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Letter appointing a disciplinary investigation managerWhere disciplinary allegations are made against an employee, the first stage is to appoint a manager to conduct an investigation, the purpose of which is to ascertain whether or not there is a pot... Read more
30 Apr 2020
Final performance warning for first incompetenceWhere you've held a formal performance meeting, if the employee's poor performance is sufficiently serious, you may be able to go straight to issuing them with a final performance warning.Appropriate acti... Read more
07 Feb 2023
Incapacity checklist Use this checklist to help you manage employees who are absent for a long period or are persistently absent for short periods due to sickness or injury. Your procedure for managing sickness should be separate from your discipl... Read more
24 May 2018
Failure to attend performance review meeting letterYou can use our letter where an employee has failed to turn up for a formal performance review meeting. This usually happens when they refuse to face up to their poor performance.A re-arranged meetin... Read more
12 Dec 2022
Final written warning for first misconduct offenceFollowing a disciplinary hearing, it may be possible in some cases for you to skip the first written warning stage and move straight to issuing the employee with a final written warning. Our letter co... Read more
07 Jul 2022
External witness statement request letterIf, during a disciplinary investigation, it transpires that there were external witnesses, then as part of a good investigation you should endeavour to obtain witness statements from them. Use our external wit... Read more
01 Oct 2012
Extension of suspension letterWhere an employee has been suspended whilst you investigate very serious misconduct allegations, if that investigation is taking longer than expected, be sure to keep the employee informed using our letter.Suspension fro... Read more
07 Jul 2022
Letter advising appeal is out of timeYou can use our letter to advise employees that their appeal against a disciplinary or capability sanction or a grievance decision can't be heard as it's out of time. However, be careful about being too rigid in sti... Read more
13 May 2022
Failure to attend disciplinary hearing letterOur letter can be used where the employee is a no-show at their disciplinary hearing. This usually happens when they're unwilling to attend because they refuse to face up to the issue. Rearrange the hearing... Read more
12 Dec 2022
Letter appointing a grievance investigation managerWhere an employee raises a formal grievance, you may need to appoint a manager to conduct an investigation, the purpose of which is to ascertain whether the employee's complaints may be well founded.R... Read more
02 Jan 2021