Grievances

New and updated

• Date:

  6 October 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Managing conflict: How are investigations holding up in the pandemic?

  Just because a high proportion of employees are away from the office does not mean conflict has disappeared - in some ways it has become more complex, and HR teams are calling in independent mediators and investigators for support. Personnel Today spoke to a team of investigators about navigating employee grievances remotely.

• Date:

  27 May 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Investigations and Covid-19: employers need a pandemic-proof toolkit

  Lockdown has presented difficulties for companies involved in internal investigations, dealing with whistleblowers, grievance claims and disciplinary processes. Ivor Adair examines the latest Acas guidance on the subject and explains the key issues and solutions.

• Type:

  Employment law manual

  Grievance procedures

  Enhanced to include information on Acas guidance on grievance procedures during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Date:

  6 May 2020

  Type:

  News

  Acas publishes coronavirus disciplinary and grievance guidance

  Employers need to consider whether it is fair or reasonable to conduct a disciplinary or grievance procedure while staff are working from home, following social distancing guidelines at work, or are on furlough.

• Date:

  17 April 2020

  Type:

  Commentary and analysis

  Coronavirus lockdown: How can HR manage ongoing disciplinary issues?

  With the coronavirus crisis resulting in an unexpected period of homeworking for much of the workforce, consultant editor Darren Newman considers the approach HR might take to managing employee relations processes during this time.

• Type:

  Quick reference

  Compensation - discipline and grievance hearings

  Updated to take into account an increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2020.

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter responding to an ex-employee who has raised a grievance

  Updated to include information on Base Childrenswear Ltd v Otshudi in which the EAT considered the level of compensation where, among other things, the ex-employee’s post-termination grievance was ignored.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is an employer required to deal with a grievance raised by an ex-employee?

• Type:

  Policies and documents

  Letter informing an employee of the outcome of a grievance that a fellow employee has raised against them

  A model letter to inform an employee of the outcome of a grievance that a fellow employee has raised against them.

• Date:

  16 April 2019

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Podcast: Dealing fairly with disciplinary and grievance situations

  We are joined by Max Winthrop to go through the steps that employers need to take to ensure fair and robust disciplinary and grievance procedures.