{"id":14312,"date":"2025-05-20T15:08:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=14312"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:04:08","slug":"grievance-procedures","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/disciplinary\/grievance-procedures\/","title":{"rendered":"Grievance procedures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong>Nicola Stibbs<\/strong><br>Brightmine editor: <strong>Laura Merrylees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Effective grievance procedures are essential for maintaining a fair, transparent, and legally compliant workplace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our guide outlines how employers should manage employee grievances in line with the Acas Code of Practice, providing practical steps to ensure issues are handled consistently, promptly, and with full HR compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-this-guide-learn-about\">In this guide, learn about:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Principles for dealing with grievance fairly\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Confidentiality during grievance procedure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Stages of dealing with grievance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Drawing up and communicating grievance procedure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Grievances related to discrimination, bullying or harassment and whistleblowing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Worker&#8217;s right to be accompanied at grievance meeting\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Meetings where individual can be accompanied<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Identity of companion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">&#8220;Reasonable&#8221; request to be accompanied<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Postponement of grievance meeting if chosen companion unavailable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Companion&#8217;s role at grievance meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Paid time off for companion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Collective grievances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Grievances raised by ex-employees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Written statement of terms and conditions of employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Remedies and penalties\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Uplift for failure to follow Acas code<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Constructive dismissal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Failure to permit worker to be accompanied<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Companion&#8217;s protection against detriment or dismissal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Future developments\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Collective grievances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-see-more\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For full access to Grievance procedures, sign up to a HR and Compliance Centre subscription today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/quote\/?intcmp=hrcc-migrated-resource|quote|request-a-quote\" 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grievances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-22a7c014 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigate HR complexity with confidence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With Brightmine, you can build powerful people strategies, implement best practices and set your organisation up for a brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Learn how our tools, resources and automation can empower you and your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/solutions\/?intcmp=cta|blog|solutions|learn-more\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Learn 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Her experience includes eight years as an associate at Bevan Brittan LLP. She also worked for several years as a senior employment lawyer at a unitary local authority. She has a broad range of experience in defending employers in the employment tribunal, advising employer appeal panels and on day-to-day employee relations, as well as TUPE and organisational change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nicky is a freelance writer of employment law articles for law firms. She works for Bevan Brittan LLP as a consultant solicitor and is an associate at Collingridge Employment Law, where she advises SMEs and individuals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cararra-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cararra-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-a903a136 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"130\" height=\"155\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/10\/07033610\/laura-merrylees-headshot.webp\" alt=\"Laura Merrylees, Senior Legal Editor at Brightmine\" class=\"wp-image-9318\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:500px;border-top-right-radius:500px;border-bottom-left-radius:500px;border-bottom-right-radius:500px;object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:100px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Laura Merrylees<\/strong><br>Senior Legal Editor, Brightmine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having qualified as a solicitor in private practice, Senior Legal Editor Laura Merrylees spent fourteen years working in-house for a large telecommunications organisation, specialising in employment law. 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