Grievance Management

From time to time, your business may face instances where employees are unhappy about an aspect of their employment. In such cases, they will sometimes look to raise a grievance. 

How your business handles these is important. It’s vital that you ensure you’re following a proper disciplinary and grievance procedure at all times so that any grievance is dealt with in a timely manner and handled sensitively.

Failure to follow a satisfactory grievance procedure could result in your employees taking you to a tribunal.  If you have failed to follow the ACAS Code of Practice, any damages awarded by the tribunal in related claims could be increased.

If you’re unsure whether your current grievance procedure is adequate or you have a live issue that may require sensitive advice, contact us and we can advise you accordingly. Where necessary, we will help you to implement more robust procedures. We’d approach any specific scenario from a risk perspective about the potential for it to turn into a legal claim.

You will be allocated to the most appropriate lawyer for your matter, who will be able to advise you on what current policy and procedures you should have. If one of your employees brings a grievance and you are unsure on how to handle it, we will advise you accordingly and, where necessary, defend your business against any tribunal claims

We will provide clear and upfront cost information to ensure that you remain in control of your costs at every stage.