New model documents on grievance investigations and witnesses

The HR & Compliance Centre policies and documents service provides model letters relating to grievance investigations and witnesses. 

• Letter inviting an employee to an investigatory meeting regarding another employee's grievance Use this model letter to request that an employee attend an investigatory meeting regarding a grievance raised by another employee. 
• Letter to an external witness requesting a witness statement regarding an internal grievance Use this model letter to request that an external witness provide a witness statement regarding an internal grievance. 

Also

Grievance procedures: model policies and documents Browse our full selection of model policies, forms, letters and contract clauses on grievance procedures. We also have a good practice guide on handling grievances. 

The HR & Compliance Centre FAQs section answers a number of employers' questions on grievance procedures, including: 

• Is an employer obliged to provide notes on an investigation into a grievance to the employee who raised the grievance?
• Where an employee's claim of harassment turns out to be unfounded, can he or she be disciplined for raising a grievance?
• What are the possible consequences of failing to follow the Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures?