7. Faculty Corrective Action and Grievance

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7.1 Faculty Corrective Action Policy

All AdventHealth University employees are under the AdventHealth Corrective Action Policy (CW HR 274).

A faculty member has the right to appeal a disciplinary action based on the Grievance process described below.

7.2 Grievance

A grievance is defined as a dispute concerning promotion, salary, work assignments, annual evaluation, the non-renewal and/or termination of a faculty letter of appointment, and/or other benefits or rights accruing to a faculty member. When such a grievance occurs, the following process should be followed:

1. Faculty are encouraged to seek an informal resolution at the level at which the action has occurred.
2. When such informal resolution does not occur, a faculty member should bring a formal, written complaint to the next level in the administrative structure (e.g. if the dispute is with another faculty member, to the Department Chair or Program Director; if with a Department Chair or Program Director, to the Provost, or the Vice President for Academic Administration).
3. A grievance must be filed within 30 days of the incident causing the grievance, or of the action resulting in the incident.
4. Consideration of the grievance will take place in a timely fashion at each level of the appeal process.
5. Recommendations will be made, in writing, within two weeks of filing the grievance.
6. If satisfactory resolution still does not occur, the faculty member may take the complaint to the President of the University, whose decision regarding the grievance is final.