? At the moment a serious workplace grievance is raised, you are almost certain to have an emotional response initially; especially if it is someone senior, or you yourself have been accused of something like bullying or sexual harassment.
? In life we are often encouraged not to bottle things up, but in this first moment ignore that advice! Don’t hit send on an angry response if you got a complaint by email. Don’t engage in conversation with connected parties in the first instance. Go for a walk, shut yourself in a private room, take some deep breaths.
☎ In fact, the first person you should talk to is your HR professional; whether that is an outsourced service like ours, or someone in-house. Have us on speed dial!
? Are you struggling with a grievance at the moment and spending a crazy amount of your time trying to deal with it and would really benefit from some support and help in dealing with it, if so, give us a call today to see how we could help you going forward on 0191 2838732

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