Ruth Ogunleye
employment lawyer
Precise; time limits are everything
The Grievance
Arash files a grievance and faces investigation, retaliation and a choice between a settlement and a tribunal.
Planned · not started yet
Work & careers Ethics & integrity Hard choices Workplace Tense Bracing
The premise
Arash files a grievance and faces investigation, retaliation and a choice between a settlement and a tribunal. The series shows the formal process honestly, including where it fails the people it is meant to protect.
The protagonist
Arash Mahdavi-Cole — Laboratory technician bullied by a new manager
The council
Every council member is an original fictional character. None represents, quotes or is endorsed by a real person.
James Calloway
HR investigator
Neutral; follows the evidence
Sandra Vukovic
occupational psychologist
Insightful; sees the team, not just the conflict
How the story moves
From grievance to tribunal decision over a year; retaliation in Book 2 strengthens his case but costs him colleagues, and the outcome is partial.
What readers take away
- Grievance procedures
- Bullying versus lawful management
- Discrimination law basics
- Gathering evidence
- Workplace investigations
- Tribunal claims and time limits
- Early conciliation
- Settlement agreements
- Use ACAS early conciliation
- Calculate tribunal time limits
- Prepare a witness statement
- Understand compensation types
The books
- 1The manager Planned
- 2The grievance Planned
- 3The investigation Planned
- 4The tribunal Planned
Book titles are working titles and may change before publication. No book is on sale until the complete series is finished, checked and released.