“My grievance procedure needs help”

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 2-2
Keyword(s):  
Grievance Procedure

scholarly journals The new jurisdiction: the impact of the Labour Relations Act

1970 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Trade Unions ◽  
Training Group ◽  
The State ◽  
Grievance Procedure ◽  
State Sector ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
And Training ◽  
The Way

The new jurisdiction conferred on the Labour Court by Part IX of the Labour Relations Act 1987 has a number of facets. First, there has been a widening of the categories of worker who may use the procedure, not only under the 1987 Act but also by virtue of the State Sector Act 1988. Secondly, there have been substantial changes to the way in which the personal grievance procedure operates. Thirdly, the grounds upon which a personal grievance claim may now be brought have been expanded. Fourthly, the available remedies, whilst not substantially changed, have been "tidied up". The treatment of these changes in this paper will be selective. The procedural changes have been excellently covered in Mike Dawson's indispensable guide Handling Personal Grievances Under the Labour Relations Act 1987 (Canterbury Trade Unions Research and Training Group/UEA, 1988). I would like to take the opportunity to highlight what seem to me to be some of the more far-reaching changes and, in the course of the paper, touch only lightly on the distinctly "procedural" aspects of the changes since the Labour Relations Act 1987 carne into force. Surprisingly few decisions so far have turned on the new provisions. Most retread the familiar ground of unjustifiable dismissal.

Grievance Procedure Strength and Teacher Quits

ILR Review ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel I. Rees
Keyword(s):  
Grievance Procedure

Grievance Procedure Research: A Review and Theoretical Recommendations

1996 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Bemmels ◽  
Janice R. Foley
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Grievance Procedure ◽  
Social Science Theory ◽  
The Past ◽  
Science Theory ◽  
The Future

This review focuses on the grievance procedure research published in the past decade with specific attention on the application (or lack thereof) of social science theory to grievance research. The review concludes that the theoretical grounding of recent grievance research has improved over the earlier research, but remains quite inadequate. Recommendations on the direction that grievance research should take in the future to further improve on the theoretical content of grievance research are provided. It is argued that theory in grievance research should advance at two levels: the comprehensive systems approach, and the application of specific social science theories to narrower aspects of the grievance process.

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