Outside your Workplace. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment offers free information and has a free mediation service which can provide us with assistance in working together and resolving the problem. • You can contact them on: 0000 00 00 00 • TEU – National Office 0800 278 348 xxx@xxx.xx.xx What is a Personal Grievance? A personal grievance means any grievance that you have against us because of a claim that: • you have been unjustifiably dismissed; • action we have taken disadvantages you in your employment or a term of your employment is unjustifiable; • you are discriminated against in your job; • you are sexually harassed in your job; • you are racially harassed in your job; or • you have been pressured in your job because of your membership or non-membership of a Union or employees’ organisation. What can you do if you have a Personal Grievance? • To raise a personal grievance, you should make us aware of your problem (verbally or in writing) within 90 days of the personal grievance arising unless: • we consent to you raising the personal grievance after 90 days; or • you successfully apply to the Employment Relations Authority (“Authority”) for leave to raise the personal grievance after 90 days, in which case we must try to mutually resolve your grievance through mediation. • you have three years after raising the personal grievance to bring any action arising from it to the Authority or the Employment Court (“Court”).
