BCPL "Employee Handbook" — Page 2-18: Employee Dispute Resolution

BOONE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT
PERSONNEL MANUAL

2. EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

A. All employees are entitled to timely review of employee disputes. A dispute is considered to be any conflict between an employee and the library that affects an employee’s ability to do his or her job. Purely personal matters between employees would not ordinarily be subject to the dispute resolution procedure. The dispute resolution procedure encourages the informal resolution of disputes.

B. PROCEDURE

1. To encourage informal resolution, the employee should bring the dispute to the attention of his/her supervisor. No written form is required. The supervisor and employee will discuss the dispute and determine a plan to resolve it. The dispute should be raised within thirty days following the event/circumstances leading to it.

2. If Step 1 is not successful or if the dispute is with the employee’s supervisor, a written statement of the dispute should be submitted to the Director. The Director will meet with the staff members involved to discuss the dispute and determine a plan to resolve it. This step should be initiated no more than thirty-five days following the event/circumstances.

3. If no mutuallyacceptable resolution is reached in Steps 1 or 2, a copy of the written statement and a written report from the Director will be submitted to the Board of Trustees. A hearing will be granted to the employee at the next regularly scheduled Board meeting or a special meeting may be called. Within one week of the meeting, the Board will notify in writing the Director and all parties involved of its decision.

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Revised 8/92
Revised 10/99
Reviewed 6/07

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