A working out-of-class and position allocation grievance situation occurs when an employee spends the majority of his/her time (more than fifty [50%] percent over two [2] weeks) performing duties in a higher existing classification.
This grievance procedure time line pertains to Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17 and 20.
| Grievance must be filed or elevated in… | Steps | State must respond in… |
| 21 days(No later than 21 days after the date the employee stopped working out of class) | Step 1 Informal Discussion. Meet with supervisor.Step 2 File written grievance with designated supervisor or manager. | 45 days |
| 21 days | Step 3 Submit grievance to director of DPA or designee | 60 days |
| 30 days | Step 4 Submit grievance to arbitration | See sec. 6.11 for process to select an arbitrator |