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It outlines eligible grievance types such as unjustifiable dismissal, unjustifiable disadvantage, discrimination, and sexual or racial harassment, and notes key time limits for employees to raise claims. The letter prompts the employee to describe the reason, provide a timeline of relevant events, state the desired remedy, and request an acknowledgment and a response by a specific date.","Sample letter: Raising a personal grievance\n\u003CFor information on personal grievances, visit the Employment New Zealand website: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.employment.govt.nz/resolving-problems/steps-to-resolve/personal-grievance/\" \u0014employment.govt.nz/resolving-problems/steps-to-resolve/personal-grievance\u0015 or search for keyword “personal grievances”. Employees can raise a personal grievance within 90 days of when the events happened or come to their notice, or for incidents of sexual harassment employees have up to 12 months to raise the personal grievance >\n\u003CDate>\nPrivate and confidential\n\u003CInsert  employer name>\u000b\u003CInsert employer business address>\nDear \u003Cinsert name of relevant person at employer >\nI, \u003Cinsert employee full name>, am raising a personal grievance for \u003Cinsert type of grievance/s>\n\u003CTypes of personal grievances include - unjustifiable dismissal (which could include constructive dismissal or redundancy), unjustifiable action which disadvantages the employee, discrimination, sexual harassment (by someone in authority or by co-workers), racial harassment, duress over membership of a union or other employee organization, failure to deal with bullying employer’s failure to comply with obligations relating to continuity of employment for employees affected by restructuring (\u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0024/latest/DLM59172.html\" \u0014Part 6A of the Employment Relations Act 2000\u0015)>.\nI believe I have a personal grievance because … \u003Cinsert a brief reason here>\nWhat happened was … \u003Cinsert details and dates of meetings etc. in a timeline>\nOptional: I would like you to address my grievance by … \u003Cinsert what you would like out of this situation>\n\u003CYou could ask for as an example, reinstatement, attendance at mediation, lost wages, compensation etc>.\nPlease respond to this letter by \u003Cinsert date that reasonably gives the employer time to respond> .\n\u003CYou could also ask the employer to acknowledge getting this letter so that you know your grievance has been properly raised.  >.\nYours sincerely\n\u003Cinsert employee name>","cbCainCZOj7V2xRI","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainCZOj7V2xRI","docx",19099,"English","en",105,"# Raising a personal grievance\n## Letter header and recipient\n## Grievance details and types\n## Timeline of events\n## Remedy requested and response date\n## Closing","[{\"question\":\"What information must be included at the start of the personal grievance letter?\",\"answer\":\"Include the date, the employer’s name and business address, and the relevant person’s name. 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