Translation of "recours hiérarchique " (French → English) :

hierarchical appeal

appeal to an administrative authority [ claim to an administrative authority | complaint through administrative channels | complaint through official channels ]

appeal to a higher administrative body

chain of command [ administrative chain of command | line of command | scalar chain | line of authority | chain of authority | line of reporting ]

line of authority | line | chain of command | line of command | managerial structure

appeal to the Court (EU) [ action brought before a Community court | action brought before the EC Court of Justice | appeal to the European Court of Justice ]

action brought before an administrative court [ full review of the merits of a decision ]

line auditor

line executive [ line manager | on-line executive ]

immediate superior | immediate superior of the official | official's immediate superior

Last is a dispute resolution mechanism, complete with internal escalation of disputes, again backstopped by mediation and arbitration that will allow rail customers to enforce their service-level agreements.

We don't do it. Nobody in our chain of command does it.

Some of our more tangible achievements include: a conflict resolution system that allows employees to resolve workplace issues in an interest-based fashion; a performance management system for all employees and management with a particular focus on effective people management; a corporate culture of continuous learning, with significant investment in training and educational assistance; the creation of a cohesive management group to recognize the significant management responsibilities they share and to assist in leading change on the frontline; a collective bargaining regime, in which we can and do negotiate collective agreements that support the business and employee needs of the CRRA; a new capacity to target our external recruitmen ...[+++]t supported by technology and simplified processes; the development of a staffing and recourse regime that is less administrative and adversarial and that promotes values, accountability of managers and dialogue; a streamlined staffing program whereby the time to hire staff has been reduced; and a strategic and management-led employment equity program resulting in a strong record of representation of designated groups.

(d)where tied agents are to be used in a Member State in which an investment firm has not established a branch, a description of the intended use of the tied agent(s) and an organisational structure, including reporting lines, indicating how the agent(s) fit into the corporate structure of the investment firm.