Disciplinary Policy and Procedure

A complete disciplinary policy setting out how you deal with conduct problems: informal action, suspension, investigation, hearings, warnings, dismissal and appeals. It is written to meet the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures, which employment tribunals must take into account.

• Adopt it for all employees and refer to it in your contracts or staff handbook
• Follow it every time a conduct issue may lead to formal action
• Use with the invitation and outcome letters in this pack

• Add your organisation name and the job titles of the people who will investigate, hear and decide appeals
• Choose your warning durations in clause 11 and check the gross misconduct list in clause 12 suits your work
• Decide whether the policy is contractual (we recommend it is not – see clause 2)
• Issue it to staff and keep a record that they received it