{"id":16152,"date":"2026-03-12T17:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=16152"},"modified":"2026-07-27T11:16:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T11:16:25","slug":"letter-explaining-that-trivial-grievance-issue-will-not-be-dealt-with-under-grievance-procedure","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/talent-management\/employee-relations\/letter-explaining-that-trivial-grievance-issue-will-not-be-dealt-with-under-grievance-procedure\/","title":{"rendered":"Letter explaining that frivolous or trivial grievance issue will not be dealt with under grievance procedure"},"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\" 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