A grievance is a formal workplace concern, tied to the person who raised it and a type you define. Open both lists under **Lifecycle & Compliance**: **Grievance Type**, then **Employee Grievance**.

## Add a grievance type

The list title is **Grievance Types**. The column is **Type**. Search with **Search grievance types...**.

1. Choose **New Grievance Type**.
2. Enter **Type**. That name is required.
3. Add a **Description**.
4. Choose **Create Grievance Type**.

The confirmation is **Grievance Type created**. Open it later and **Save** to change the description.

## Log a grievance

The list title is **Employee Grievances**. Columns are **Subject**, **Employee**, and **Status**. Search reads **Search...**. An empty list is titled **No employee grievances yet** and reads **Log and resolve workplace concerns formally**. Choose **New Employee Grievance**.

1. Choose **New Employee Grievance**.
2. Enter **Subject**. That field is required.
3. Choose **Raised By**. That person is required.
4. Choose **Grievance Type**. That field is required. Create the type first if it is not listed.
5. Set **Date**. That date is required.
6. Set **Status** to **Open**, **Investigated**, **Resolved**, **Invalid**, or **Cancelled**. A new grievance starts as **Open**.
7. Enter **Description**. That field is required.
8. When you know more, fill **Cause of Grievance** and **Resolution**.
9. Choose **Create Employee Grievance**.

The confirmation is **Employee Grievance created**.

## Resolve it

Open the grievance, set **Status** to **Resolved** (or **Invalid** or **Cancelled**), and write **Resolution**. **Save** confirms with **Changes saved**.

**Submit** files the record and says **Submitted**. **Submit failed** leaves it unsubmitted. After it is submitted, **Cancel** says **Cancelled**.

A missing required field names itself, for example **Subject is required**, and the grievance is not created. **Save** with nothing new says **No changes to save**. A failed save says **Save failed. Your edits are still here.**

## Next

- [Employee separation](/hrms/tenure/employee-separation)
- [Lifecycle](/hrms/tenure/overview)