Complaint Processes
This table summarizes some of the most important processes and provides, for each one, the general timeline for filing a claim and a link to follow for further information.
| SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT | CONTACT | INITIAL FILING DEADLINE | MORE INFORMATION |
| M |
UC Santa Cruz's Staff Human Resources, Employee and Labor Relations (Contacts - Locate your Team) | No later than 30 calendar days after the date on which the employee knew or could reasonably be expected to have known of the event or action that gave rise to the complaint | UCOP PPSM 70 - Complaint Resolution |
| Grievance (for union represented employees) | Your Union Representative | No later than 30 calendar days from the date the grievant or the Union first became aware of the alleged violation | Union articles on grievance procedure |
| Improper activities, improper governmental activities/whistleblower | UC Santa Cruz's Locally Designated Official for Whistleblower Matters | None | |
| Discrimination or harassment based on age, race, color, sex. gender, gender expression, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, or other protected class | UC Santa Cruz's Office |
Within 180 calendar days from the day the discrimination took place |
UCOP Anti-Discrimination Policy California Civil Rights Department |
| Sexual harassment, sexual violence, sex discrimination, sex assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking | UC Santa Cruz's Title IX Office | None | UCOP Presidential Policy on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence |
| Unfair labor practice (for union represented employees) | California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) | Within 6 months of the occurrence of the conduct that you contend is an unfair practice | Office of the General Counsel Regents of the University of California |
| Non-Senate academic grievance | UC Santa Cruz's Academic Personnel Office | No later than 30 calendar days after the date on which the appointee knew or could reasonably be expected to have known of the event or action that gave rise to the grievance | Campus Academic Personnel Manual 0008.140, Academic Personnel Manual PM 140 |
| Abusive Conduct in the Workplace | Where to get help | None | Abusive Conduct in the Workplace |
| SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT | CONTACT | INITIAL FILING DEADLINE | MORE INFORMATION |
For additional resources and links to policy, please see the Problem and Complaint Resolution Resources website.
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