Every employee has the statutory right to raise a grievance. But what happens if they subsequently inform you that they want to withdraw it? Must you respect their decision or carry on with the
process regardless?
Published 07.11.2017
Your employees have the statutory right to raise a grievance from day one of employment. However, if they want to exercise this right, must they put their grievance in writing?
Published 25.02.2014
One of your employees has just resigned. Unfortunately, he’s also submitted a letter which sets out several complaints. Should you treat this as a grievance, and if so, what should be your response?
Published 19.04.2007
An employee has just presented you with a written grievance. However, you suspect from the content that it’s been fabricated purely to get somebody else into trouble. Are you still obliged to
investigate it?
Published 01.02.2016
An employee has sent you an e-mail in which they’ve listed a number of things they are “unhappy about” but it’s difficult to tell whether they are simply letting off steam or raising a formal
grievance. What should you do?
Published 30.01.2015
To coincide with the introduction of its new Code of Practice, ACAS has launched a “pre-claim conciliation” service. It aims to resolve workplace disputes quickly. So what do you need to know about
it?
Published 30.04.2009
The Acas Code of Practice says that employees “should” put formal grievances in writing. However, its ambiguous wording has led some experts to conclude that this isn’t actually a requirement. What’s
the legal position?
Published 22.09.2014
During an exit interview, a soon-to-be ex-employee tells you that they were upset by an incident which occurred recently. You’re concerned that this could amount to a grievance. So how should you
handle it?
Published 02.06.2009
You’re going to introduce a new grievance procedure. How can you distinguish between genuine (legally recognised) grievances and petty grumbles, and how should they be dealt with?
Published 05.05.2006
Where an employee’s grievance is “rejected” or “partially upheld”, they must be given a right of appeal. Can the same person who heard the initial grievance consider and determine the employee’s
grievance appeal?
Published 19.10.2023