Grievances covered under the Workplace Fairness Act.
Workplace Discrimination
The act seeks to protects against workplace discrimination by prohibiting adverse employment decisions on the grounds of any protected characteristic.
Such adverse employment decisions include hiring, appraisal, training, promotion, and dismissal decisions.
The five categories of protected characteristics are: (a) age; (b) nationality; (c) sex, marital status, pregnancy status, and caregiving responsibilities; (d) race, religion, and language; and (e) disability and mental health conditions.
Workplace Harassment
As an employer, it is important to address grievances relating to workplace harassment seriously, given that everyone is covered by the law with regard to harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act of 2014.
Workplace harassment can fall under 3 main categories:
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Sexual Harassment
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Discriminatory Harassment
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General Workplace Bullying
Other Types of Grievances
Apart from discrimination and harassment, what other reasons could prompt employees to raise grievances?
Interpersonal conflict and concerns relating to performance are two other common reasons for employee grievances in a workplace.
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