Responding to complaints – Vocabulary and Phrases

 

Useful vocabulary and phrases

sympathetic – showing understanding

accountable – obliged to accept responsibility

to justify – defend

to complain / make a complaint

to outline the reason broadly – describe simply

to reprimand – speak or write angrily to someone because they have done something wrong

conduct of an employee – his behavior

to remedy a problem – correct a problem

Please rest assured that… – You can be sure…

Please accept our sincere apologies… – We are very sorry…

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention – Thank you for informing us about the problem

We place great importance on – This is very important for us

It will not be tolerated… – We will not accept it….

Disciplinary action has been invoked on the employee – The employee will have problems…