Hello hoping someone can shed some light on something at work.
Last week I was informed that 2 grievance letters had been handed in regarding an incident that had happened 2 weeks ago (apparently I had raised my voice when discussing the failure of an employee to follow correct procedure). I am a team leader and the letters were off 2 employees who report to me. As the incident was deemed minor I was asked to meet with the employees in question to explain the circumstances and put it to rest.
However during the chat I was made aware that they had not raised the issue but a fellow member of the management team had approached them regarding the incident ask them for the details and then typed up the letters himself, then asking the employees to sign and date before handing them into the Operations Director.
So my question is, Is this an acceptable manner for a grievance to be raised? I only ask as one of the employees has now asked for the letter to be removed as he didn't think the incident warranted being raised. Also I have been refused the right to read the letters in question. Surely a grievance letter should be written by the employee raising it? Obviously if they had asked for help then fine but for this member of management to write the letter and just ask them to sign it seems wrong? It looks to me as if they have the issue with me and not the employee and they saw this as an opportunity to get me pulled in and disciplined. Or am I being paranoid?
I have asked for this to be looked into but feel it has been brushed under the carpet and forgotten about. No one has spoken to me about the letters or the concerns I raised and now I feel like I should follow it up?
Sorry it is so long but I am struggling to put this to rest and would like some external input.
Thank you in advance.
Last week I was informed that 2 grievance letters had been handed in regarding an incident that had happened 2 weeks ago (apparently I had raised my voice when discussing the failure of an employee to follow correct procedure). I am a team leader and the letters were off 2 employees who report to me. As the incident was deemed minor I was asked to meet with the employees in question to explain the circumstances and put it to rest.
However during the chat I was made aware that they had not raised the issue but a fellow member of the management team had approached them regarding the incident ask them for the details and then typed up the letters himself, then asking the employees to sign and date before handing them into the Operations Director.
So my question is, Is this an acceptable manner for a grievance to be raised? I only ask as one of the employees has now asked for the letter to be removed as he didn't think the incident warranted being raised. Also I have been refused the right to read the letters in question. Surely a grievance letter should be written by the employee raising it? Obviously if they had asked for help then fine but for this member of management to write the letter and just ask them to sign it seems wrong? It looks to me as if they have the issue with me and not the employee and they saw this as an opportunity to get me pulled in and disciplined. Or am I being paranoid?
I have asked for this to be looked into but feel it has been brushed under the carpet and forgotten about. No one has spoken to me about the letters or the concerns I raised and now I feel like I should follow it up?
Sorry it is so long but I am struggling to put this to rest and would like some external input.
Thank you in advance.
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