Manage performance and misconduct with a clear, fair process.

Performance and disciplinary matters carry real risk when the process is rushed or unclear. Robust HR helps you manage underperformance, misconduct and termination properly — with procedural fairness, careful documentation and practical advice on the next right move.

Robust HR — performance, discipline and termination support
Fair, documented, defensible

Get the process right before you act

Most performance and conduct problems are manageable — but how you handle them decides whether the matter resolves cleanly or turns into a claim. A missed step, a poorly worded letter or a meeting without procedural fairness can expose the business to unfair dismissal or adverse action.

Robust HR helps you set a clear process, prepare the right documentation and coach managers through difficult conversations — so decisions are fair to the employee and defensible for the business.

  • Clear process — the right steps, in the right order.
  • Procedural fairness — the employee heard, allegations put clearly.
  • Risk awareness — unfair dismissal and adverse action considered early.
What we help with

Support across the full process

From the first performance conversation through to a defensible outcome.

Performance management

  • Underperformance
  • Performance improvement plans
  • Informal and formal warnings
  • Manager coaching
  • Documentation and process support

Discipline & misconduct

  • Misconduct
  • Serious misconduct
  • Show-cause letters
  • Meeting preparation
  • Support person considerations
  • Procedural fairness

Termination & risk

  • Termination letters
  • Unfair dismissal risk
  • Adverse action risk
  • Psychosocial risk during performance management
Why process matters

The way you manage performance carries real risk

Performance and disciplinary decisions are among the most contested areas of employment. Getting the process right protects the business — and protects the wellbeing of everyone involved.

Reduce dismissal risk

A defensible process lowers unfair dismissal and adverse action exposure.

Protect wellbeing

Performance management can be a psychosocial hazard if handled poorly.

Support managers

Coaching so managers handle difficult conversations with confidence.

Document properly

Letters, file notes and records that stand up to scrutiny.

Stay fair

Procedural fairness at every step, so outcomes are reasonable.

Act decisively

Clear advice on the next right move when a decision is needed.

Where formal legal advice is required, we can work alongside appropriately qualified legal advisors.

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We can help

Need to manage performance or a termination properly?

Whether it is a performance plan, a show-cause process or a sensitive termination, Robust HR can help you handle it fairly, defensibly and with the documentation to back it up.