Improving discipline and grievance procedures: an Acas joint working approach to training line managers and supervisors at Patak’s.
Improving discipline and grievance procedures: an Acas joint working approach to training line managers and supervisors at Patak’s.
3 PagesCase study Improving discipline and grievance procedures: an Acas joint working approach to training line managers and supervisors at Patak’s. 1 Background Patak’s is renowned in the UK for its range of Indian pickles, chutneys, stir-in cooking sauces and curry pastes. Established in the 1950’s by the father of the current owner, Kirit Pathak, the business has transformed itself from a family run business operating out of a tiny North London kitchen into a multi-national business with an estimated value of £50m. Having undergone rapid expansion over the years, the business currently occupies five sites throughout the UK and employs around 750 staff, most of whom are white. Its largest factory and headquarters are based in Wigan, an area with a low ethnic minority pop
