WhatsApp messages for a grievance, hearing or tribunal
Instructions from a manager, harassment, a dismissal by message, promises about pay. Give HR or the tribunal the whole thread, numbered and dated.
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How it works.
WhatsApp does not give you a document. On iPhone the export is a ZIP file, and on Android it is a text file with any media sent alongside it. Getting that out of the app is the part most people get stuck on, so that is step one.
Export from WhatsApp
On iPhone, open the chat, tap the contact or group name, then Export Chat. On Android, open the chat and tap More options, More, Export chat. Choose Attach Media on iPhone or Include media on Android if you want the photos, or Without Media for a much smaller file. Send it to yourself.
Drop the file in
Upload the ZIP as WhatsApp made it. Do not unzip it first. If Android gave you a .txt with the photos as separate files, put them in one zip together, because this takes one file. You will see the participants, the message count and the real formatting straight away, for free.
Check it, then pay
If the names, dates and layout look right, pay once and download the full PDF. If something looks wrong, close the tab and nothing is charged.
Four ways to print it.
Every sample below is page one of a real PDF, made from the same sample as the one above by the same code that makes your file. Pick a style when you preview, and change it as often as you like.
What helps at a hearing
- The full conversation, not selected screenshots, so nobody can say the context is missing.
- Numbered messages, so you can say "see message 87" while everyone turns to the same place.
- Clear dates and times, because the order of events is usually the argument.
- Enough copies: one for you, one for the other side, one for the chair or commissioner.
Using it with other documents
Tribunals and the CCMA often want your documents together in one indexed, page numbered set. The tribunal bundle tool takes this transcript plus your contract, payslips and letters and builds that set. This page starts in the Formal style. It is an accurate reformat of your export, not a certified copy.
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Questions, answered.
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