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Prepare for a disciplinary meeting fairly

Something serious has happened, or the same problem keeps coming back. Get the Acas process in plain words, a meeting plan and the letters to check, so you're fair and consistent.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

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The prompt · ChatGPT

Help me prepare for a disciplinary meeting.

What's happened: [facts, dates]
Previous warnings or chats: [details]
Evidence: [list]
What the person has said so far: [details]

First ask me up to 5 short questions. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Look up the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures, name it and list the steps in order.
2. A short investigation note from my facts.
3. An outline invite letter to check against Acas templates (including their right to be accompanied).
4. A meeting plan with questions, and how to stay calm and fair.
5. When to call the Acas helpline before going further.

Not legal advice. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English.

For the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures, use web search and name the page you used. If it doesn't search on its own, open View all tools and choose Search.

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A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. facts, dates: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

The prompt · Claude

Help me prepare for a disciplinary meeting.

What's happened: [facts, dates]
Previous warnings or chats: [details]
Evidence: [list]
What the person has said so far: [details]

First ask me up to 5 short questions. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Look up the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures, name it and list the steps in order.
2. A short investigation note from my facts.
3. An outline invite letter to check against Acas templates (including their right to be accompanied).
4. A meeting plan with questions, and how to stay calm and fair.
5. When to call the Acas helpline before going further.

Not legal advice. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts or figures. UK English.

For the Acas Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures, use web search if you can and name the page. If you can't search, say what I should check myself.

Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. facts, dates: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

1

You describe what's happened, any previous warnings and the evidence.

2

The assistant asks whether it's conduct or performance and what the person has said.

3

You get the Acas steps in order, an investigation note, a meeting plan, an invite outline and questions to check with Acas.

What happens

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Something serious has happened, or the same problem keeps coming back. Get the Acas process in plain words, a meeting plan and the letters to check, so you're fair and consistent.

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