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The manager's guide to disciplinary and grievance handling
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The manager's guide to disciplinary and grievance handling
The ACAS Code sets the minimum fair process for discipline and grievances. The steps to follow, the right to be accompanied, appeals, and the tribunal uplift for getting it wrong.
What you will learn
- What the ACAS Code covers
- The disciplinary process, step by step
- The right to be accompanied
- Suspension during an investigation
- The grievance process, step by step
Written by Elodie Cosette, Head of Insights
Written for managers,
not lawyers.
Inside the guide
11 short chapters
Read it in one sitting, or jump to the part you need today.
01What the ACAS Code covers
02The disciplinary process, step by step
03The right to be accompanied
04Suspension during an investigation
05The grievance process, step by step
06Handling appeals fairly
07Getting it wrong: the tribunal uplift
08Keep a written record at every stage
09Short service and probation
10Getting disciplinary and grievance handling right
11How Jamie HR helps
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