Posted on Feb. 10: Faculty grievance hearing committee issues decision

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BY Office of Public Relations

February 10, 2003

A Faculty Grievance Review Panel Hearing Committee has issued its findings in a matter pertaining to philosophy professor David Hitchcock.

The committee found that professor Hitchcock should have had one day unpaid leave for failing to teach his Philosophy 3F03 class during the MUSA dispute in 2001. Professor Hitchcock was grieving a decision that had placed him on 14 days unpaid leave for failing to teach the class and for not handing in an exam.

The three-member committee ruled that the wages for the other 13 days shall be paid with interest.

“There's a very clear process in these types of proceedings and that process has been followed in this instance,” said McMaster provost Ken Norrie. “I am happy the matter has been resolved.”