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
You’re currently investigating an employee’s grievance. Although you’ve not yet reached a conclusion, they’ve handed you their resignation. Does that mean you can forget about their grievance now?
Published 29.01.2018
It’s good practice to conduct exit interviews for all departing employees. But what if an employee who’s leaving raises a verbal complaint during an exit interview - should you trigger your grievance
procedure?
Published 12.05.2022
An employee recently applied for an internal promotion but, for good reason, was unsuccessful. They are quite upset about your decision and have now raised a grievance. How do you deal with the
situation?
Published 08.06.2018
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
You’ve received a formal grievance from one of your employees. At the end of their written complaint, they’ve stated that they want the matter heard by a certain individual. Do they have the right to
make this demand?
Published 19.11.2020
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
One of your employees has called you up after work to rant about another member of staff. They end the conversation with “do something about it!”. So do you have a grievance on your hands or not?
Published 14.01.2010
Like most employers, you probably conduct exit interviews for departing employees. What if an employee raises a complaint during such an interview. Should you automatically trigger your grievance
procedure?
Published 29.11.2016
One of your employees has made a serious verbal complaint. However, the Acas Code of Practice says that all grievances “should be put in writing”. Does this mean you can ignore this complaint?
Published 28.06.2022