Traditional grievance procedures are criticized for encouraging or allowing employees to become overly involved in workplace decision-making.

Traditional grievance procedures typically provide a formal process for addressing workplace problems or disputes, but they do not necessarily encourage or allow employee involvement in decision-making. Instead, these procedures often rely on management or other higher-level personnel to make final decisions about disputes or grievances. Some critics argue that this approach does not do enough to empower or engage employees in workplace decision-making, and may even discourage or stifle their input and participation.