Summary
The grievance procedure for current employees at Indiana State University applies to full-time with benefits (37.5/40 hours per week) or regular part-time with benefits (20 or more hours per week). The policy doesn’t apply to staff members that are in the introductory period of there employment and any sexual harassment and other discriminations such as race, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or veteran status. The first step is mediation and it is the employee’s obligation to make an appointment to talk to the employee’s immediate supervisor within two weeks of the confrontation. The steps taken when meeting with the supervisor is: 1. State the issue in an accurate written statement. 2. Have witnesses to the facts or a written statement. 3. Take notes of the conversation. The role of the supervisor during the appointment is to: 1. Listen to the employee’s explanation of the issue 2. Document details as provided by the employee and yourself (the supervisor). When the appointment is over the supervisor is to interview witnesses who were involved or had seen the dispute occur, document the information provided by the witnesses, and make a decision in writing on the dispute to the staff employee and make a hand delivery to the Human Resources within five working days. The second step is if the grievance isn’t fixed by direct communication of the employee and the supervisor then the employee must contact the Human Resources Employee Relations Representative. A form to fill out by the Human Resources will be given to the employee to fill out within five working days after the meeting with the supervisor. In that form questions will be asked about the issue that occurred and how the employee thinks the issue should be resolved. After this the Human Resources will hand deliver the form to the appropriate supervisor. After the