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Workplace letter guides

Plain-English guidance on putting a workplace problem in writing in the UK. General information about the process only — not legal advice or representation.

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See a full sample grievance letter

A complete personalised letter written around a made-up scenario, so you can see exactly what RightWords produces before you spend anything.

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Workplace grievance hub

Everything on raising a grievance: letters, examples, the procedure and appeals.

Reasonable adjustments at work

What adjustments are, how to ask, and how to put a request in writing.

Flexible working requests

Hours, homeworking, compressed and hybrid patterns — and what to include.

Grievance letter template

A free fill-in-the-blanks UK grievance letter template, section by section.

Grievance letter checklist (with example)

A six-part checklist to work through as you draft, plus a full worked UK example.

Resignation letter for constructive dismissal

What to do before resigning if you feel forced out, plus a UK resignation letter template.

How to write a grievance letter

The structure UK employers expect, what to include, and what to leave out.

Grievance letter examples

Five worked UK examples covering common workplace situations.

Grievance letter for unfair treatment

How to describe unfair treatment factually and compare how others were treated.

Grievance letter about bullying and harassment

Recording a pattern of behaviour, its effect on you, and what you want to happen.

How to write a grievance letter to HR

Who to address it to, what HR actually does with it, and what to ask for.

The grievance procedure, step by step

What happens after you send the letter — meeting, outcome, appeal.

How to prepare for a disciplinary hearing

Your right to be accompanied, how to organise your defence, and what happens on the day.

How to write a formal complaint letter at work

When an informal complaint is enough, and when to make it formal.

Employee rights UK

A plain-English overview of key UK workplace rights and how to enforce them.

Reasonable adjustments examples

Common workplace adjustments by condition type, and how to ask.

Flexible working request examples

Six UK worked examples and the structure of a statutory request.

Free grievance letter builder (tool)

Fill in the boxes and get a structured draft — free, nothing saved or sent.

Workplace incident timeline builder (tool)

Turn dated events into a clear chronology you can copy or download.

Grievance letter against a manager

Who to send it to, how to structure it, and a full fictional example letter.

Grievance letter for bullying at work

Turning repeated incidents into a dated, factual letter an employer can investigate.

Evidence for a workplace grievance

What to gather, what to attach, and what to do when it all happened verbally.

HR ignored my grievance — what now?

How to check, follow up in writing and escalate without losing the record.

Should I raise a grievance before resigning?

What people weigh up before leaving over how they have been treated.

Grievance letter about bullying by a manager

Who to send it to, and how to describe conduct that goes beyond management.

Grievance letter about a colleague

Informal steps first, factual incidents, and outcomes that are workable.

How to write a grievance appeal letter

Choosing your grounds and challenging the findings in an outcome letter.

Adjustment request: ADHD at work

Describing the tasks you find difficult and the changes that could help.

Adjustment request: autism at work

Communication, environment and scheduling changes people commonly discuss.

Working from home as a reasonable adjustment

How it differs from a flexible working request, and what to propose.

Flexible hours as a reasonable adjustment

Start times, breaks and shift patterns — and how to cover the gap.

Compressed hours request

Full-time hours across fewer days, with example wording.

Work from home request

Naming the days, the hours and the cover arrangements.

Hybrid working request

Fixed, flexible or anchor days — and return-to-office expectations.

Flexible working for childcare and caring

School runs, term times, and how much detail to share.