Toxic Work Environment Complaint Letter Example Template UK

Toxic Work Environment Complaint Letter:

Are you being subjected to a toxic work environment or toxic workplace and need help to write a complaint letter?

Do you want to know how to raise a grievance letter against your workplace colleagues, supervisor, or line manager due to them creating a toxic work environment for you?

This page last updated 6.6.26.

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Toxic Work Environment Examples:

  • Being ignored.
  • Being singled out.
  • Being left out.
  • Being subjected to workplace mobbing.
  • Being made an example of.
  • Being bullied and harassed.
  • Being put on a performance improvement plan.
  • Being made fun of.
  • Being discriminated against.
  • Being gaslighted.
  • Being squeezed out.
  • Lack of reasonable support.
  • Lack of opportunities.
  • No advancement.

All of the above are signs and examples of a toxic workplace and toxic work environment.

My wife Amy and I are employment consultants with 26 years combined experience.

Over the last decade Amy and I have helped thousands of clients with internal employment disputes covering bullying, harassment, discrimination, victimisation, unfair dismissal, suspension from work, unfair capability, unfair disciplinary, being put on a performance improvement plan, being made redundant, blowing the whistle, work-related stress, sickness absence, pay, disputes with occupational health, and unfair workplace investigations.

Amy & I know firsthand the stress, anxiety, and distress, which you feel caused by working in a toxic working environment, not least because both Amy and I took our own employers to the employment tribunal. For the avoidance of doubt, we only help employees, NOT employers.

A toxic workplace leads to ill-health and ultimately being signed off from work. Thus, a toxic workplace is a ‘health and safety matter’. If you are being subjected to a toxic working environment, then reach out to Amy & I – myrightsuk@protonmail.com

We can be reached during business hours (9-5) on 07775943414.

How to deal with a toxic work environment:

Unless you raise a formal grievance letter, chances are the perpetrators will continue to subject you to a toxic working environment.

My wife Amy & I can assist you in writing a grievance complaint letter to put an end to the bullying, harassment and victimisation, which creates the toxic work environment. We can bring your grievance complaint letter to the points of law, and outline to your employer the fact that the toxic working environment is a health and safety matter, which is endangering your physical and psychological health and wellbeing at work.

In accordance with s.1(1)(a) of The HSAWA 1974, your employer has a ‘statutory duty of care’ for your health, safety, and welfare at work:

Spring v Guardian Assurance plc, (1994) 2 All ER 129

“The changes which have taken place in the employer-employee relationship, with far greater duties imposed on the employer than in the past, whether by statute or by judicial decision, to care for the physical, financial and even psychological welfare of its employees”.

Thus, if your employer has failed or is failing to have taken reasonable steps to have eradicated and eliminated the toxic workplace, then your employer is liable for its torts as evidenced by the case law above and below:

Wigan Borough Council v Davies, [1979] ICR 411, EAT on 26th January 1979:

“There is an implied term in contracts of employment that the employer will provide reasonable support to ensure that the employee can carry out his/her duties without harassment or disruption by fellow workers; and where an employer has an obligation to take reasonable steps to achieve something and takes few or no steps, the onus of proving what steps would have been reasonable is on the employer.”

Waters (A.P.) v. Commissioner of Police For The Metropolis [2000] 1 WLR 1607; [2000] UKHL 50; [2000] IRLR 720

“If an employer knows that acts being done by employees during their employment may cause physical or mental harm to a particular fellow employee and he does nothing to supervise or prevent such acts, when it is in his power to do so, it is clearly arguable that he may be in breach of his duty to that employee. It seems to me that he may also be in breach of that duty if he can foresee that such acts may happen and, if they do, that physical or mental harm may be caused to an individual.”

If you are concerned that raising a formal grievance complaint letter will only aggravate the toxic working environment, then rest assured that you have the law to protect you from ‘victimization’.

Indeed, when Amy & I sued our own employers in the Employment Tribunal, we also sued the individuals who harassed and discriminated against us too.

When raising your grievance complaint letter to your employer regarding the toxic work environment, we will outline the employment law, which employment law is there to protect you. We will outline to your employer your employment rights i.e., your statutory right to work in a working environment, which is both dignified and free from bullying, harassment and victimisation in the workplace.

Remember, you have every right to work in a working environment with both dignity and respect.

How to protect yourself in a toxic work environment:

We suggest keeping a diary. It is best to email yourself using your personal email address (not work email address) so that you have an electronic record of what happened, the dates the incidents happened, and the names of the perpetrators.

We usually find that the toxic workplace is created by a group of individuals who engage in what psychologists call ‘workplace mobbing’ rather than one particular individual. However, a toxic work environment can be created by co-workers, supervisors and managers.

We also suggest raising a formal letter of grievance to the HR Department. We suggest bringing your grievance complaint letter to the points of law. This provides your employer the opportunity to sort matters out. It also means that your employer cannot plead ignorance of the law.

You only get one chance to do this right, so we suggest reaching out to us to book in a telephone consultation so that we can discuss the workplace issues you are facing, and furthermore, how we can assist you moving forward. The cost of the initial consultation is only £35 up to one hour. We charge £50 an hour thereafter.

Some websites suggest talking to Human Resources or the persons in question. However, this is rarely effective. Remember, the HR Department are there to protect your employer, not you!

Notwithstanding, raising verbal grievances affords you little protection. In order to be protected, your complaints ought to be in writing to afford you protection from victimization.

How to survive a toxic workplace:

We can help you avoid the pitfalls when complaining about a toxic work environment.

You do not have to endure a toxic workplace.

However, to put an end to the toxic work environment, the very first thing you have to do is to take control!

We can assist you in taking control and outlining your grievances under the auspices of The HSAWA 1974; The ERA 1996, and the Equality Act 2010.

Please see our testimonials page.

Go on, pick up the telephone and call us on 07775943414 (9-5 UK time) or email us at – myrightsuk@protonmail.com

All enquires are confidential.

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

Word of Caution:

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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!