Employment law - Grievances

Letter notifying outcome of grievance meetingUse our letter to inform the employee of your decision in relation to their grievance and of their right of appeal against that decision. This is not only part and parcel of complying with your own grievan... Read more

Letter following grievance appeal meetingAfter the grievance appeal meeting, you need to formally notify the employee in writing of the outcome. The decision on an appeal is normally final unless your grievance procedure specifically contains a right... Read more

Minutes of grievance meeting You must take minutes of each grievance meeting that you hold. Our document contains prompts to include all relevant information and acts as proof that you have covered all the matters that should be mentioned during a gr... Read more

Letter refusing choice of companionUse our letter refusing choice of companion to decline a worker's request to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing where they have purported to select someone who falls outside the statutory categorie... Read more

Notice of grievance appeal meetingIf you deny an employee the right to appeal against a grievance decision, you will be in breach of the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures, as well as your own grievance procedure. Use our ... Read more

Notification of grievance meetingIf an employee raises a grievance in writing, the first step is to write inviting them to attend a formal grievance meeting at which their issues or complaints will be discussed in detail. Our notification of grievanc... Read more

Informal resolution of grievance letterWhere an employee raises issues or concerns in writing, for example in an e-mail, should you always treat it as a grievance or clarify the position first? It's better to clarify the matter and you can then send o... Read more