Employment, Acas and Deadline Guide
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GMC & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION | PRACTICAL WORKBOOK
Employment, Acas and Deadline Guide
Keep employment remedies and limitation dates separate from internal, regulatory and clinical routes.
What this resource contains
Six structured preparation stages
Private writing space and review prompts
Process, deadline and confidentiality safeguards
Important
Independent general guidance. It does not replace clinical, employment, regulatory, immigration or legal advice. Do not include patient-identifiable or unnecessary colleague-identifiable information in worksheets.
Author: Dr N Aziz
Published and reviewed: 7 September 2026
Before you write
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1. Employment issue
Complete only what is relevant. Use neutral, factual language and confirm process-specific advice.
Employer and contractual status
Decision or act complained of
Internal policy route
Potential statutory issue for advice
Desired practical outcome
2. Date map
Complete only what is relevant. Use neutral, factual language and confirm process-specific advice.
Event date
Communication date
Effective termination date if any
Continuing act question for advice
Internal appeal dates
3. External deadline advice
Complete only what is relevant. Use neutral, factual language and confirm process-specific advice.
Great Britain or Northern Ireland
Adviser consulted
Date advice received
Limitation date advised
Assumptions and exceptions noted
4. Acas or LRA
Complete only what is relevant. Use neutral, factual language and confirm process-specific advice.
Notification date
Reference number
Conciliation period
Certificate date
Effect on limitation confirmed by adviser
5. Parallel processes
Complete only what is relevant. Use neutral, factual language and confirm process-specific advice.
Employer process
GMC or MPTS
Complaint or incident
Police, inquest or claim
Information-sharing and consistency plan
6. Evidence and remedy
Complete only what is relevant. Use neutral, factual language and confirm process-specific advice.
Essential documents
Witnesses
Loss or impact record
Remedy or resolution sought
Review and representation plan
Action summary
What must happen today?
Which adviser will I contact, for which process?
Which restrictions and deadlines have been independently confirmed?
Do not let one route obscure another
An internal grievance or appeal does not normally stop an external legal deadline. A regulatory adviser does not automatically represent an employment claim, and a wellbeing service does not provide legal advice.
Sources and disclaimer
Use the current GMC, MPTS, national NHS, Acas or Labour Relations Agency source and the correct local policy before acting. Processes, time limits and service eligibility change.
Independent general education
This workbook does not calculate a deadline, assess credibility, predict a regulatory outcome or replace individual legal, employment, regulatory or clinical advice.