A nurse manager was hired after the hospital employees unionized. After a few days on the job, an employee on the unit became angry at the staffing schedule the nurse manager had posted. The employee filed what type of grievance?
a. Harassment grievance
b. Political grievance
c. Imagined grievance
d. Informal grievance
ANS: C
Imagined grievances occur when a party incorrectly believes that there has been a violation. Employees sometimes imagine a grievance because they do not understand their rights.
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