Employee Relations | StarGarden 6 Extended HR

Summary of the Labour Relations Functionality:

The Labour Relations module provides a full set of programs to manage grievances, disciplinary actions, and performance reviews.

Individual or class grievances are assigned unique reference numbers and are tracked through all stages until final resolution. The module's disciplinary actions management component tracks the steps taken for non-compliance with established business practices and policies. Each action is assigned a unique reference number, as well as the action taken, the resolution, the contract sections referred to, and any number of additional user-defined fields of information and comments.

The evaluation component manages the ratings and comments on an employee's performance. This may cover different types of evaluations, annual wage reviews, or others. A standard template of information is tracked including the reviewer, dates, follow-up, and others. In addition, any number of user-defined rating schemes may be utilized, as well as unlimited comments/recommendations.

Features

  • Ability to track and report on grievances, disciplinary actions, and evaluations.
  • Provide employees with recommendations to aid in career development.
  • Ability to document all stages of grievances and disciplinary actions providing the organization with a proper paper trail.
  • Ability to schedule periodic reviews

Employee Relations Overview

Managing grievances, disciplinary actions, and performance reviews in a unionized organization is not just an administrative task. Contract sections need to be referenced precisely, audit trails need to withstand scrutiny, and review processes need to reach the right approvals in the right order. The outcomes of those processes also need to connect to training, compensation, and succession planning. Without a connected system, each of those requirements becomes a separate coordination problem.

StarGarden 6 gives HR teams a complete system for documenting every stage of a grievance or disciplinary action from opening through to final resolution, with contract sections, reference numbers, actions taken, and resolutions all on record in one place. Performance evaluations are configurable to your organization's actual processes, with multiple forms, rating schemes, and approval routings built through the embedded workflow toolset. Because Employee Relations connects to the same system as payroll, training, and compensation, review outcomes can trigger downstream actions automatically rather than requiring manual follow-up across separate systems.

Key Capabilities

Employee Relations includes capabilities to support grievance tracking, disciplinary action management, performance evaluation, succession planning, and career development across complex, unionized organizations.

Track Grievances from Opening to Resolution

Assign unique reference numbers to individual or class grievances and track them through every stage until final resolution. Document the action taken, the resolution, the contract sections referred to, and any number of user-defined fields and comments at each step. Every grievance has a complete, auditable record from first filing through to close.

Manage Disciplinary Actions with a Full Audit Trail

Track every step taken for non-compliance with established business practices and policies. Each disciplinary action is assigned a unique reference number, with the action taken, resolution, and contract sections all documented. Recording the contract sections referred to at each stage is particularly valuable in unionized environments where collective agreement provisions govern the disciplinary process.

Configure Performance Evaluations to Your Process

Define your own rating schemes, evaluation templates, and review schedules to match how your organization conducts performance reviews. Multiple forms and routings can be configured by group through the workflow toolset, supporting annual wage reviews, probationary evaluations, 360 degree reviews, peer reviews, and check-ins within the same system. Review schedules can be configured to mirror your existing processes, with automatic reminders ensuring reviews happen on time across the organization.

Route Reviews Through Defined Approval Workflows

Performance evaluations move through configured approval workflows so reviews reach the right people at the right time. Managers receive reminders for upcoming reviews, and administrators can see the real-time status of every review in progress through the task list, making delays and bottlenecks visible before they become problems.

Connect Review Outcomes to Training and Compensation

The results of performance reviews can initiate training enrolment or pay changes directly within StarGarden 6, without manual handoffs between systems. Career development recommendations are documented against the employee record, supporting consistent follow-through on review outcomes across the organization.

Support Succession Planning and Peer Recognition

Succession tables allow HR teams to record successor readiness, with goal accomplishment and required training contributing to a readiness score and projected readiness date. Employee and peer recognition can be configured through the Employee Self-Service portal, giving organizations a way to acknowledge contributions within the same system.

How Employee Relations Works

StarGarden 6 gives HR teams a structured, auditable system for managing grievances, disciplinary actions, and performance evaluations, with configurable workflows that route processes through the right approvals and connect outcomes to training, compensation, and succession planning.

Document Grievances and Disciplinary Actions

Open grievances and disciplinary actions with unique reference numbers and track them through every stage. Record contract sections, actions taken, resolutions, and user-defined information at each step, maintaining a complete paper trail from first filing through to final resolution.

Configure and Run Performance Reviews

Define evaluation forms, rating schemes, and review schedules to match your organization's processes by group. Route completed reviews through approval workflows, with manager reminders keeping reviews on schedule and real-time task list visibility giving administrators a clear view of every review in progress.

Connect Outcomes to the Rest of the System

Review results can trigger training enrolment or pay changes automatically within StarGarden 6. Career development recommendations, succession readiness scores, and peer recognition are all recorded in the same system, keeping the outcomes of your employee relations processes connected to the broader workforce picture.

Full Connectivity Across StarGarden 6

Employee Relations connects directly to the modules, processes, and workflows across StarGarden 6, so grievance records, evaluation outcomes, and disciplinary documentation stay aligned with the rest of your workforce data.

Core HR

Employee Relations connects to Employee Demographics and Compensation within Core HR. Disciplinary records, grievance history, and performance evaluations are maintained against the employee record alongside position history and compensation data, giving HR teams a complete view of each employee without navigating separate systems.

Extended HR

Employee Relations sits within Extended HR alongside Recruitment, Employment Equity, Health and Safety, Performance Management, and Training and Development. Review outcomes can trigger training enrolment directly, and succession readiness scores connect performance data to workforce planning without manual data transfer between modules.

Workflow

StarGarden 6's embedded workflow toolset routes performance evaluations, grievance processes, and review approvals through defined channels. Multiple forms and routings can be configured by group, so different bargaining units and employee classifications follow their own processes within the same system without workarounds or separate tracking.

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