sec.110Directive about employee grievances

### sec.110 Directive about employee grievances The commissioner must make a directive about how public sector entities must deal with grievances of employees of the entity about— decisions made by employees of the entity; or the conduct of employees of the entity. Without limiting subsection (1) , the directive— must provide for— the procedures for dealing with grievances mentioned in subsection (1) ; and the period within which the grievances must be finally dealt with; and the notification of decisions made in dealing with the grievances; and must provide that, if a person required to deal with a grievance about a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (a) fails to finally deal with the grievance within the period mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) , the person is taken to have confirmed the decision at the end of that period; and may apply to a decision mentioned in section 131 ; and may provide for a system for dealing with grievances that involves— a person dealing with a grievance in the first instance; and another person dealing with decisions made by a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) , including, for example, by way of review. (sec.110-ssec.1) The commissioner must make a directive about how public sector entities must deal with grievances of employees of the entity about— decisions made by employees of the entity; or the conduct of employees of the entity. (sec.110-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the directive— must provide for— the procedures for dealing with grievances mentioned in subsection (1) ; and the period within which the grievances must be finally dealt with; and the notification of decisions made in dealing with the grievances; and must provide that, if a person required to deal with a grievance about a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (a) fails to finally deal with the grievance within the period mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) , the person is taken to have confirmed the decision at the end of that period; and may apply to a decision mentioned in section 131 ; and may provide for a system for dealing with grievances that involves— a person dealing with a grievance in the first instance; and another person dealing with decisions made by a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) , including, for example, by way of review. - (a) decisions made by employees of the entity; or - (b) the conduct of employees of the entity. - (a) must provide for— (i) the procedures for dealing with grievances mentioned in subsection (1) ; and (ii) the period within which the grievances must be finally dealt with; and (iii) the notification of decisions made in dealing with the grievances; and - (i) the procedures for dealing with grievances mentioned in subsection (1) ; and - (ii) the period within which the grievances must be finally dealt with; and - (iii) the notification of decisions made in dealing with the grievances; and - (b) must provide that, if a person required to deal with a grievance about a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (a) fails to finally deal with the grievance within the period mentioned in paragraph (a) (ii) , the person is taken to have confirmed the decision at the end of that period; and - (c) may apply to a decision mentioned in section 131 ; and - (d) may provide for a system for dealing with grievances that involves— (i) a person dealing with a grievance in the first instance; and (ii) another person dealing with decisions made by a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) , including, for example, by way of review. - (i) a person dealing with a grievance in the first instance; and - (ii) another person dealing with decisions made by a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) , including, for example, by way of review. - (i) the procedures for dealing with grievances mentioned in subsection (1) ; and - (ii) the period within which the grievances must be finally dealt with; and - (iii) the notification of decisions made in dealing with the grievances; and - (i) a person dealing with a grievance in the first instance; and - (ii) another person dealing with decisions made by a person mentioned in subparagraph (i) , including, for example, by way of review.