Need help on "how to write a formal complain"?

Dear employer

On [date], [who] said [what] which I consider offensive and bullying [or whatever]

For your information [who] was present and may be able to give you further information.

I expect you to protect me from such behaviour on the part of your other employees.

Yours sincerely.

You should go to your Human Resources department and they should have someone there who can help you. If the person said anything offensive (eg racist, sexist, etc) then I would report it because it is an environmental issue and the employer must know it exists to prevent it from happening again by him or others. If it was just a big mistake maybe you should give him the chance to apologize before you put something like that in his permanent record.

In either case, if HR does not have an official form then just write a memo or letter referencing the date and time of the incident, who else was present (if anyone) and what happened. Then HR will have to investigate.

Good luck.

If this is the first time this happened, let it slide (unless it was sexual harassment or racism).

If this is NOT the first time - write a letter with the following guidelines.

- stick to facts, and try to exclude emotions as much as you can. Except when you indicate "i felt threatened at that point" or "the sexually oriented comments made me feel unsafe" - put yourself in reporter mode.

- state clearly what happened, in what circumstances, and who were present that could confirm your account.

- Say how often this has happened, and indicate whether or not the circumstances were similar each time.

Be prepared to back up your complaint, and ask other people that saw what happened to confirm your story, preferably in writing.

(Address)

Date (in words)

Sir/Madam

Sub: Verbal attack at work

I am writing to complain about a certain fellow empolyee who had recently uttered some pretty harsh words to me.

- You may add details about the words exchanged, the cause for this sudden 'attack', etc. -

I was very disturbed by this and wish for some sort of action to be taken as it has affected me as an individual.

Thank you for taking your time to read this letter and I hope you will take what i've said into consideration.

Thank You

Your Sincerly

(your signature)

-your Name-

if this is going to your employer:

Dear (employers name,)

I am writing this letter in order to comply with the company policy on harassment. This letter is to inform you of the verbal abuse I received from (persons name) on (the date and time.)

(write details about what happened here)

I felt extremely violated and would appreciate your help in resolving this matter to insure it never happens to me or anyone else.

Thank you for your time in this matter,

(your name)

complaint. You should see your supervisor in private and tell them your problem and that you would like something done about it.