Grievances

The University of Kansas has specific grievance policies and procedures for University Support Staff (USS), Unclassified Professional Staff (UPS), 1290 PE covered employees, and KUPOA MOA covered employees. The following information is provided to help you navigate the grievance process.

Grievance Procedure for Staff

University Support Staff (USS) and Unclassified Professional Staff (UPS)

Human Resources coordinates the grievance process.  A grievance can be filed by any “regular” USS or UPS employee with regular status who is not serving on a probationary period.

Filing a Grievance

To file a grievance, please follow the process outlined in the Grievance Procedure for Staff outlined in the Policy Library.

1290 PE Covered Employees

Filing a Grievance

To initiate the grievance process, you must download and complete the 1290 PE Grievance Form (pdf). The original form should be submitted to your immediate supervisor and a copy should be sent to Human Resources by email to hrdept@ku.edu or by fax to 785-864-5790.

Additional Information

For more information about the grievances process, please contact Human Resources by email at hrdept@ku.edu or by phone at 785-864-4946.

KUPOA MOA Covered Employees

Filing a Grievance

To initiate the grievance process, you must download and complete the Grievance form for USS Employees Covered by KUPOA (pdf). The original form should be submitted to your immediate supervisor and a copy should be sent to Human Resources by email to hrdept@ku.edu or by fax to 785-864-5790.

Additional Information

For more information about the grievances process, please contact Human Resources by email at hrdept@ku.edu or by phone at 785-864-4946.

*An accessible version of the PDFs on this site will be made available upon request. Please contact our office at hrdept@ku.edu to request the document be made available in an accessible format.