grievance

grievance: griev·ance /'grē-vəns/ n

1: a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition or unfair labor practice) felt to afford a reason for complaint or dispute; esp: a violation of a collective bargaining agreement usu. by the employer

2: the formal expression of a grievance brought esp. by an employee as the initial step toward resolution through a grievance procedure see also arbitration; grievance arbitration at arbitration, mediation

grievance: I noun affliction, annoyance, burden, cause of sorrow, charge, complaint, criticism, discontent, disservice, foul play, grounds for complaint, hardship, iniquity, iniuria, injury, injustice, objection, oppression, problem, querela, querimonia, reason to complain, trial, trouble, unfairness, vexation, wrong associated concepts: arbitration, exhaustion of contractual remedies, grievance committee II index aggravation (annoyance), complaint, criticism, damage, dissatisfaction, exception (objection), gravamen, impugnation, nuisance, objection, outcry, provocation, trouble, wrong

grievance: n.
A complaint; an allegation that someone has committed some injury or injustice that deserves recompense; in labor law, a complaint about working conditions filed by a worker or a union in order to seek relief.

grievance: n. In labor law, a complaint filed with or by a union to challenge an employer's treatment of one or more union members.

grievance: In labor law a complaint filed by an employee regarding working conditions to be resolved by procedural machinery provided in the union contract. An injury, injustice, or wrong which gives ground for complaint.

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Synonyms:

Hardship, wrong, injury, burden, oppression / Grief, trial, cause of sorrow, sorrow, affliction, distress, woe

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grievance — griev‧ance [ˈgriːvns] noun 1. [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a complaint made by a worker to an employer, usually because they feel they have been treated unfairly: • All shopfloor grievances will be passed on to management. • You must pursue your… … Financial and business terms
Grievance — «Grievance» sencillo de Pearl Jam del álbum Binaural Formato CD, casete, Vinil Grabación 16 de mayo de 2000 … Wikipedia Español
Grievance — Griev ance, n. [OF. grevance. See {Grieve}, v. t.] 1. A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.; injury. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grievance — c.1300, state of being aggrieved, from O.Fr. grevance harm, injury, misfortune, trouble, suffering, from grever to harm, to burden (see GRIEVE (Cf. grieve)). In reference to a cause of such a condition, from late 15c … Etymology dictionary
grievance — wrong, injustice, injury Analogous words: hardship, rigor (see DIFFICULTY): *trial, tribulation, affliction, cross … New Dictionary of Synonyms
grievance — [n] complaint, gripe affliction, ax to grind*, beef*, bellyache*, big stink*, blast, case, cross*, damage, distress, flack*, grief, grouse*, hardship, holler*, hoo ha*, howl*, injury, injustice, jeremiad*, kick, knock*, objection, outrage, pain,… … New thesaurus
grievance — ► NOUN ▪ a real or imagined cause for complaint … English terms dictionary
grievance — [grēv′əns] n. [ME grevaunce < OFr grevance < grever: see GRIEVE] 1. a circumstance thought to be unjust or injurious and ground for complaint or resentment 2. complaint or resentment, or a statement expressing this, against a real or… … English World dictionary
grievance — n. 1) to air, vent a grievance 2) to file, submit a (formal) grievance 3) to hear a grievance (the committee heard the grievance) 4) to nurse a grievance 5) to redress; settle a grievance 6) a justified, legitimate, valid; unjustified grievance… … Combinatory dictionary
grievance — griev|ance [ˈgri:vəns] n [U and C] a belief that you have been treated unfairly, or an unfair situation or event that affects and upsets you ▪ anyone who has a legitimate grievance against the company ▪ a means of overcoming genuine grievances ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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