SHRA Grievance and Appeal

Policy 601.6

1 Introduction

1.1 Appalachian State University (ASU) has established this grievance and appeal process in order to comply with the NC State Personnel Commission rules and Office of State Personnel’s requirements and to ensure the fair, orderly, and prompt resolution of various work-related disputes.

1.2 This policy will be posted in the ASU Policy Manual and on ASU Human Resource’s website. It will be available in hard copy from Human Resources-Employee Relations Division. New SPA employees will be informed of these grievance and appeal procedures during the new employee orientation session. In the event there is a change to these procedures, SPA employees will be notified no later than 30 days prior to the effective date of the change.

2 Scope

2.1 This process applies to former employees and employees in positions that are subject to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 126-1 et seq. (the State Personnel Act). This process also applies to applicants for positions that are subject to the State Personnel Act. A covered person's rights to file a grievance under this process will depend upon the person's status (e.g. former employee, applicant, career State employee, temporary employee) and whether the person has presented a grievable issue under the process.

3 Definitions

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