What is a personal grievance?
A personal grievance is a type of complaint that an employee may bring against a current or former employer.
The personal grievance process
If the first steps of solving a problem don’t fix the issue, in many instances an employee can raise a personal grievance.
Unjustifiable dismissal
A dismissal must be for a good reason and be carried out fairly otherwise the employee may have a personal grievance claim.
Unjustified disadvantage
Employer actions can result in an unjustified disadvantage to the employee.
Tools and Resources
Raising a personal grievance sample letter - DOC 27KB
Use this example to help raise a personal grievance with an employer.
Page last revised: 26 May 2020