A Magenta HR Signature System
The Tribunal-Proof Performance System
Tackle underperformance fairly, from the first quiet word to a defensible capability outcome, without it drifting or turning into a claim.
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A Magenta HR Signature System
The Tribunal-Proof
Performance System
Tackle underperformance fairly, from the first quiet word to a defensible capability outcome, without it drifting or turning into a claim.
2026 Edition
£197 + VAT
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Worth every penny. Getting this wrong can run into tens of thousands. This is £197 + VAT, once, and it covers every future case.
Written by Samantha Newton FCIPD, Chartered Fellow of the CIPD, who handles these cases every week.
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The problem it solves
Someone isn't performing and it's dragging on. Move too soon, or without a written track record, and a fair concern becomes an unfair dismissal.
Who it's for
Owner-managers managing an underperformer who want to improve it if they can, and exit safely if they can't.
What it does for you
- ✓Tell capability apart from conduct, and handle each correctly
- ✓Set clear standards and the evidence to back them
- ✓Run a Performance Improvement Plan that actually holds up
- ✓Handle capability hearings and outcomes properly
- ✓Keep the written track record that protects any decision
- ✓Reach a defensible outcome, whichever way it goes
What's inside
- •Capability vs conduct, explained in plain English
- •Setting standards and building the evidence
- •Ready-to-use Performance Improvement Plans
- •Capability hearings and outcomes, with scripts
- •An editable, ACAS-aligned capability policy
- •Manager FAQs, case cover sheet and checklists
- •Free updates when the law changes, so one system protects you for every future case
Look inside
See exactly what you're getting
A few sample pages from the system. The full toolkit runs to 30+ pages of plain-English guidance, ready-to-use templates, worksheets and checklists.
Sample pages shown for preview. Templates and checklists are fully editable in the toolkit.
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