Re: Employee right to file a greivance

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On 3/16/04, Steve wrote:
> On 3/16/04, Steve wrote:
>> On 3/16/04, Steve wrote:
>>> On 3/16/04, Terry wrote:
>>>> On 3/16/04, Jim wrote:
>>>>> Are Minnesota employers (employing 30 or more) required to
>>>>> have and distribute a company policy handbook to its
>>>>> employees? And, are they also required to give
>>>>> instructions to employees on how to file a formal
>>>>> greivance? What is the manadated law? Who does an employee
>>>>> report it to when the employer doesn't provided these to
>>>>> the employee?
>>>>
>>>> "Are Minnesota employers (employing 30 or more) required to
>>>> have and distribute a company policy handbook to its
>>>> employees?" No. NO employer is required to have a policy
>>>> handbook, regardless of their size or what State they're in.
>>>>
>>>> "And, are they also required to give instructions to
>>>> employees on how to file a formal greivance?" No.
>>>>
>>>> "What is the manadated law?" There is none.
>>>>
>>>> "Who does an employee report it to when the employer doesn't
>>>> provided these to the employee?" Report what to?
>>> _______________________________________________________________
>>> Jim: I would first ask what the grievance is? If it involves a
>>> matter of say gender discrimination, then you can report such
>>> to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or your state's
>>> Human Rights agaency. If it involves say a consumer report,
>>> you can file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission,
>>> though I personally find them to be a waste of time. I would
>>> suggest you contact an attorney in your area, since they will
>>> be more knowledgeable about the laws you are asking about in
>> this matter... good luck.... Steve
>>
>>>> I would add this, I would suggest that you write out your
> grievance and submit it to your supervisor or their supervisor if
> yours is the one creating the alleged problem. Keep a copy of
your
> signed grievance for your records. While the company may or may
> not be required to have a policy in place, it is doubtful that you
> could legitmately claim such as justification for not doing
> anything. In the grievance, I would also ask for a formal written
> response within say ten days and include in your grievance that
you
> are unaware of any formal procedure to follow since there are no
> offical policies in place to guide employees in the right
direction
> (if this is what you believe to be correct). Steve

Steve, What is your background in matters like this? Just curious..
jim

Re: Employee right to file a greivance, 3/17/04, by JimV.

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