Work grievance letter

[Puffins4eva]

I have written a complaint letter about a bullying colleague but have not submitted it .
However does this work , will it stop the behaviour or make it worse , does anyone have succussful outcome experience after submitting a formal complaint .
I'm worried
Thankyou for your time in replying

I’m intending to do the same thing OP but don’t have much hope. The individual has had one grievance against him before and multiple informal complaints and is still there, strutting around making everyone miserable.

So, sadly, everyone is leaving.

I hope there will be some more positive stories to come.

Good Luck.

well it depends entirely on the individual case

Depends so much on the org and context OP. Is the culture supportive? Are you following a procedure? Do you have clear, documented evidence? Is your manager helping you? Are you in a union?

Sadly having been a witness in relation to a major bullying grievance I found the process horrendous and I wasn't even the subject of the bullying. I was interviewed by the investigating officer and every communication I had was scrutinised as the bully claimed they were being victimised. The bully was moved temporarily to another team and then sacked but the stress for everyone involved was awful. I am not surprised that people choose to leave and the bully gets away with things.
If you want to go ahead, then I would get some advice before you submit your letter. Are you in a union? Have a look at your organisations policies and procedures and make sure you have clear records of anything you want to raise and a good support system in place. Good luck OP.

Do you have an internal grievance or complains process, if you do make sure you follow this.

If you work for a good company and think you have a good manager then yes, it's good to do this and may help you and other employees (doubt you'll for the first to complain)

I was bullied when I first started the job I'm now in, which was 12 years ago. At the time I didn't say anything about it as I was desperate to keep my job. The bully was seconded to another position about 5 years ago and has stayed there, but it is still part of the same department.

A couple of months ago I was told that I was going to be 'lent' to the other part of our department to support them for a while, and that I would be working with 'Heather' (the bully -not her real name). This immediately brought back all the old panicky feelings. I am in a better financial position now, I'm going through treatment for cancer, and I'm planning on retiring in the summer so I felt that it wouldn't be the end of the world to tell my line manager that I refused to work with Heather, and why. I've never been brave enough to do that before.

I told him in confidence and it wasn't a formal complaint, but I'm pretty sure that it will have been taken note of and shared with the senior management team and it is less likely that anyone else will be put into the same position as I was. As it is, it turns out that there are two Heathers in the department so I wouldn't have been working with her anyway, but I don't regret letting my line manager know.

if you're going down the formal route you need to be prepared for repercussions I think. People will always take sides and it won't necessarily be your side. My bully is really good at her job and very popular. I would be too scared to do it unless I was prepared to have to change my job, but then I'm a wuss. I would definitely bring it up in an exit interview though, if I was leaving anyway, and I would collect as much evidence as possible beforehand.

Thanks for the advice and shared experience. It has helped