MOU Flashcards
How many Area Reps are allowed per work location
There shall be no more than one Area Rep and one Alternate Rep
A rep shall be allowed ____ hours of release time to assist employees with a grieveance or complaint.
4 hours
Reps shall be allowed ____ hours if they are reviewing AA files to assist with “Skelly” response. Can time be extended?
4 - Time can be extended with approval from the Commander of OER.
Upon request of CAHP, the greigant or CAHP rep shall be allowed up to ____ hours of release time to prep for arbitration.
8 - Time can be extended with approval from the Commander of OER
The state shall contribute ______ hours per year to the CAHP release time bank
4,000
When can the CAHP distribute CAHP literature??
Before or Afterwork or during lunch periods when work is not being conducted
What is the Informal Dispute Resolution (IDR)?
When an employee chosen CAHP rep acts on behalf of the employee for a “Meet and Confer” process to informally resolve adverse written findings of a citizens’ complaint investigation or any adverse comments on performance documents.
Once the IDR process is initiated as the avenue for disputing items mentioned above, an employee shall not file a ________ or _________ on the same matter.
Grievance or Complaint
However, noting shall preclude an employee from utilizing the grievance process in lieu of the IDR process.
IDR LEVEL 1 - Consist of who and what? Also when must this discussion take place??
CAHP Rep request a “Meet and Confer” with the Area’s Captain over a written comments considered adverse to the employee’s performance.
The discussion must take place within 21 Calendar Days of the issuance of the written comments.
Then within 21 Calendar Days of the “meet and confer” the Commander shall render a decision to the CAHP Rep
An employee ____ withdraw a dispute at _____ time. The employee _____ not file any subsequent dispute on the same alleged incident.
May - Any - Shall
IDR LEVEL II - Consist of who and what? Also when must this discussion take place??
If not resolved the employee or area rep can elevate it to the CAHP District Director. The District Director may request a “meet and confer” with the Divsion Commander.
The discussion must take place within 21 calendar days from the captains decision and the Division Commander must render a decision within 21 calendar days.
Goal of the Grievance Procedure is to?
To resolve the grievances informally at the lowest level possible.
IDR LEVEL III - Consist of who and what? Also when must this discussion take place??
If the Director or affected employee is not satisfied with decision, they can request a “meet and confer” with the Office of the Commissioner
Same rules of 21 calendar days apply.
Level III is the last level of appeal.
What is a grievance?
A grievance is a dispute involving the interpretation, application, or enforcement of the express terms within the MOU.
An employee grievance initially shall be discussed with the employee’s immediate supervisor. This is referred to as ______ _________.
Informal Counseling
The “Informal Counseling/discussion” must occur within ____ Calendar days of the event or circumstances.
21
Regarding Infomal Counseling sessions the supervisor has how long to render a decision?
7 Calendar Days
What is Formal Grievance - Level 1 - how is it conducted?
Is conducted if the informal counseling doesn’t resolve the issue. Instead of counseling the grievances are initiated on a written form.
Must occur within 21 Calendar Days of the event or circumstance
Must render a decision within 7 Calendar Days
Within 14 calendar days after receipt of the formal grievance, the person designated by the Department head as the first level of appeal shall respond in writing to the grievance.
- What is the Formal Grievance - Level II
- The grievant may appeal Level 1 decision within ___ calendar days
14 Calendar days
This time a designated supervisor or manager becomes the appointing authority as the second level of appeal. They have 21 Calendar days to respond to
.
What is the Formal Grievance Level - III
An employee may elect to bypass level III because its the same level of review Supervisor/manager.
What is the formal grievance of Level IV?
The Director of DPA (CALHR) reviews the grievance.
The employee has 14 Calendar Days to appeal a level 2 or 3 grievance.
How long does CALHR have to respond to a Level 4 grievance?
45 Calendar Days