Performance and Misconduct Policy

The Performance and Misconduct Policy provides guidance to businesses on the process or way you may discipline an employee(s) in instances of poor/unsatisfactory performance or inappropriate conduct/misconduct where they can be connected to (or simply impact) your business. This includes ensuring employees exhibit appropriate out-of-work conduct where the circumstances or event can be connect to your business such as work-related functions, Christmas/end of year parties etc.  

Businesses who fail to handle investigations and disciplinary action without due process and rigour can expose themselves to significant legal risk including, but not limited to, claims of unfair dismissal, adverse action (e.g. unlawful termination) and discrimination which can result in reinstatement of employees, significant financial penalties and reputational risk, not to mention the time and resource taken for Managers and HR Teams to deal with these issues. 

BONUS Template New Policy Acknowledgement Form | Included with the Policy is a *BONUS* Template New Policy Acknowledgment Form (in Microsoft Word) for your employee(s) to complete upon receipt of the new policy. 

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• Ready to implement in your Business.

Who’s it for? 

Australian businesses needing a new (or updated) policy where the objective is to not only set clear expectations around performance and behaviour, but also to provide employees with an opportunity to improve their performance or correct their conduct (other than in situations of serious misconduct, where summary dismissal may be appropriate). 

Note. If the employee(s) is covered by an Enterprise Agreement or Modern Award, refer to the relevant instrument to check whether they already contain any requirements around performance management and misconduct that needs to be considered when implementing this Policy in your workplace. 

What’s included? 

A 4 page, legally compliant Performance and Misconduct Policy. 

The Policy will be provided to you in a template (Microsoft Word) format for you to input basic details specific to your business (e.g. business name, key contacts/contact details, company logo). There are clear prompts to input data and is intuitive in its nature, allowing you the ability to make small tweaks here or there in the future on an as-needs basis without having the cost and hassle of re-purchasing another document. 

How it works 

• Upon purchase, you will also automatically receive (1) a standard “Order #X Confirmed” email, followed by (2) an email (“Order #X is Ready”) containing a link to the file(s). Note the LINK WILL BE ACTIVE FOR 24 HOURS so download the document upon receipt. Please also check you Junk Email folder if it doesn’t appear in your inbox. 

• Your file will contain a Template Performance and Misconduct Policy and Template New Policy Acknowledgment Form. 

• If you need further support on implementation of a new Performance and Misconduct Policy or have a specific matter you would like advice on - we can help! Simply contact the Team at hello@workchapters.co. 

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