Disciplinary Steps. Disciplinary action to be taken shall depend on the offence committed and shall comprise one or more of the following: • Verbal Warning: A verbal warning shall be accompanied by counselling. A verbal warning may be issued in the event of any form of misconduct or poor performance contained in the Disciplinary Code for which a verbal warning is justified (category 3). The employer shall notify the employee of the possible consequence(s) in the event of a re-occurrence of the same or similar offence. • Written Warning: A written warning may be issued in the event of any form of misconduct or poor performance contained in the Disciplinary Code for which a written warning is justified (category 1, 2 and 3) and may be a first or second or final warning. The purpose of such warnings is to endeavour to improve the poor performance or incorrect/intolerable behaviour of an employee. All written warnings shall be valid against the employee for a period of six months from the date of its issue and shall be kept on the employee’s file. The first written warning is considered the first formal disciplinary step against an employee. This warning serves to inform the employee of future disciplinary action that can and shall be taken against him or her in the event of him or her committing the same or a similar offence again. This warning is used for serious offences.
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Disciplinary Steps. Disciplinary action to be taken shall depend on the offence committed and shall comprise one or more of the following: • Verbal Warning: A verbal warning shall be accompanied by counselling. A verbal warning may be issued in the event of any form of misconduct or poor performance contained in the Disciplinary Code for which a verbal warning is justified (category 3). The employer shall notify the employee of the possible consequence(s) in the event of a re-occurrence of the same or similar offence. • Written Warning: A written warning may be issued in the event of any form of misconduct or poor performance contained in the Disciplinary Code for which a written warning is justified (category 1, 2 and 3) and is may be a first or second or final warning. The purpose of such warnings is to endeavour to improve the poor performance or incorrect/intolerable behaviour of an employee. All written warnings shall be valid against the employee for a period of six months from the date of its issue and shall be kept on the employee’s file. The first written warning is considered the first formal disciplinary step against an employee. This warning serves to inform the employee of future disciplinary action that can and shall be taken against him or her in the event of him or her committing the same or a similar offence again. This warning is used for serious offences.
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