How did the Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA) change the grievance process?
The Public Service Labour Relations Act (PSLRA) changed the grievance system in several ways. First, in consultation with the union representatives in their respective departments or organizations, deputy heads in the core public administration are required to establish an informal conflict management system (s. 207). Second, the PSLRA refers to three types of grievances: individual grievances, group grievances and policy grievances. • Individual grievances: Individual grievances relate to the interpretation or application of a collective agreement or arbitral award or any matter affecting the terms and conditions of a specific individual’s employment, such as disciplinary action, demotion, termination, suspension or financial penalty (s. 208). If an employee grieves against a termination of employment or demotion for unsatisfactory performance and refers the grievance to adjudication, s. 230 of the PSLRA requires the adjudicator to find that the termination or demotion was for cause i
