Exhausting all the options first...

mooks

Some of you will be aware I have an ET application currently in the works for unfair dismissal. I've got a CMD meeting next month, with a view to my hearing taking place towards the end of next year, and I'm just trying to pull all the facts together, but to also mitigate any holes in my case.

Having read the Respondent's ET3, I get the feeling they may try to capitalise on the fact I didn't appeal against my redundancy.

My reason for not doing this was because they refused to investigate all the issues raised in a grievance I'd submitted (the director threw out 2 of the 3 issues raised, and the director was named in those 2 points - go figure); they ignored my appeal against a performance management process completely; and they ignored my appeal against their decision not to automatically assimilate me to the post that replaced mine, and then refused to evidence their decision.

In short, I'd lost confidence in the internal processes.

In hindsight, I know I should have submitted an appeal simply to 'tick the procedural box', but is it likely that an ET would view this as being detrimental to my case, given that I'd already made three disclosures via formal processes which were ignored or mismanaged?

Happy to answer any questions or clarify if needed...