Grievances
Employees who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement may only
use the grievance process in Chapter 61 of the DAS Administrative Rules to
grieve issues not covered in that agreement.
The union contract grievance process must be used for all grievances
related to contract issues, including discipline.
All noncontract employees (regardless of merit system coverage) covered
by the DAS Administrative Rules have access to the grievance process in Chapter
61 of those rules for issues not related to discipline.
For more information on the contract and noncontract grievance process,
refer to sections 11.45 and 11.50 of this manual and Chapter 61 of the DAS
Administrative Rules.
Chapter 61 of the DAS Administrative Rules provides for an
appeal process separate from the grievance process for noncontract employees in
positions covered by merit system provisions who wish to appeal discipline
(suspension, demotion, reduction of pay within grade, discharge). The disciplinary appeal process may not be
used by employees in positions not covered by merit system provisions.
For more information on the disciplinary appeal process,
refer to Chapter 61 of the DAS Administrative Rules.
Other Appeals
Chapter 61 of the DAS Administrative Rules also provides for the appeal
of actions taken by DAS-HRE. Appeals may
be filed with the Department of Inspections and Appeals regarding the removal
of an applicant's name from a list of eligibles, the results from examinations
used to rank applicants, and the decision to disqualify an applicant from
competition due to lack of education or experience.
A separate appeal process is also provided for appeal of classification
decisions. This process is found in DAS
Administrative Rule 11-52.5(8A) and Chapter 3 of this manual.