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Matsu Essentiel · Fixed price Disciplining an employee: the right steps, within the deadlines.

Lateness, absences, insubordination, gross misconduct? Before you act, we prepare the procedure with you: the steps and deadlines to meet, the dated facts and their evidence, and the entretien préalable (preliminary meeting).

Useful documents

The ones we use most often. We draw up the list together during the call, based on what you have:

  • The employment contract and, if there is one, the company's internal rules
  • The alleged facts: dates, witnesses, emails, reports
  • Sanctions or warnings already notified to the employee
  • The date on which you became aware of the facts

You receive

On delivery, via a secure download link, in the format agreed during the call:

  • The procedure timeline, with the deadlines to meet
  • The checklist of steps: notice to attend, preliminary meeting, notification
  • The alleged facts, dated and linked to their evidence
  • The outline for the preliminary meeting: points to cover, questions, stance
  • The questions to ask yourself before choosing a sanction
  • A 45-minute debrief by video call

Who is it for? Owners and managers of small and medium-sized businesses without an HR department who need to discipline an employee and want to avoid procedural errors.

An operational preparation of the procedure, not legal advice: the letters (notice to attend, notification of the sanction) must be validated by your lawyer, or an employment lawyer from our network, especially for a dismissal. We work with employers only. See also our employee relations support.

How it works

First a conversation, then the work.

Before you order, we take the time to listen to you. You only pay once the need, the documents and the deliverable are clearly defined.

  1. 1

    Request the call

    You fill in the form in a few minutes. Within 24 business hours, a director from our team gets back to you to set up a time slot.

  2. 2

    Talk it through for 45 min

    By phone or video call, free of charge: your situation, your need, the documents available and the format of the deliverable. No commitment.

  3. 3

    Order

    If you decide to order, you receive by email the summary, the payment link for the 30% deposit and a secure upload link for your documents.

  4. 4

    Receive the deliverable

    Within the stated timeframe, once your file is complete. You pay the 70% balance and receive the report, then we present it to you by video call.

Frequently asked questions

Disciplinary procedure: your questions.

Answers to the questions we are most often asked about this kit.

Which deadlines must be met?

The main ones: the employer has 2 months from the day it became aware of the facts to initiate the procedure, and the sanction may be notified no less than 2 jours ouvrables (working days counted Monday to Saturday) and no more than 1 month after the day set for the preliminary meeting (Articles L1332-4 and L1332-2 of the French Labour Code). We enter them in your timeline.

Is a preliminary meeting always required?

Not for a warning, or a sanction of the same nature, with no impact on the employee's presence in the company, position, career or pay. For other sanctions, and for a dismissal, yes: it is a mandatory step.

Why a call before ordering?

Because every business is different. In 45 minutes, by phone or video call, a director from our team listens to your situation, checks that the kit truly meets your need, reviews the documents available and agrees with you on the format of the deliverable. If a kit is not right for you, we tell you so. The call is free and without commitment.

When do I pay?

Nothing before the call. If you decide to order, we email you a summary of what was agreed and the payment link for the 30% deposit, payable by bank card or bank transfer. The 70% balance is paid on delivery of the report.

How are my documents protected?

Once your order is placed, we email you a secure upload link dedicated to your file. No email attachments. Your documents are used solely for your kit, and we never name our clients.

What if I want to go further?

The amounts paid for the kit are deducted if you go on to the 3-day audit or an engagement within 3 months.

Disciplinary procedure

€490 excl. VAT, delivered in 5 working days.

It all starts with a free 45-minute call, by phone or video call. You only pay afterwards, if you decide to order.