The Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures is the minimum an employer should follow for handling these issues at work.
Code of Practice
Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures
Published 11 March 2015
About this Code
Employers should follow a fair procedure in line with the Acas Code of Practice for any discipline or grievance case. The procedure an employer follows and an employee's actions will be taken into account if the case reaches an employment tribunal.
The Acas Code of Practice mainly applies to anyone legally classed as an employee. To help working relationships, employers might want to use the same procedure for anyone legally classed as a worker. Find out more about employment status.
Updates to this Code
We will be updating this Code of Practice. We are doing this to promote the early resolution of concerns in the workplace.
Related advice
- Acas guide to discipline and grievances at work
- Disciplinary procedure: step by step
- Formal grievance procedure: step by step
- Dismissals
Related training
Acas provides:
- training on managing discipline and grievance procedures
- free webinars – including about discipline and grievance procedures
- free e-learning – including about discipline, grievance and the Acas Codes of Practice