Grievances – how to write them
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As we’ve seen elsewhere on the site, its important to put your grievance in writing to your employer so that you get the maximum chance of entering into a compromise agreement whereby you receive a tax free lump sum payment to tide you over until you find a new job.
But how do you write a grievance? Simple – you set out exactly the behaviour of your employer that you wish to complain about, in chronological order, giving as many facts as possible. In employment law, the key facts are:-
- Who – who was present
- When – time & date
- How – meeting / email / call
- What – what was said or done
A good grievance can form the basis for drafting your ‘ET1′ which is your employment tribunal claim form. Please click here to see an example grievance letter or go to our example grievance page.
Whatever you do, don’t mention anything about Tribunal proceedings, or wanting a compromise agreement or a lump sum settlement. Those things can be mentioned in a separate ‘without prejudice‘ letter. This is because a canny employer could use those things against you to say that the employment relationship broke down because you talked openly about tribunal proceedings.
Have a look at our grievance process page to see what happens next in the process.
You might want to get a rough idea of the value of your case by filling in the Compromise Calculator. Also think about getting some representation have a look at the Employee Experiences to see how others in your situation were helped on their journey.
If you want to the grievance process or any other compromise agreement query, including how to get representation at no up front cost, email us on info@compromiseagree.com, call us 0800 533 5134 or 07758 263970 or send a message in the box to the bottom right.
Armed with some tailored advice, you will not only know which moves to make and which moves to not even think about, but your employer will suddenly sit up and take notice, so you can secure the maximum payout for the minimum stress.
