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ByAdvisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)teal_quill_95e218

A blank editable example disciplinary procedure for a formal workplace grievance, disciplinary or investigation process.

Adapted edition

Grievance and disciplinary
Document type
Template
Format
DOCX
Pages
4
Language
English
Version
1.0
Updated
2026-09-16
Category
Safety & operations
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0
Description

Use within a current UK workplace procedure and adapt the bracketed fields to the case. Check current Acas guidance, organisational policy and legal advice before use.

Contents
  • Template
  • Principles
  • Your right to be accompanied
  • The procedure
  • First stage of formal procedure
  • Final written warning
  • Dismissal or other action
  • Gross misconduct
  • Appeals
  • Source and licence
Source and licence
Example disciplinary procedure

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas)

Original source OGL-UK-3.0

AttributionAdapted from Acas, “Example disciplinary procedure” (13 September 2022). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

ChangesAdapted 16 September 2026: rebuilt the paired Word and OpenDocument source as a neutral blank DOCX and searchable PDF; retained the source wording, bracketed guidance, field order, lists and tables; normalized layout and whitespace; removed Acas visual identity, source styling, source links, images, custom XML, attached templates and personal or document-history metadata; and added concise UK-use, licence and no-endorsement notices.

Version history
  • v1.016/09/2026
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