Effective management and respect for individual dignity requires that employees have means available for the proper redress of grievances. A department employee having a complaint relating to any matter affecting their employment is ensured the right of review at succeeding levels of department authority until the grievance is resolved. The right of an employee to file a grievance and its administrative review promotes efficiency and results in improved morale. Those positive benefits are defeated if employees are reluctant to file a grievance. Therefore, no action of a formal or informal nature shall be taken by the department against an employee, witness, or employee representative, merely for having filed a grievance, nor is such filing to be otherwise looked upon with disfavor by the department.

Last Edited: March 21, 2017