Everything about Grievance totally explained
In the world of work a
grievance is a
formal statement of
complaint, generally against an
authority figure. Procedures for grievance are common in unionized organizations.
In many countries
labor unions typically include a
committee known as the Grievance Committee or Griefcom which deals with complaints of members against
management.
In a unionized organization, a grievance is a formal complaint against the employer, in written format, usually filed by a
union steward on behalf of a member of the local
union. It is typically understood as any difference arising out of the interpretation, application, administration or alleged violation of the
collective bargaining agreement that's in effect at the place of employment but it can also concern violations of common
law, such as workplace safety regulations or a human rights code.
Ordinarily, unionized workers must ask their operations managers for time during work hours to meet with a shop steward in order to discuss the problem, which may or may not result in a grievance. If the grievance can't be resolved through
negotiation between labor and management,
mediation,
arbitration or legal remedies may be employed. Typically, everyone involved with a grievance has strict time lines which must be met in the processing of this formal complaint, until it's resolved. Employers can't legally treat an employee any differently whether he or she's filed a grievance or not. The difference between a grievance and a
complaint, in the unionized workplace, is whether the subject matter relates to the collective bargaining agreement.
The term is also used outside the work context. A substantial section of the
United States Declaration of Independence consists of an
enumeration of the colonists' grievances against the "Present King of Great-Britain" (
George III). An important part of the American political tradition (guaranteed by the
First Amendment) is the right of the people to petition the government for redress of grievances. An example of the federal governments approval of grievance mediation is the fact that the Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service makes it's Commissioners available to the Labor/Management community at no charge for grievance mediation.
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