Grievance Procedure For Use By NTA Members

The Grievance Procedure is a personnel policy owned by the employee and cannot be used by management.

The employee does not need permission to use it. It is for the employee to deal with a working relationship problem they are experiencing with a fellow colleague who is at the same or higher position in the staffing structure of a work place. If a member has concerns with a colleague they line manage they cannot use the grievance procedure to resolve those concerns and, if uncertain, should seek advice from a higher line manager (in a school the headteacher or deputy headteacher in the absence of the headteacher) as to which personnel procedure to use.

If there is a grievance between two employees, both being NUT members, then, with the agreement of the two NUT members, the NUT Code Of Conduct can be used instead of the grievance procedure thus enabling the issue to be resolved within the union and not within the school.

If a member wishes to access use of the Grievance Procedure or the Code Of Conduct they should seek advice from the Divisional Secretary (ACAS accredited and hence trained) before doing so.

Issues raised under these are confidential to those involved.

Please see the links on our NTA website "News" page, for both the Grievance Procedure document and the Code Of Practice document. The News page is available from the buttton on the left side of each web page. Close this window to bring up the website.

Best wishes,
Peter Smith