Charity Grievance Policy Template
A model grievance policy you can adapt for your charity. Download it below, or enter your email and we'll send it to you.
Charities with employees — the written statement must specify your grievance route (ERA 1996).
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Template from TrusteeMeetings.co.uk — any charity may use and adapt it. No attribution required.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
What's inside
- Informal first
- raising a formal grievance
- the meeting
- right to be accompanied
- decision and appeal
- grievance during a disciplinary case
- bullying, harassment and discrimination
- confidentiality — follows the ACAS Code
How to use it
- Fill in the [square brackets] with your charity's details.
- Adopt it at a board meeting — it has a built-in adoption block.
- Diarise the review date — it has a built-in review block too.
Not sure what to put in it? Read our full guide: What a charity grievance policy must cover.
TrusteeMeetings.co.uk is a governance tool, not a law firm — this is information, not legal advice.