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Grievance procedure

A model grievance procedure setting out how employees can raise workplace concerns and how employers should investigate, decide, and handle appeals fairly.

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By Darren Newman, Brightmine Consultant Editor

This model grievance procedure helps employers set out a clear, fair process for handling employee complaints, from informal resolution through to a formal grievance and appeal where necessary.

When to use this model grievance policy

Use this model procedure to set out the steps your organisation will take to resolve an employee’s grievance, informally where possible and through a formal process where informal resolution is not appropriate.

This procedure can also be used where two or more employees raise a collective grievance and no collective bargaining agreement applies.

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Updated to reflect the Government’s intention to consult with Acas about enabling employees to raise collective grievances.

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About the author

Darren Newman, Employment Lawyer at Brightmine

Darren Newman
Employment Lawyer, Employment Law Ltd

Darren Newman is an employment lawyer and consultant editor at Brightmine. He qualified at the Bar in 1990, and has extensive experience of representing both employers and employees in the employment tribunal. Darren has provided employment law training to major government departments, commercial organisations, local authorities and public bodies.

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