627.504—Noncriminal grievance procedure at employer level.
(a)
Recipients, SDA's, SSG's, and other subrecipients shall assure that other employers, including private-for-profit employers of participants under the Act, have a grievance procedure relating to the terms and conditions of employment available to their participants ( section 144(b) ).
(b)
(1)
Employers under paragraph (a) of this section may operate their own grievance system or may utilize the grievance system established by the recipient, the SDA, or the SSG under this subpart, except as provided for in paragraph (b)(2) of this section. Employers shall inform participants of the grievance procedures they are to follow when the participant begins employment.
(2)
If an employer is required to use a certain grievance procedure under a covered collective bargaining agreement, then those procedures should be followed for the handling of JTPA complaints under this section.
(c)
An employer grievance system shall provide for, upon request by the complainant, a review of an employer's decision by the SDA, or the SSG and the recipient if necessary, in accordance with §§ 627.501 and 627.502 of this part.