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SECTION: 208 EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCES

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SECTION:       208

TITLE:     EMPLOYEE GRIEVANCES

EFFECTIVE DATE:  February 15, 2017

                                                       

PURPOSE:

 

This policy establishes effective management and respect for individual dignity and requires that employees have means available for the proper redress of grievances. The following outlines policy concerning employee grievances.

 

  1. Employees are encouraged to air any grievance that they may have with regard

to their treatment or conditions on the job over which the Department might be expected to have some control. Punitive action shall not be taken against any employee for submitting a grievance in good faith.

 

 

  1. An employee having a grievance to any matter affecting their employment should submit their grievance to their immediate Supervisor in writing, on an Incident Report Form with five (5) calendar days after the cause for grievance.

 

  1. It shall be the responsibility of the immediate supervisor to study grievance and

attempt to resolve it. If after five (5) days, the employee feels the immediate supervisor's action is unsatisfactory or inadequate, their grievance will be

forwarded to the next higher level of supervision, and the Internal Affairs Board, and if necessary the Sheriff. Any attempt by an employee to bypass a level of supervision in the grievance process shall be considered grounds for a disciplinary action.

 

 

  1. Copies of final decisions shall be provided to the Sheriff.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In regards to: All Rules, Regulations, Policy & Procedures and Special Orders are at the discretion of the Sheriff based on departmental need and the severity of the infraction.