Disciplinary Procedure Policy

Our Disciplinary Policy template can be used by all employers. This policy sets out the rules for both a disciplinary procedure and a capability procedure. It covers how managers will manage incidents of misconduct or tackle under-performance by staff.

A Disciplinary Procedure is a legal requirement

The law requires employers to have in place a written disciplinary procedure complying with sections 3(1)(b)(i) and (c), of the Employment Rights Act 1996. The disciplinary policy can be:

• included in the employment contract (or statutory statement of employment terms), or
• provided in a separate policy or staff handbook, so long as it is mentioned in the contract or statement.

Our policy and procedure fulfills this requirement. It also complies with the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures (you can find the full Code here).

For a preview of our guide to completing the document, please click here.

Using our Disciplinary Procedure template

In matters of discipline or under-performance, employers must treat employees consistently and in line with their written policy. Essentially this is about treating employees fairly (in accordance with the Acas Code of Practice). Failing to do this could lead to an unfair dismissal claim against the employer if you treat the employee in an unfair way, and that results in your dismissing them under the policy.

Our clear written disciplinary procedure will help you to tackle these issues in a fair and consistent manner in line with the law, both protecting the employer and treating the employee fairly in the process.

With our free guide that comes with the disciplinary policy, you will find producing your HR policy quick and easy. You can then issue it to all staff. If you ever need to use it, you will find clear and easy to follow, helping you to avoid unfair dismissal claims and protecting your business.

As with all our documents, you receive access to any future updates to this disciplinary procedure free of charge once you have bought the original one. This helps you to keep up-to-date on any changes in the law and practice and keep you protected at no further cost to you.

Other HR Handbook documents from Legalo

Legalo has a full range of policies for your HR Handbook. So you can either:

• if you only need a few policies, buy them individually, or
• buy the complete set at a significant discount on the price of buying them individually.

So have a look at our HR section for full details.

If you only need a disciplinary procedure and a grievance policy, we offer 20% off when you buy both together. Click here for more details of our discount package.