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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Division of Zambales
Sta. Cruz District
LUCAPON SOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

School Grievance Committee


and Their Terms of Reference (TOR)

• GRIEVANCE – refers to a work-related discontentment or dissatisfaction which had


been expressed verbally or in writing and which, in the aggrieved employee’s opinion,
has been ignored or dropped without due consideration. • GRIEVANCE MACHINERY –
a system or method of determining and finding the best way to address the specific
cause or causes of a grievance.

Mandate
The Grievance Committee is a standing committee of Lucapon South Elementary
School. The Grievance Committee functions to ensure that the provisions of the LSES
Collective Agreements are maintained and that all teaching and non-teaching personnel
are treated according to the principles of natural justice. It is the duty of the Grievance
Committee and its members to provide oversight to ensure fair representation to all the
members in the grievance process.

Roles
The Grievance Committee performs four main roles:
1. Education
2. Dealing with grievances/complaints
3. Academic career-progress appeals observers
4. Advisory to negotiation committees

Committee Membership

Principal or Head Teacher 2. President of the Faculty Club 3. A teacher who is


acceptable to both the aggrieved party and the object of the grievance to be appointed
by the Principal or Head Teacher

Terms of Membership
• Elected members serve a three-year term.
• Members’ terms begin on the 1st week of the school year in which they are elected.
• Elected members taking a leave during their term will be considered “absent on leave”
and will
resume their three-year term upon their return from leave. The vacancy due to leave will
be
filled by the alternate, on in the case of no alternate, through a call for volunteers.
Appointment to the Committee
• Nominations for members and alternates are sought from each bargaining
unit/constituency.
• The Chair of the Grievance Committee is nominated from outside the committee
membership
by the members of the Grievance Committee and approved by Executive Committee.
The Past
Chair and one other member of the Grievance Committee constitute the Nomination
Committee.
• The Vice-Chair is elected each year from the membership of the Grievance
Committee.
Meetings:
Frequency of Meetings
• Regular meetings will be held at least monthly.
• Special meetings may be held at the call of the Chair.
Quorum
• One-third (1/3) of voting members of the Grievance Committee will constitute quorum.
• Alternates may be counted for quorum in the absence of the regular member.
• Ex-officio members do not count towards quorum.
Voting
• Alternates may vote in the absence of the regular member.
• Ex-officio members are non-voting members.
• Any Grievance Committee member who has a conflict of interest, as self-declared or
determined
by the Committee, shall recuse her/himself from any discussion of a file and shall not
vote on
that file.
Attendance
• Grievance Committee members will attend Grievance Committee meetings on a
regular basis.
• If a member fails to attend three consecutive meetings without prior communication
with the
Chair, a motion may be made to remove the member from the Grievance Committee.
The
alternate will be appointed to represent the bargaining unit/constituency for the
remainder of
the term.
Reporting
• The Grievance Committee shall keep minutes of its meetings. Details of cases will not
be
minuted however reports will be summarized and discussions will be generalized.
• Grievance Committee Report is a standing item on regular Executive Committee
agendas.
• Grievance Committee Chair will report to the Executive Committee following each
meeting of
the Grievance Committee.
• Grievance Committee report is a standing item on regular Council of Representative
agendas.
• Grievance Committee Chair will report at each meeting of the Council of
Representatives.

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