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Q: Why write a grievance letter to your employer at all, why not just express your grievances verbally?

A: The ACAS Code of Practice are written guidelines for both employers and employees’ to follow. If you fail to follow the ACAS Code of Practice, an Employment Tribunal could reduce your claim by 25%. Why give your employer this opportunity? In order to observe the ACAS Code of Practice you have to put your grievances in writing. However, there is no set format in which to raise a written grievance letter other than to outline your complaints in writing to your employer. For the avoidance of doubt, you do not even have to state your letter is a ‘grievance’ letter:-

Shergold v Fieldway Medical Centre [2006] IRLR 76, EAT on 5th December 2005, reported at [2006] ICR 304.

“All that is required is that a grievance must be set out in writing.”

However, many websites will inform you that you do not need a grievance letter template. Trust me when I tell you, they are wrong.

The Following Applies:

Given the fact that most employees’ have no knowledge of employment law, it is my opinion that failing to write an articulate grievance letter which encompasses the breaches of your statutory rights, that you will have played right into your employer’s hands. What many employees’ fail to articulate is that it is likely your employer has an agreement with either a law firm, or a law firm which offers HR Services whom will vet an employee’s grievance letter.

Word of Caution:

Although the grievance procedure is not a quasi-judicial procedure, nonetheless, in our opinion you should outline any breaches of any statutory Acts or Regulations so that your employer can remedy the breach of those Acts and Regulations. Put simply, how can the employer put things right if the employer does not know (or reasonably ought to know) what it has acted in contravention of?!

As such, when you lodge your letter of grievance with your employer, chances are you think you are dealing with your employer’s HR Department. In truth, you are dealing with your employer’s solicitors without ever knowing it. Writing a grievance letter is much like trying to bake bread for the first time; chances are you will get it wrong first time around. The difference being, you only get one chance to write your grievance letter!

This is why my wife Amy & I have written a ‘free grievance letter‘ to help employee’s just like you.

The free grievance letter gives you an insight into the mechanics of writing a grievance letter to your employer. You do not have to use the grievance letter verbatim, you can cut and paste what you want.

The fact remains the free grievance letter example is an ‘aid ‘to assist you in writing a better letter of grievance to your employer.

Furthermore, the free grievance letter is broken down into three sections.

  • Section one deals with employee’s who are suffering from work related stress.
  • Section two is for employee’s who are being subjected to bullying and harassment at work.
  • Section three is to do with unlawful discrimination at work.

The free grievance letter also contains points of law and legal precedents, which may be of help to you. It also uses legal terminology in a way which you can understand.

Before writing your grievance letter we suggest you read our webpage on 15 steps to take before you draft your grievance letter.

My wife Amy and I get to see and read all manner of employees’ grievance letters. Truth be told, they would have done themselves a big favour had they taken the half hour to have read through our webpages.  We speak from the heart when we say to you that having been subjected to a systematic campaign of bullying at work ourselves, we know first-hand the stress and anxiety it causes. The frustration, sleepless nights, heart palpitations and anger you feel now we have already felt, because we have already trodden the path, which you now tread.

Remember, you don’t have to be alone in going through your employment dispute with your employer. We took our own employers to the Employment Tribunal and know what you are going through. If you feel you need assistance writing your grievance letter Amy & I can write your grievance letter for you.

We only charge £35 for an initial telephone consultation up to one hour. During the initial consultation, we can talk through your employment situation, provide guidance, and support you from beginning to end.

Amy & I can assist you in avoiding the pitfalls that employees often make and help you understand the psychology behind the grievance process so that you get the upper hand. Remember, you only get one chance to get this right, so make sure you do just that!

Go on, don’t hesitate, pick up the phone and call us 07775943414 (9-5 UK) or email us at: myrightsuk@protonmail.com

Over the past 15 years Amy & I helped thousands of clients. Read our testimonials page.

Amy & I can write you a custom grievance letter for any of the following employment issues:

Reach out to us on 07775943414 (9-5 UK) or email us – myrightsuk@protonmail.com

We work 7 days a week because we know your employment problems don’t just end on a Friday afternoon!