Emp Policy/Procedures-Grievance & Suspension

[tammy martin]

I work for a public agency. I have informally complained about issues that contradict the employee policy manual to my immediate Supervisor & GM. These issues were left unresolved, one which included harassment. I was then suspended for 3 days without pay for reasons relating to our Standards of Conduct. However, my Supervisor did not follow all of the terms included in the employee manual, which included my employee right5s to respond & to whom I should respond to, and how many days I have to respond, and all the backup doumentation he had on the terms he suspended me on. After my suspension, I filed a Grievance which, is different than an employee responding to their Suspension. How long does my employer have to respond to my grievance? Also, since I had 3 days off to review the manual intensively, there is nothing in my current manual that iforms someone how to file grievance? Additioanlly, in my grievance I addressed the harassment issue again, they still have not followed their own policy that pertains to this issue. What rights do I have, and can they be held liable for not following their own policies? Please advise.....

 

[SAK2000]

Can you give a little more detail as to what you feel is the "harassment?" Not that I am questioning your situation, but sometimes what someone thinks is harassment is not what the law would consider as harassment.

Also, what were the reasons that they suspended you that conflicted with your company's code of conduct? Sometimes employee manuals are used as guidelines and not has hard core policies. Although 3 day suspensions are in some policy manuals, I have never worked at company that actually suspended someone. The employee usually gets terminated.

 

[jackbull]

well you might want to look up the term ---at will employee----- employee manuals are guides and some do not imply a contract between employee and employee as where my wife works in virginia. look at front of employee and see if it states --that this manual neither implys a contract between employer or employee. where my works does not have a union. therefore no binding arbritration . but there are other laws to check on !!!!!!!------well in my wifes case we have filed discrimination charges on her boss ---under the american disabilities act of 1990,as amended and also the virginia human rigts act ,effective oct. 2001.--with the e.e.o.c.