Employees Grievances Present Giving Opinions Meeting Work Describe

An "employee grievance" is a complaint about something at work. Employee grievances are usually about "compensation" (payments received for work), work schedules, and hiring decisions. Other employee grievances are about "sexual harassment" (unwanted sexual jokes or touching) or "discrimination" (treating people differently because of their skin color, religion, or something else). Sometimes employee grievances are against the company, and sometimes they are against colleagues.

In the United States, most companies have grievance "policies" (written rules) that describe how employees should present their grievances. The policies also describe the procedures that the company should follow when responding to employees' grievances. Employees are usually given a copy of the grievance policy when they are hired and they are expected to follow the policy while they are working for the company.

If the employees are members of a "union" (an organization for certain types of workers), they normally present their grievances to the union, which guides them through the process and represents the employees against the company. If the employees are not members of a union, they need to present their grievances by themselves.

In most cases, employees should first discuss their concerns with the director of the department where they work. If this doesn't solve the problem, employees need to put their grievances in writing and present the document to another department, which then responds in writing. If this does not solve the employee's grievance, it may be presented to a higher management level. In some companies, if the employee remains unhappy with the company's response, the grievance may be presented to a committee, which then determines the company's final response.