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Dispute Resolution Options - Classified Staff

Refer to applicable policies for additional information on eligibility, timelines and procedures.

Type of issue:

Application of personnel policies including performance appraisals, application of layoff policy, disciplinary actions, transfers, and reassignments
Discharge from employment
Discrimination
Merit Increases
Sexual Harassment
Whistleblower complaint (An appeal of an adverse personnel action which employee believes is based upon their prior disclosure of alleged wrongful conduct)

Classified Staff

Issue	Reporting Process	Applicable Policy
Application of personnel polices such as: performance appraisals application of layoff policy reassignments disciplinary action transfers Other matters are excluded by Classified Staff Policy 406.0. Click here to review.	Appeals move through the process at succeedingly more senior levels of organizational leadership such as: Steps: Immediate Supervisor Department Head/Unit Administrator Dean/Vice President Vice President of Human Resources who will call for: Investigation and Review Or Hearing for application of layoff policy or suspension without pay Initial deadline: 30 calendar days from the time employee knows or should know of action/issue in dispute	Classified Staff Policy 406.0
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Discharge of employment (excluding layoff)	Written appeal filed with Vice President of Human Resources. Deadline: 10 working days from the employee's receipt of written notification of discharge. Vice President of Human Resources will determine if procedural steps were followed. A hearing is held before a 3 member panel from the Staff Dispute Resolution Committee.	Classified Staff Policy 406.0
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Discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran’s status, gender identity, or sexual orientation	Complaints are investigated by the Office of Institutional Equity Deadline: 180 days from the most recent allegedly discriminatory act	Interim Nondiscrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy
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Merit increases (process for distributing)	Written appeals filed with Dean/Vice President. The Dean/Vice President’s decision is final	Classified Staff Policy 308.0
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Sexual harassment	Complaints are investigated by the Office of Institutional Equity Deadline: 180 days from the most recent allegedly discriminatory act	Sexual Harassment Policy (also found in Classified Staff Policy 101.0).
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Whistleblower complaint (An appeal of an adverse personnel action which an employee believes is based on their prior disclosure of alleged wrongful conduct.)	Appeal is submitted to and investigated by a university officer designated in the policy such as president, provost, vice-provost, vice-president, dean, or non-academic department director. University officer issues decision within 45 days which is then implemented by the immediate supervisor within 10 days Employee may request a hearing within 15 days of receipt of University officer’s decision	Arizona Board of Regents 6-914 (also found in Classified Staff Policy 400.1)
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