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Formal grievance procedure - Step 4: The grievance meeting
What should happen in a grievance meeting. Includes how soon the meeting should happen and the people the employee can bring with them.
Strategies for effectively managing email – research paper
Acas research report on strategies for managing email in the workplace.
Gender reassignment discrimination - What the law says
What gender reassignment discrimination is and how employers and employees can deal with it.
Settlement agreement template
Template for writing a settlement agreement to be used with Acas's guidance on how to use the template.
Gender reassignment discrimination - Types of discrimination
Examples of gender reassignment discrimination, including direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation.
Black History Month: the importance of role models
Interviews with Acas colleagues and Magistrate Carl St Paul about the black role models in their lives.
Sexual harassment - Creating a sexual harassment policy
What employers should include if they have a policy on sexual harassment.
Collective consultation for redundancy - How to hold consultation
What you must do when carrying out collective consultations.
Changing your employees' contracts - If changes cannot be agreed
Advice for employers if employment contract changes cannot be agreed, including how Acas can help, and advice if considering dismissing and rehiring ('fire and rehire').