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Employee Grievance — shared by the community

Marta K. shared this 30-question build with 5 conditional rules already wired up. Test it below, then take a copy.

A ready-to-use human resources form for HR, people ops and hiring managers: 30 questions, 3 pages, 5 conditional rules.

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Marta K. · Practice manager
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30
Replies
13
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This is the real form. Answer it to test the flow — nothing is sent or stored.

Page 1 of 3Who is raising this

Your details and the stage

Include your country code.

Which stage is this?
Have you raised this informally already?
Is anyone else raising the same grievance with you?

This template runs as a straight sequence — no branching rules.

Works for you? Take Marta K.'s copy into your own workspace — questions, rules and settings included.

Who this template is for

Employee Grievance is built for HR, people ops and hiring managers who need to run hiring and internal people processes on one auditable record.

  • HR, people ops and hiring managers working in human resources.
  • Teams who need to run hiring and internal people processes on one auditable record without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing CVs, requests and approvals scattered across inboxes with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are candidates and employees — the form asks them 30 questions across 3 screens.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of CVs, requests and approvals scattered across inboxes and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 21 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
  • It captures a phone number for urgent follow-up.
  • It accepts a document or photo upload as evidence.
  • It records a signature you can keep as proof of agreement.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • It allows multiple selections without free text.
  • Conditional logic hides 5 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Employee Grievance lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Check the upload limits on the file question so respondents can attach what you actually need.
  5. 5Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  6. 6Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 5 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features conditional validation: if “Have you raised this informally already?” is Yes, “What happened when you raised it informally” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Is the situation still continuing?” is Yes, “When it last happened” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Do you wish to be accompanied at a hearing?” is Yes, “Who would accompany you” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Do you need any adjustment to take part?” is Yes, “Adjustment you need” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Are there witnesses?” is Yes, “Witness names and how they saw it” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 5 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

What this form asks

Page 1 — Who is raising this

  • Your namerequired
  • Job titlerequired
  • Team or departmentrequired
  • Manager's namerequired
  • Email address for correspondencerequired
  • Contact number
  • Which stage is this?required
  • Have you raised this informally already?required
  • What happened when you raised it informally
  • Is anyone else raising the same grievance with you?required

Page 2 — What happened

  • Date it startedrequired
  • Is the situation still continuing?required
  • When it last happened
  • What happened, in date orderrequired
  • Who was involved and their rolesrequired
  • Are there witnesses?required
  • Witness names and how they saw it
  • What the grievance concernsrequired
  • Policy or agreement you believe is affected
  • Documents, messages or notes you want considered
  • How this has affected your work

Page 3 — Hearing and outcome

  • What outcome are you asking for?required
  • Do you wish to be accompanied at a hearing?required
  • Who would accompany you
  • Your availability over the next two weeksrequired
  • Do you need any adjustment to take part?required
  • Adjustment you need
  • May we share your account with those named in it?required
  • Your signaturerequired
  • Date submittedrequired

Conditional logic in this build

  • WhenHave you raised this informally already?is Yes, requireWhat happened when you raised it informally”.
  • WhenIs the situation still continuing?is Yes, requireWhen it last happened”.
  • WhenDo you wish to be accompanied at a hearing?is Yes, requireWho would accompany you”.
  • WhenDo you need any adjustment to take part?is Yes, requireAdjustment you need”.
  • WhenAre there witnesses?is Yes, requireWitness names and how they saw it”.

Questions about this shared form

How is this different from an anonymous complaint form?

A grievance is named and formal: it triggers a hearing, a right to be accompanied and a written outcome. Anonymous reports cannot support any of that.

Can it be used for an appeal?

Yes. The stage question distinguishes a first grievance from an appeal against an outcome.

Is this legal advice?

No. It is a record-keeping form. Your grievance procedure and any local legal requirements sit outside it.

Who should receive submissions?

Route them to HR or a named impartial person, and never to the manager the grievance is about.

Is the Employee Grievance template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Employee Grievance on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Employee Grievance template ask for?

It asks 30 questions across 3 pages, 21 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Employee Grievance form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic layout, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this human resources form work?

5 conditional rules ship with the template: Features conditional validation: if “Have you raised this informally already?” is Yes, “What happened when you raised it informally” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Is the situation still continuing?” is Yes, “When it last happened” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Do you wish to be accompanied at a hearing?” is Yes, “Who would accompany you” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Employee Grievance form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Employee Grievance form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Can respondents upload files?

Yes. This template includes a file upload question, so respondents can attach documents or photos with their answers. You can adjust the accepted file types and size limits on that question.

Is the signature on this form legally usable?

The template captures a drawn signature and stores it with the submission, along with the timestamp, so you keep evidence of who agreed and when. Whether that is sufficient depends on your jurisdiction and the agreement itself.