Appendix A
State Employee Witnesses
Order
Pursuant to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Grievance Procedure, § 2.1-116.01 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, your presence is hereby ordered as a witness in the above-referenced grievance. Your testimony has been deemed necessary to determine the merits of the grievance. You should understand that you either must appear on [date, time and location] or must notify me at [telephone and address] that you will not be appearing and provide a reason. If your attendance is not possible on the date requested, alternative arrangements can be made.
Pursuant to the Grievance Procedure Manual § 5.3, the agency shall make available for hearing any employee ordered by the hearing officer to appear as a witness. As a state employee, the time spent at the grievance hearing will be considered work time and you will be on administrative leave and entitled to travel expenses.
Your participation in this hearing is an activity protected from retaliation.
_____________________________
(Hearing Officer Name)
cc: Agency
Employee
Witnesses
Order
Pursuant to the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Grievance Procedure, § 2.1-116.01 et seq. of the Code of Virginia, your presence is hereby ordered as a witness in the above-referenced grievance. Your testimony has been deemed necessary to determine the merits of the grievance. You should understand that you either must appear on [date, time and location] or must notify me at [telephone and address] that you will not be appearing and provide a reason. If your attendance is not possible on the date requested, alternative arrangements can be made.
_____________________________
(Hearing Officer Name)
cc: Agency
Employee