes she will have a conflict of interest in hearing thegrievance or has reason to believe he/she can not be fair or unbiased.B.) Procedure. The Grievance Committee will meet as soon as reasonablypossible, but no later than 14 business days after receiving all of the materialMarch 200932
WIT Employee HandbookSection II: Employment Policyrelated to the grievance. Each party has the opportunity to present the facts tothe Committee and the Committee can ask any questions and request anyinformation of the parties it deems relevant to the grievance. The GrievanceCommittee is closed to those not directly involved in the grievance. The meetingis investigatory rather than adversarial.C.) Committee Authority. The Grievance Committee is prohibited from creatingnew or amending existing Wentworth policies (written or unwritten), rules andregulations. The Committee, however, may suggest to the Vice President forHuman Resources that particular policies or rules be reviewed. The Committeewill forward its written findings and recommendations to the President.Step 5. The President shall normally have 15 business days from his/her receiptof the Committee’s recommendation to review it. If the President takes no actionwithin that period, the Moderator shall transmit the Committee’s finding to theparties in writing as Wentworth’s final decision on the grievance and will, onbehalf of the President, take whatever actions are necessary to implement thedecision. If the President reverses or alters the Committee’s recommendation,he/she will communicate this decision in writing to the Moderator. The Moderatorwill transmit the President’s decision in writing to the parties as Wentworth’s finaldecision on the grievance, with instructions for implementation.f. General ProvisionsGrievances must be brought to the informal grievance procedure within 30 daysof the occurrence of the issue/incident, except in unusual circumstances to bedetermined by Human Resources. If the time limits set for advancing thegrievance are not met, the grievance will be deemed to have been settled in amanner consistent with the recommendation at the end of the last completedstep. Requests for an extension of any time limit by a party must be made inwriting to the Human Resources Department, and no extension will be effectiveunless and until the request is approved in writing. In some cases, additional timemay be required by Wentworth or the Committee or the President. In such casesthe employee will be notified by the Human Resources Department of theadditional time required.The failure to provide a written response to the grievance, in a timely manner,shall be construed as a denial of the grievance and the proposed resolution andwill permit the grievance to proceed to the next step if the employee wishes.March 200933
Page 1 and 2: WIT Employee HandbookForewordFOREWO
Page 3 and 4: WIT Employee HandbookTable of Conte
Page 9 and 10: WIT Employee HandbookSection I: Ins
Page 23 and 24: WIT Employee HandbookSection II: Em
Page 31: WIT Employee HandbookSection II: Em
Page 37 and 38: WIT Employee HandbookSection III: P
Page 39 and 40: WIT Employee HandbookSection III: P
Page 41 and 42: WIT Employee HandbookSection IV: Be
Page 59 and 60: WIT Employee HandbookSection V: Hol
Page 75 and 76: WIT Employee HandbookSection VI: He
Page 77 and 78: WIT Employee HandbookSection VII: F
Page 79 and 80: WIT Employee HandbookSection VIII:
Page 81 and 82: WIT Employee HandbookSection VIII:
Page 83 and 84:
WIT Employee HandbookSection VIII:
Page 85 and 86:
WIT Employee HandbookAppendix Asitu
Page 87 and 88:
WIT Employee HandbookAppendix A1) I
Page 89 and 90:
WIT Employee HandbookAppendix AStep
Page 91 and 92:
WIT Employee HandbookAppendix Aor t
Page 93 and 94:
WIT Employee HandbookAppendix B(h)
Page 95:
WIT Employee HandbookAppendix B•
show all

FOREWORD - Wentworth Institute of Technology

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?