Warning Letter for Employee Following Disciplinary Meeting - Word & PDF Template Form

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PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL
Addressee only

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Dear ________,

RE: FIRST WRITTEN WARNING – UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE

1. I am writing further to the disciplinary hearing which you attended on ________, held in accordance with the Company's disciplinary procedure and having regard to the Acas Code of Practice on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures. You were advised in advance, in writing, of the nature of the matters to be considered and of your statutory right under section 10 of the Employment Relations Act 1999 to be accompanied at the hearing by a trade union representative or a fellow worker of your choice.

2. Having carefully considered the matters raised at that hearing, I write to confirm that the Company has decided to issue you with a First Written Warning in respect of your performance.

3. Reasons for this warning. This warning has been issued as a result of unsatisfactory performance. The conduct and/or performance giving rise to this warning may be described as follows:

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4. Required improvement. ________ requires you to achieve and maintain the following improvement in your performance and/or to meet the following standards:

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6. Review period. The improvement set out above must be achieved during the period from ________ to ________. Your performance will be reviewed during this period and a review meeting will be held with you on or about ________.

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8. Duration of this warning. This warning will be placed on your personnel file and will remain live for a period of ________ month(s) from the date of this letter. Provided there is no further cause for concern during that period, the warning will thereafter be disregarded for disciplinary purposes, although it will remain on your file as a record. The retention and processing of this record will be carried out in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.

9. Right of appeal. You have the right to appeal against this decision if you consider it to be unfair, unreasonable or otherwise unjustified. If you wish to appeal, you must do so in writing, setting out the grounds of your appeal, to ________ (________) within ________ day(s) of receiving this letter. You will be entitled to be accompanied at any appeal hearing in accordance with your statutory rights.

10. I would encourage you to take this opportunity to improve your performance. Should you wish to discuss any aspect of this letter, please contact ________.

Yours sincerely,

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For and on behalf of ________

Acknowledgement of receipt

I acknowledge that I have received a copy of this letter.

Signed: ________

Name: ________

Date: ________