Grievances and complaints
It is an important part of the employment relationship that problems are addressed as effectively as possible. A grievance might be a complaint about:
- pay or working arrangements
- disagreements with co-workers
- some form of discrimination
- bullying and harassment
- health and safety
- stress at work
or it may be about something else which is causing an employee concern.
Grievance procedures
If the complaint cannot be resolved informally, you should invite the employee to a meeting to discuss the grievance and they must be given the right to be accompanied by a trade union official or representative or work colleague. The person dealing with the grievance should investigate the complaint carefully. If it is a complex compliant then it may be desirable for someone to investigate it, taking statements from the complainant and from other members of staff and for another manager to deal with the hearing. It is important that you provide carefully prepared reasons for your decision. If the employee is not satisfied with the outcome there should be a right to escalate the complaint to more senior management within the company.
Our solicitors can advise your company on all apects of grievance and whistleblowing procedure.
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