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Workplace conduct policy templates to define expected behaviour and support consistent disciplinary processes across UK organisations.
Includes behavioural standards and enforcement guidance. Helps set clear expectations for employee conduct.
Conduct policies contain the rules both employees and employers must adhere to. They outline how people should appropriately interact with one another at work.
Why are conduct policies important?
Conduct templates are essential for clearly defining company policies and setting consistent employee expectations around Conduct arrangements.
The Equality Act 2010: This legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics such as age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Employee conduct policies must not discriminate against any particular group of employees or disadvantage individuals with protected characteristics./li>
The Data Protection Act 2018: This legislation sets out the requirements for the collection, use, and storage of personal data. Employee conduct policies must ensure that any personal data collected as part of monitoring employee conduct is done in compliance with this legislation.
The Human Rights Act 1998: This legislation incorporates the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law and protects fundamental human rights such as the right to privacy and the right to freedom of expression. Employee conduct policies must ensure that any monitoring of employee conduct is done in compliance with these fundamental rights.
The Employment Rights Act 1996: This legislation sets out the rights of employees in relation to disciplinary procedures. Employee conduct policies must ensure that employees are provided with adequate information about the standards of conduct expected of them and the consequences of breaching these standards.
The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974: This legislation requires employers to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of their employees. Employee conduct policies must ensure that employees are aware of their responsibilities in relation to health and safety and that they comply with all relevant health and safety requirements.
The Bribery Act 2010: This legislation makes it a criminal offence to offer, promise, or give a bribe, and to request, agree to receive or accept a bribe. Employee conduct policies must include provisions on bribery prevention and ensure that all employees are aware of their responsibilities in relation to bribery.
The Criminal Finances Act 2017: This legislation makes companies criminally liable for failing to prevent the facilitation of tax evasion. Employee conduct policies must include provisions on preventing the facilitation of tax evasion and ensure that all employees are aware of their responsibilities in relation to tax evasion.
Darryl Horn, Chartered HR Director
Darryl is a Chartered HR professional with over 25 years' experience in senior HR and employee relations roles.
He has extensive practical experience of managing conduct processes and founded hrdocbox to provide businesses with practical, professionally developed HR resources grounded in UK employment law and best practice.
HRDocBox has been creating practical UK HR documents since 2009.
"Darryl provides support and advice with excellent judgement, and has a strong understanding of people, policies and UK employment legislation."
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Yes. The Conduct policy templates are designed to be flexible and suitable for organisations of all sizes, including small businesses and charities. They follow UK employment law best practice, so even if you don't have an in-house HR team, you can confidently manage Conduct processes and issues.
Absolutely. All templates are drafted with the latest ACAS guidance and UK employment legislation in mind. We review and update them regularly, so you can be confident they remain compliant.
Every toolkit includes a complete set of editable policy templates, designed to save time and ensure compliance.
Purchasing the policies saves you hours of drafting time and reduces the risk of legal mistakes. Instead of starting from scratch, you'll have clear, professional policy templates that you can adapt to your business.
Yes. Once purchased, you'll be able to download the Conduct policies instantly. The templates are provided in editable Word or Excel format so you can customise them easily, and PDF format for easy sharing.
We provide free examples of our templates here. This gives you a sense of the quality and layout before you commit to purchasing the full toolkit.
If you're looking for broader support, we also offer library bundles that include Conduct templates along with absence, grievance, and other HR policies. These may be more cost-effective if you need a complete HR library.
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