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INDIVIDUAL GRIEVANCE [11 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-05-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Social Law
- Labour Disputes
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- investigator
1, record 1, English, investigator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- investigating officer 2, record 1, English, investigating%20officer
correct
- fact-finder 3, record 1, English, fact%2Dfinder
correct
- fact finder 4, record 1, English, fact%20finder
correct
- factfinder 5, record 1, English, factfinder
correct
- examiner 6, record 1, English, examiner
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict. 7, record 1, English, - investigator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
fact-finder : An individual who possesses skills in fact-finding techniques, methodology and analysis with responsibility to conduct timely, impartial and objective investigations into an employee's formal grievance. Fact-finders perform this duty on an ad hoc basis. 3, record 1, English, - investigator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Droit social
- Conflits du travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enquêteur
1, record 1, French, enqu%C3%AAteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- enquêteuse 2, record 1, French, enqu%C3%AAteuse
correct, feminine noun
- agent d'enquête 3, record 1, French, agent%20d%27enqu%C3%AAte
correct, masculine noun
- agente d'enquête 4, record 1, French, agente%20d%27enqu%C3%AAte
correct, feminine noun
- enquêtrice 2, record 1, French, enqu%C3%AAtrice
correct, feminine noun
- enquêteure 5, record 1, French, enqu%C3%AAteure
avoid, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Personne chargée d'un] ensemble de recherches effectuées à la demande d'une administration, d'une autorité judiciaire, pour éclairer une affaire litigieuse, notamment à l'aide de déclarations émanant d'experts, de personnes impliquées directement ou indirectement dans cette affaire. 2, record 1, French, - enqu%C3%AAteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enquêteure : La forme féminine se termine par -teuse [soit enquêteuse] lorsqu'au nom correspond un verbe en rapport sémantique direct comportant un -t- dans sa terminaison et/ou qu'il n'existe pas de substantif corrélé se terminant par -tion, -ture ou -torat [enquêter/enquêteur/enquête]. 6, record 1, French, - enqu%C3%AAteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Derecho social
- Conflictos del trabajo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agente de investigación
1, record 1, Spanish, agente%20de%20investigaci%C3%B3n
masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El agente de investigación reveló lo anterior durante un testimonio ante el Juzgado. 1, record 1, Spanish, - agente%20de%20investigaci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-03-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Labour Disputes
- Collective Agreements and Bargaining
- Labour Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- individual grievance
1, record 2, English, individual%20grievance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
File an individual grievance. 2, record 2, English, - individual%20grievance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Conflits du travail
- Conventions collectives et négociations
- Droit du travail
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grief individuel
1, record 2, French, grief%20individuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Présenter un grief individuel. 2, record 2, French, - grief%20individuel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-06-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Labour Disputes
- Collective Agreements and Bargaining
- Labour Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- administrative procedure for redress
1, record 3, English, administrative%20procedure%20for%20redress
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An employee may not present an individual grievance in respect of which an administrative procedure for redress is provided under any Act of Parliament, other than the Canadian Human Rights Act [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003]. 2, record 3, English, - administrative%20procedure%20for%20redress
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Conflits du travail
- Conventions collectives et négociations
- Droit du travail
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- recours administratif de réparation
1, record 3, French, recours%20administratif%20de%20r%C3%A9paration
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le fonctionnaire ne peut présenter de grief individuel si un recours administratif de réparation lui est ouvert sous le régime d'une autre loi fédérale, à l'exception de la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003]. 2, record 3, French, - recours%20administratif%20de%20r%C3%A9paration
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-06-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Labour Law
- Labour Disputes
- Public Service
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- adjudication proceedings
1, record 4, English, adjudication%20proceedings
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Before referring an individual grievance related to matters referred to in paragraph(1)(a), the employee must obtain the approval of his or her bargaining agent to represent him or her in the adjudication proceedings. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 2, record 4, English, - adjudication%20proceedings
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit du travail
- Conflits du travail
- Fonction publique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- procédure d'arbitrage
1, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20d%27arbitrage
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour que le fonctionnaire puisse renvoyer à l'arbitrage un grief individuel du type visé à l'alinéa (1)a), il faut que son agent négociateur accepte de le représenter dans la procédure d'arbitrage. [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 2, record 4, French, - proc%C3%A9dure%20d%27arbitrage
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-03-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Forms
- Labour Relations
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Individual Grievance Presentation
1, record 5, English, Individual%20Grievance%20Presentation
correct, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, TBS/SCT 340-55. 1, record 5, English, - Individual%20Grievance%20Presentation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Titres de formulaires administratifs
- Relations du travail
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Présentation d'un grief individuel
1, record 5, French, Pr%C3%A9sentation%20d%27un%20grief%20individuel
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada, TBS/SCT 340-55. 1, record 5, French, - Pr%C3%A9sentation%20d%27un%20grief%20individuel
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2007-10-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Labour Disputes
- Collective Agreements and Bargaining
- Rights and Freedoms
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- present an individual grievance
1, record 6, English, present%20an%20individual%20grievance
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When an employee feels aggrieved by, for example, the interpretation or application of a collective agreement, or as a result of an occurrence or matter affecting his or her terms and conditions of employment, that employee is entitled to present an individual grievance to that employee's immediate supervisor or the person identified as the first level response to a grievance within the department or agency. 2, record 6, English, - present%20an%20individual%20grievance
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Conflits du travail
- Conventions collectives et négociations
- Droits et libertés
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- présenter un grief individuel
1, record 6, French, pr%C3%A9senter%20un%20grief%20individuel
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certaines réserves s'appliquent à la présentation d'un grief individuel. Celui-ci ne peut pas être présenté : si le fonctionnaire s'estimant lésé s'est prévalu d'une procédure de plainte interne qui lui interdit de présenter un grief individuel [...] 2, record 6, French, - pr%C3%A9senter%20un%20grief%20individuel
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2006-02-06
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Labour Disputes
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- application of an arbitral award
1, record 7, English, application%20of%20an%20arbitral%20award
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a policy grievance relates to a matter that was or could have been the subject of an individual grievance or a group grievance, an adjudicator's decision in respect of the policy grievance is limited to one or more of the following :(a) declaring the correct interpretation, application or administration of a collective agreement or an arbitral award... [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 1, record 7, English, - application%20of%20an%20arbitral%20award
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Conflits du travail
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- application d'une décision arbitrale
1, record 7, French, application%20d%27une%20d%C3%A9cision%20arbitrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans sa décision sur un grief de principe qui porte sur une question qui a fait ou aurait pu faire l'objet d'un grief individuel ou d'un grief collectif, l'arbitre de grief ne peut prendre que les mesures suivantes : a) donner l'interprétation ou l'application exacte de la convention collective ou de la décision arbitrale [...] [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 1, record 7, French, - application%20d%27une%20d%C3%A9cision%20arbitrale
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2005-10-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Collective Agreements and Bargaining
- Labour Relations
- Federal Administration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- apply a collective agreement
1, record 8, English, apply%20a%20collective%20agreement
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a policy grievance relates to a matter that was or could have been the subject of an individual grievance or a group grievance, an adjudicator's decision in respect of the policy grievance is limited to one or more of the following :...(c) requiring the employer or bargaining agent, as the case may be, to interpret, apply or administer the collective agreement or arbitral award in a specified manner. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 1, record 8, English, - apply%20a%20collective%20agreement
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Conventions collectives et négociations
- Relations du travail
- Administration fédérale
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- appliquer une convention collective
1, record 8, French, appliquer%20une%20convention%20collective
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans sa décision sur un grief de principe qui porte sur une question qui a fait ou aurait pu faire l'objet d'un grief individuel ou d'un grief collectif, l'arbitre de grief ne peut prendre que les mesures suivantes : [...] c) enjoindre à l'employeur ou à l'agent négociateur, selon le cas, d'interpréter ou d'appliquer la convention collective ou la décision arbitrale selon les modalités qu'il fixe. [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 1, record 8, French, - appliquer%20une%20convention%20collective
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2005-10-26
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Decision-Making Process
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- apply an arbitral award
1, record 9, English, apply%20an%20arbitral%20award
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a policy grievance relates to a matter that was or could have been the subject of an individual grievance or a group grievance, an adjudicator's decision in respect of the policy grievance is limited to one or more of the following :...(c) requiring the employer or bargaining agent, as the case may be, to interpret, apply or administer the collective agreement or arbitral award in a specified manner. [Public Service Modernization Act, 2003] 1, record 9, English, - apply%20an%20arbitral%20award
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Processus décisionnel
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- appliquer une décision arbitrale
1, record 9, French, appliquer%20une%20d%C3%A9cision%20arbitrale
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans sa décision sur un grief de principe qui porte sur une question qui a fait ou aurait pu faire l'objet d'un grief individuel ou d'un grief collectif, l'arbitre de grief ne peut prendre que les mesures suivantes : [...] c) enjoindre à l'employeur ou à l'agent négociateur, selon le cas, d'interpréter ou d'appliquer la convention collective ou la décision arbitrale selon les modalités qu'il fixe. [Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003] 1, record 9, French, - appliquer%20une%20d%C3%A9cision%20arbitrale
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1998-07-17
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Labour Disputes
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- disputes procedure
1, record 10, English, disputes%20procedure
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedure agreed between employers, or employers’ associations, and trade unions for resolving industrial disputes. It is also common for a collective agreement or an individual contract of employment to include an agreed procedure or grievance procedure. 1, record 10, English, - disputes%20procedure
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Conflits du travail
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- procédure de règlement des litiges
1, record 10, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20de%20r%C3%A8glement%20des%20litiges
proposal, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- procédure de règlement des différends 1, record 10, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20de%20r%C3%A8glement%20des%20diff%C3%A9rends
proposal, feminine noun
- procédure de règlement des conflits 1, record 10, French, proc%C3%A9dure%20de%20r%C3%A8glement%20des%20conflits
proposal, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1986-10-30
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Labour Relations
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- informal review
1, record 11, English, informal%20review
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Before filing a grievance, an individual may request an informal review of his classification.(Source : Classification officer) 1, record 11, English, - informal%20review
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
From article on classification grievances 1, record 11, English, - informal%20review
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Relations du travail
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- révision non officielle
1, record 11, French, r%C3%A9vision%20non%20officielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
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