Where it appears appropriate and effective, the University will utilize a system of progressive discipline to address the remedy of situations where an employee demonstrates unacceptable conduct ...

Most employee handbooks say — in multiple places — that employment is at-will, meaning that the employer or the employee has the right to end the relationship at any time for any reason. Handbooks ...

I am human, and I make mistakes. Despite considering myself a conscientious employee, I have accidentally left the office lights on when I went home, and I have occasionally arrived late for work in ...

A typical progressive disciplinary system starts with a verbal warning and culminates with a final written warning, which generally leads to an employee's termination. That's why it's referred to as ...

In most non-tenure based settings, managers use “progressive discipline” to address many employee issues. Progressive discipline is the practice of establishing a series of steps of escalating ...

The adoption of zero tolerance policies in schools has risen sharply since the 1999 Columbine shootings. But are those policies making schools safer? Many education stakeholders in Pittsburgh say the ...

Most companies doing business on the Navajo reservation know the Navajo Preference in Employment Act (NPEA) is a unique statute. Unlike almost all other jurisdictions in the United States, the Navajo ...

Effective discipline is designed to help employees improve their performance, not punish them. It is based on just cause, which means that an employer has sufficient reason to take disciplinary action ...

Even when the standards for performance and behavior on the job are clearly communicated, most managers find themselves dealing with a problem employee at some point in their career. Dismissal might ...

The Find: Rather than going through the lengthy process of progressive discipline with an underachieving employee, better to simply fire those not meeting expectations straight away, argues ones HR ...