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LESSON 12EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE

OBJECTIVES OF THIS LECTUREUpon completing this chapter student should be able to:-•Define the concept of discipline•Describe the categories of difficult employees•Describe the disciplinary process•Describe the approaches to improve discipline

DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS

» Discipline is management action to encourage compliance with the organisations’ standard

» Disciplinary problems mean that employee behave or act that against employer’s rules and procedures which can effects his/her job performance.

» Disciplinary process is a process of monitoring, supervising or improving employees behaviour to improve employees job performance.

» Disciplinary action –the invoking of a penalty against an employee who fails to meet organisational standard or comply with organisational rules

TYPES OF DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS• In effective employee - those whose quality or quantity of work is

unsatisfactory, owing to lack of abilities, training or motivation.• Problems employees - those whose personal problems off the job

begin to affect their productivity on the job. This problems can include alcoholism , drugs addicted or family problems

• Misconduct employees - those who violate laws or engaged in various illegal acts while on the job by such behaviour as stealing from the organisation, misuse company facilities or disclosed trade secrets.

• Rule violators - those who consistently break company rules and do not respond to supervisory reaction. such as rule prohibiting sleeping on the job , fighting at work , coming in late or abusing the supervisor.

APPROACHES TO DISCIPLINE

• Preventive approach (The hot-stove rules)- is action to encourage employees to follow standard and rules so that misconduct are prevented

Develop programs to control misconduct or grievances

Communicate with employees to set and follow the standard and rules

Encourage employee participation in setting standard and rules

• Corrective approach - is an action that follows a rules infraction or misconduct. It seeks to discourage further infraction or misconduct an ensure future compliance with standard. Corrective or disciplinary action is penalty, such as warning, or suspension without pay.

• Progressive approach - is a stronger penalty for repeated offences. The purpose is to give an employee and opportunity to take corrective action before more serious penalties are applied. The steps involves further infraction build up to stronger disciplinary lay off, leading finally to discharge or terminate the employee.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION• Disciplinary action is taken by management due

to disciplinary problems . Due process is required by court of law , arbitrator and unions.

• Due process - means established rules and procedures for disciplinary action are followed and employees have an opportunity to respond to the charges made against them.

• Whether the process is legally justified• Whether the disciplinary action was handle

fairly

EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

• All Civil servants in the public sector are subject to General Orders (Perintah Am).

• The General Orders outline several rules and regulation on the principles of disciplinary control such as :

• BAB D : Involvement of civil servants on politics.

TUTORIALS

1. Explain the categories of employee problems in an organization.

2. Describe the procedures that should be practiced in terminating an employee.

3. What is due process?

THAT ALL FOR TODAY

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