Following maternity leave, our client’s return to work was badly mishandled. She submitted a grievance and at the grievance hearing provided evidence showing a failure by management to communicate properly and failure to put adequate arrangements in place.
The grievance was investigated in a shallow manner. There was insufficient interrogation of the factual circumstances and the grievance outcome reached perverse conclusions. The client was only presented with options which would have resulted in substantial financial disadvantage to her. As such, she lodged an appeal against the grievance outcome.
If you’ve been invited to a grievance meeting, read our article on how to prepare beforehand, and how to behave during this meeting.
See also our other template letters on issues relating to pregnancy and maternity at work, our article on the topic, and our 10 tips for returning to work from maternity leave.