Employee Complaint Letter Against Manager

If you are complaining about a manager, how do you write a formal letter of complaint?

• Don't go into too much detail in your letter. A thorough investigation of your complaint requires detailed information from you.
• Make sure you stick to the facts.
• Using offensive or abusive language is never acceptable.
• Be specific, but do not use emotional language when describing your complaint.

I have attached a sample cover letter for your reference. It can then be downloaded and you can make some necessary changes that fit to your style. You can use the sample cover letter after some edits, as well as the tips we've provided. You can refer to the following sample letter for guidance:

Dear [name],

I have been a loyal employee of this company for the past {{# years/months}} and I feel that I'm not being treated {{properly/correctly}} by my current manager. I would like to place a formal complaint against my manager, {{first & last name of manager}}. It has become increasingly difficult for me to remain {{happy/productive}} in my present position because of the negativity from my manager. No matter how well I perform in my job, I feel {{he/she}} never recognizes me. I feel that {{he/she}} is preventing me from growing and progressing with my career and that has been extremely discouraging to me. I find that {{name}} is not being reasonable at all. It has become so bad that {{he/she}} is now even timing my {{[washroom/lunch/smoke}} breaks. I have never found a rule in the company policies book that empowers a manager to decide the length of a washroom break for one of their subordinates. This is simply not fair. I am asking you to help me resolve this situation and to consider placing me on a different team. I thank you in advance for looking into this matter on my behalf.

Yours sincerely,