...464-Human Resource Administration Discipline in the workplace “He that cannot obey cannot command.” Benjamin Franklin Discipline is a tool used to correct and mold the practices of employees to help them perform better so they conform to acceptable standards. However, discipline in the workplace has more than one purpose. Employers develop and implement disciplinary and corrective-action policies for a variety of reasons, ranging from instructing proper workplace processes to deciding who gets promoted from within. It goes without saying that disciplinary actions should be taken only for justifiable reasons, and that employees should be treated fairly and consistently. Disciplinary review and corrective-action policies provide workplace structure. They establish guidelines for employee performance and behavior and add an essential component to the overall management system. Disciplinary review and corrective action enforce workplace guidelines contained in employee handbooks, standard operating procedures and employment agreements. Outlining workplace policies is not enough; management must consistently discipline employees who fail to adhere to them. Disciplinary review also helps identify toxic behavior in the workplace. Employees who disregard policies and procedures are subject to various disciplinary measures. Ultimately, an employer’s disciplinary policy helps justify actions to remove toxic behavior from the workplace, such as suspension or termination. Discipline helps...
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...SETA survey of representatives in Tribunal cases 2008 t Research Paper Workplace conflict management: awareness and use of wareness an s nd the Acas Code of Practice and workplace mediation place me lace ediation e ed – A poll of business Ref: 08/11 2011 2011 Matt Williams and Acas Research and Evaluation Section Williams For any further information on this study, or other aspects of the Acas Research and Evaluation programme, please telephone 020 7210 3673 or email research@acas.org.uk Acas research publications can be found at www.acas.org.uk/researchpapers ISBN 978-1-908370-03-7 Workplace conflict management: awareness and use of the Acas Code of Practice and workplace mediation – A poll of business Ref: 08/11 2011 Matt Williams and Acas Research and Evaluation Section TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................. 3 1. BACKGROUND AND METHODOLOGY ....................................................... 5 1.1 Background...................................................................................... 5 1.2 Methodology .................................................................................... 6 2. GRIEVANCE AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES AND THE IMPACT OF THE ACAS CODE ............................................................................................ 7 2.1 2.2 Acas Code and guidance ..................................
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...and work with you Every year Acas helps employers and employees from thousands of workplaces. That means we keep right up-to-date with today’s employment relations issues – such as discipline and grievance handling, preventing discrimination and communicating effectively in workplaces. Make the most of our practical experience for your organisation – find out what we can do for you. We inform We answer your questions, give you the facts you need and talk through your options. You can then make informed decisions. Contact us to keep on top of what employment rights legislation means in practice – before it gets on top of you. Call our helpline 0300 123 1100 for free confidential advice (open 8am-8pm, Monday to Friday and 9am-1pm Saturday) or visit our website www.acas.org.uk. We advise and guide We give you practical know-how on setting up and keeping good relations in your organisation. Download one of our helpful publications from our website or call our Customer Services Team on 0300 123 1150 and ask to be put you in touch with your local Acas adviser. We train From a two-hour session on the key points of new legislation or employing people to courses specially designed for people in your organisation, we offer training to suit you. Go to www.acas.org.uk/training to find out more. We work with you We offer hands-on practical help and support to tackle issues in your business with you. This might be through one of our well-known problemsolving services...
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...Assignment 314: Understanding discipline in the workplace The legal aspects and organisational policies relating to discipline in the workplace The most important pieces of legislation governing discipline at work are found here: • The Employment Act 2008 • The Employment Tribunals (constitutional and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2008 Also the ACAS code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures is very important to follow for good practice, although not legally binding. Other pieces of legislation that refer to disciplinary issues include: • Employment Rights Act 1996 as amended • Employment Rights Dispute Resolution Act 1998 • Employment Relations Act 1999 • Employment Rights Act 2004 These pieces of legislation...
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...organization. These activities include promotion, transfer, demotion, resignation, discharge, layoff, and retirement. Discipline and disciplinary action are also crucial aspects of internal employee relations. In addition an employee’s relations include a compensation program, a dispute resolution program, a performance management program, and a labor relations program. For employees one important aspect is to be properly compensated; that is been paid according to his productivity and performance, and to value the KSA she or he brings to the organization. A method of accomplishing this is by ensuring salaries are competitive when comparing with other companies or competitors; linking their performance with a rewards system, and rewarding those employees who meets productivity goals. All these efforts promote enthusiasm, high performance and productivity. At a minimum good compensation program will attempt to keep quality employees from leaving the company. Another important aspect of an employee relations program for an employee is to have an effective Alternative Dispute Resolution program. Conflict is inevitable in any organization. At one point or another conflict will take place and the best way to deal with conflict is quickly and with the outmost seriousness and confidentiality. An effective ADR program should guarantee that employee’s issues will be heard and dealt with under...
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...should be given to those who are perceived to have broken them (Edward, 2000:319).The statutory legislation to perform a rules for employees to maintain the order of the at their workplace, so the employee is bounded to obey the discipline imposed at his workplace, thus being created a specific subordination between the employer and his employees (Vieriu,2009). Every company must establish a discipline procedure because it can produce a controlled performance between employer and employee as a guidance of their own talent and resources (Torrington, Hall, and Taylor, 2002, p.528). ACAS disciplinary procedure is the one rule that help and encourage all workers to achieve and maintain standards of conduct, attendance and job performance to ensure consistent and fair treatment between employer and employees. Extract from (Disciplinary rules and procedures, 2004, para.60), a good disciplinary procedure should: * Be put in writing and tell employees what mistake they do. * Say to whom they apply and note them orally especially those difficult in langue problem. * All the issue will deal without undue delay and promptly. * All relevant information will be kept as confidential. * Explain to employees what disciplinary action might be taken and let them know about the authority disciplinary action decision will be act by which level of management, so make it clear to prevent unfair dismissal. * Require employees to be informed of the complaints against them and...
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...Case study No.1 Workplace violence Problem definition Workplace violence occurs in a work setting which is an act of aggression, physical assault, or threatening behavior that causes physical or emotional harm and endangers the health or safety of the customers, coworkers, or managers. Justification of the Problem There are many causes of Workplace violence including economic, societal, psychological, and organizations issues. The economic causes are an over-stressed population, re-organizing departments, growth of technology, recession, and unemployment. Many people have the opinion that the societal causes of workplace violence are many; a changing society, violence on television and in the movies, music. Physiological causes of workplace violence may also be the result of employees who have experienced emotional, physical, or sexual abuse from childhood. The role that organizations play in workplace violence includes; organizational structure, the lack of a forum to address grievances, threats of violence, creativity and new ideas being discouraged. Empowered employees and a voice in the decision-making process are lacking. Many workers may look at violence as being part of their job; a risk they are expected to endure. Cases of verbal abuse are often seen as not worth reporting, particularly when the employer is not supportive of the worker’s claim. For these reasons, the actual statistical extent of violence is not really known. List of Alternatives 1...
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...conditions in organizations. These disparities have a great negative impact on the lives of people and their living conditions. In several organizations, inequality is experienced in many ways. The gaps range from the way remuneration is done, and the way promotions are offered to the way disciplinary actions are taken upon those who are involved in misconduct within the organization. Every employee enjoys a working environment where he or she is treated with fairness, dignity and respect. Through the provision of a favorable working environment, employees become motivated, and the result will be improved productivity and customer service. Therefore, a healthy working environment should be free from inequalities of any kind in the organization. The management of any organization has a huge role to play to ensure fair practices and conditions at work. This paper is going to outline the measures that can be taken by the management to ensure a working environment free of inequalities. The first thing the management of any organization can do to realize the fairness in the organization is to conduct equality trainings to all employees (Castaldo et al. 2009). All employees should be made aware of the justice issues related to resource allocation, performance appraisal, recruitment process and the process of promotion. On the other hand, training should be done to the employees to equip them with the knowledge of the equality policy of the organization and the meaning of the policy to them as...
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...finished, print out a copy to keep for reference * Then, go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your tutor via your My Study area – make sure it is clearly marked with your name, the course title and the Unit and Assessment number. Please note that this Assessment document has 12 pages and is made up of 3 Parts. Name: James Bloom Part 1: The meaning of equality and diversity in the workplace This section will help you to evidence Learning Outcome 1: Understand the meaning of equality and diversity in the workplace. Learning objective | Place in Assessment | 1.1 Describe what equality and diversity means to organisations in relation to: * recruitment * pay * conditions * promotion opportunities | Question 1, Page 3 | 1.2 Describe the benefits to an organisation of having a diverse workforce | Question 2, Page 4 | 1.3 Describe how organisations can promote and maintain equality and diversity in the workplace | Question 3, Page 4 | 1.4 Describe the difficulties that can arise in trying to establish and maintain a diverse workplace | Question 4, Page 5 | 1.5 Describe how equality and diversity can be promoted and maintained by employees | Question 4, Page 5 | ------------------------------------------------- IF YOU ARE NOT IN EMPLOYMENT OR WORK OF ANY KIND, USE THESE CASE STUDIES TO HELP YOU ANSWER QUESTION 2 AND QUESTION 4 IN SECTION 1. IF YOU ARE IN EMPLOYMENT, YOU CAN BASE YOUR ANSWER ON THE ORGANISATION YOU WORK FOR. -------------------------------------------------...
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...Employment Relations that are seen in organizations today, as well as the importance of the integration of other key HRM practices and the management of the organisation as a whole. As well as examining the key HR functions I will also analyse the key models, theories and concepts that have a direct impact on HRM such as the Fombrun, Harvard and Warwick models that are seen to be used in many different organisations today. Employee Relations is a collective term in the Human Resources function that includes employee engagement within the workplace, values the employees’ rights to be part of trade unions. It also sets in stone in most organisations the employment legislation as well as managing grievance and disciplinary actions. Employment Relations is regarded as a relatively new term as it has previously was known as industrial relations conversely it does not have the same standards and equality as Employment Relations has in the Human Relations workplace. “In order to survive, industrial relations needs to change its focus to “employment relations”, examining not just institutions but how the employment relationship operates in practice” (Blyton and Turnbull, 1998, as cited in Edwards 1995) Blyton and Turnbull (2004) argue that within industrial relations literature there is oversimplified misconception regarding what it involves in the...
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...Three major pieces of federal legislation related to diversity Legislation | Explanation | The Racial Discrimination Act 1975 | makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the ground of race, colour or national or ethnic origin. | The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 | makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the grounds of a person's sex, marital status, pregnancy or potential pregnancy or to sexually harass another person. | The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1984 | provides for the rights of people with physical or mental disabilities and addresses complaints of discrimination in employment. | 2. In my own words, Diversity in the workplace is about learning from each other regardless of our cultural background and bringing those differences into the workplace to broaden experiences and knowledge. Diversity includes not only race but gender, ethnicity, personality, age, education and background. It is a good idea to have a diverse workforce because: By branching out to a diverse workforce, employers have access to a greater pool of candidates thereby improving the odds of hiring the best person. In a competitive marketplace, an organization that puts people first – regardless of their race, religion, gender, age, sexual preference, or physical disability has an advantage over the other players. Just as the workforce is becoming more diverse so is your market. Employees who mirror the customers you serve can benefit an organization...
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...previously she has missed some projects and right now she is working at a project new programming language which is not she is not familiar with it. As manager I have been asked to assess SAM’s difficulties and track progress of SAM at workplace. SAM has been consulting to Doctor due facing stress problem at her work. In a meeting SAM walked off because of her poor health. The medical certificate has been filed with Human resource department when meeting was going to be held with me. Decision has been decided by supervisor, my Human Resources department and me to dismiss Sam on the basis of serious misconduct from Security Company by sending a registered mail to Sam’s personal mail address. SAM took an action by filling a case of unfair dismissal with Australia Industrial Relation Commission. SAM has won case of hearing because there was no evidence related to fair dismissal process of SAM. It was being analysed that due to poor management and loopholes in the Human Resources system. SAM won case and penalty was being paid to her. Company did not have any formal record about SAM‘s case, this can be high in running a company. After go through this issue, the company has realized that the first priority in this case would be creating a new disciplinary process which include ALRC Legislations, internal policies and procedures has to be enforced as soon as possible CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Reasons why...
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...Human Resource Management Introduction What can be done to minimise and resolve conflict within the workplace? What factors create alienation amongst employees? When people hear the word conflict, automatically adjectives that come to mind are controversy, clash, to come into collision, quarrel. However, these findings are not always likely to be the only cause. It was always so easy for theorists to automatically assume that every aspect of conflict should be negative. As D. Jordan (1996) noted that there were two types of conflict which are defined as; Cognitive conflict C-Type conflict which is seen as the good aspect. And also detrimental and this is defined as affective conflictive (A-Type conflict. Meanwhile, it can also create a negative impact on many individuals which may result into poor productivity at work, employee dissatisfaction, poor service towards clients, increased work related stress and so on. Once conflict arises in the workplace, it can also result in employee demotivation. TASK 1 Arguments have stated that conflicts actually react to attempts in managing them as the team leader will practise various strategies to build a supportive culture. Amason (1995) believed the use of behavioural strategies to deal with conflict in the work place can create harmony in the work place. As the only woman working at her firm, it has made her work life difficult to cope with. There are numerous reasons for why Ann may feel uncomfortable at her work place...
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...be implementing in my article will be Sainsbury. Employee and employer rights Disciplinary and grievance procedures in Sainsbury’s A disciplinary procedure is a procedure commencing with supposed worker delinquency. Organisations will normally have a broad variety of disciplinary procedures to bring into play. A grievance procedure is a course of action taken by the worker to bring up concerns to the manager. This procedure as well as the disciplinary procedure is giving in with the employment contract and is most commonly used by workers to outline problems and worries (work related) for instance, if an employee is in desperate need of a raise, they will need to talk to a Sainsbury manager. Before anything could ever commence, Sainsbury’s would have to give valid proof of them giving warming to the worker. The least sever warning out of the 3 is an oral warning, this is when a manager comes and talks to you specially telling you to stop the thing you are doing wrongfully. The second is a written warning; this is normally giving in the form of a letter and is very serious. The last warning is a final written warning – its self explanatory, it’s the last warning a Sainsbury’s worker will receive if he/she is not stopping what there are doing, such as abusing drugs and alcohol at work, violent crimes, stealing from the workplace ECT.) and will result in further happenings. Disciplinary procedures and grievance procedures are used in Sainsbury’s. It is a necessity by...
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