GRIEVANCE APPEAL LETTER TEMPLATE
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[Your name] · [Date]

Dear [Appeal manager — must not be the original decision-maker],

RE: APPEAL AGAINST GRIEVANCE OUTCOME OF [date]

1. I appeal the outcome of my grievance dated [date of original letter],
   notified to me on [date]. This appeal is submitted within the
   [X]-working-day deadline in the grievance procedure.

2. GROUNDS OF APPEAL — tick and expand those that apply:
   [ ] The investigation was incomplete: [witnesses not interviewed /
       documents not considered — name them]
   [ ] The findings are unsupported by the evidence: [finding] at
       paragraph [X] is contradicted by [document/witness]
   [ ] The procedure was not followed: [identify the deviation from the
       policy / ACAS Code]
   [ ] New evidence is now available: [describe]
   [ ] The outcome does not address the remedy sought: [explain]

3. For each ground: state the fact, cite the evidence (appendix number),
   and say what the correct finding or step should have been.

4. THE OUTCOME I SEEK FROM THIS APPEAL
   [e.g. a fresh investigation by an independent investigator; the
   specific finding amended; the action originally requested]

5. Please confirm the appeal meeting date. I will be accompanied by
   [name/role] under s.10 Employment Relations Act 1999.

Yours sincerely,
[Your name]

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