Downloadable and customisable documents relating to managing discipline. For more information see the employment law pages on Disciplinary procedures.

This contract clause states that the company has the right to suspend an employee on normal pay during an investigation into their conduct or pending disciplinary proceedings.














This letter informs an employee of the outcome of a meeting to appeal against their dismissal, reiterating their grounds for appeal and mitigation and informing them that the decision is to uphold the original sanction.

This letter confirms to an employee the outcome of an appeal meeting regarding poor performance, including the reasons for their appeal and any mitigating factors, stating that the decision is to uphold the original decision.






















This letter informs an employee that a disciplinary sanction other than a warning or dismissal is being imposed, eg demotion or transfer to other job, and asks them to sign an enclosed letter to accept the changes to their terms of employment.



This policy covers action to be taken by the employer when an employee is charged with a criminal offence. The policy gives guidelines on managing the situation, including bringing the organisation into disrepute, minor motoring offences, criminal offences relating to work activities, dismissal when the employee is later acquitted, offences leading to the required dismissal of the employee, action when the employee is found guilty, but not imprisoned and action on imprisonment of the employee.

Use this procedure to set out the policy on conducting a disciplinary investigation in the workplace. The procedure confirms the responsibilities of the employee and the company.

This policy outlines the situations in which the organisation might stop and search those working in the organisation. The policy covers general principles, searching of vehicles, searching of bags, other searches, refusing to allow a search, action to be taken if irregularity is discovered, frequency of searches, recording of searches, and complaints about searches.

This plan can accompany a disciplinary sanction given to an employee to set out exactly what it is that the employee needs to improve upon. It also permits the inclusion of review dates.

The form is designed for the investigating manager to record the details and conclusions of a disciplinary investigation.