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
All employees have the statutory right to raise a grievance. If one of your employees exercises this right by presenting you with a written complaint that’s several pages long, how should you handle
it?
Published 09.10.2018
An employee has raised a grievance which is their second in three months. Having read it, you’ve noticed that it simply repeats issues which were settled following their earlier complaint. How should
you handle the situation?
Published 27.02.2018
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’ve just received a written grievance. At this early stage, you believe the employee’s complaint may be “unfounded” or perhaps even “vexatious”. But why shouldn’t you dismiss it immediately on
either of these grounds?
Published 16.11.2012
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
If an employee raises a grievance, you must investigate it fully, come to a balanced, reasoned conclusion and then put your decision to them in writing. At this point, what should you also ask the
employee to do?
Published 04.12.2014
An employee recently raised a grievance and is unhappy about how you dealt with it. They now want you to disclose all written documentation relating to your investigation. Must you comply with their
request?
Published 15.03.2017
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
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