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 ...

I became an HR person in 1984. I asked a lot of questions. I was sent to a lot of workshops to learn the mechanics of the HR trade. Over and over I heard about 'progressive discipline.' You know what ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Hampshire follows the employee-at-will doctrine, which means that an employee can be fired with or without cause and with or without notice unless the employer fires the employee due to his or her ...

As legal counsel, we often hear the unfortunate tale of the straw that broke the camel’s back. By this, we mean the story of the organization that has struggled with the behaviour of a problem ...

A Texas hospital's failure to follow its progressive discipline policy wasn't fatal to its defense in a worker's age discrimination suit because the employer specifically provided for the use of ...

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 ...