Nursery World - HR Update - How to deal with dismissal

Jacqui Mann outlines the key stages to follow to ensure your disciplinary policy is up-to-date and that a fair hearing is carried out.

Have you recently reviewed your disciplinary policy?

Did you know when the statutory disciplinary code was revoked in 2009 the new ACAS guide removed the need for a verbal warning? Many disciplinary policies still contain a verbal warning. Below are the stages I would recommend having in your policy:

Stage 1 Written warning

It will be implemented due to:

The employee should be given a formal written warning giving details of the complaint, the improvement required, the time-scales for improvement and the right of appeal. It should also say that action under the next stage of the procedure may be considered if there is no satisfactory improvement or repeated misconduct.

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