Some topics governed by other review processes are not subject to this policy. The termination, suspension, or nonreappointment of an employee shall not be the subject of a complaint under this policy. Evaluation procedures are found at DL and shall not be a subject of a complaint under this policy. Grievance Should a complaint not be resolved at the lowest level, a formal grievance may be requested within the following applicable procedures. All time limits shall be strictly complied with, unless extended by mutual consent in writing.
All references are to working days.
The complaint shall be considered concluded if the employee does not appeal within the stated time limits. All grievances arising out of an event or related series of events must be addressed in one grievance. An employee is precluded from bringing separate or serial grievances concerning events about which the employee has previously complained. Costs of any grievance shall be paid by the party incurring them. When the College President or designee determines that two or more individual grievances are sufficiently similar in nature and remedy to permit their resolution through one proceeding, the grievance may be consolidated.