Grievances

New and updated

• Date:

  11 November 2021

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Tricky disciplinary and grievance issues - your questions answered

  Darren Newman discusses how to effectively handle misconduct and conflict in the workplace. While such issues are nothing new, the way that we work is changing and this can result in additional challenges.

• Type:

  Interactive flowcharts

  Grievances: Deal with a formal grievance

  Use this grievances flowchart to deal with a formal grievance in line with the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures".

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to ex-employee who has raised grievance

  A model letter responding to an ex-employee who has raised a grievance.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is an employer required to deal with a grievance raised by an ex-employee?

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee of outcome of colleague's grievance involving them

  A model letter to inform an employee of the outcome of a grievance that a fellow employee has raised against them.

• Date:

  16 April 2019

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Dealing fairly with disciplinary and grievance situations

  We are joined by Max Winthrop to go through the steps that employers need to take to ensure fair and robust disciplinary and grievance procedures.

• Date:

  4 March 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Updated Acas discipline and grievance guide: What's new for employers?

  In February 2019, Acas made changes to its guide on discipline and grievances, which complements the "Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures". We set out the key updates, in particular the amended guidance on workers seeking to postpone a disciplinary hearing because their preferred companion is unavailable.

• Type:

  FAQs

  What happens if the companion is not available at the time chosen for a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

• Type:

  FAQs

  What redress is available if an employer fails to permit a worker to be accompanied at a disciplinary or grievance hearing?

• Type:

  How to

  How to deal with workers' statutory right to be accompanied at disciplinary and grievance hearings

  Updated to include information on Talon Engineering Ltd v Smith, concerning the employer's refusal to postpone a disciplinary hearing to allow the employee to be accompanied.