DISCIPLINARY CODE

(Please customize for your own purposes. This is an example only)

GUIDELINE SCHEDULE FOR OFFENCES AND SUGGESTED CORRECTIVE ACTION TO BE TAKEN

THIS SCHEDULE OF OFFENCES IS BY NO MEANS EXHAUSTIVE

WARNINGS REMAIN ON FILE FOR A PERIOD OF SIX (6) MONTHS



NATURE OF MISCONDUCT

1ST OFFENCE

2ND OFFENCE

3RD OFFENCE

4TH OFFENCE


A. VERY SERIOUS


1. Theft, fraud, forgery, bribery and other seriously dishonest practices.

2. Assault

3. Gross Insubordination

4. Wilful damage to Company property or property of other employees.

5. Being in possession of or under the influence of drugs.

6. Being under the influence of liquor

7. Possession of a dangerous weapon without written permission or use of dangerous weapons in the workplace.

8. Offensive behaviour (Insulting, Aggressive, Repulsive etc.)

9. Gross Negligence

10. Unauthorized, un-communicated absence from work, for a period of more than one week.

11. Disclosing confidential company information.

12. Intimidation or inciting employees to violence of any form.

13. Breach of company copyright in any form and/or dealing in counterfeit material.

14. Any other serious deviation from company policy and standards.





B. SERIOUS


1. Refusal to carry out an authorised instruction in respect

of normal work practice (not involving abnormal

physical risk and also not in conflict with any other

instruction given.

2. Unauthorized absence for longer than three (3) days without a reasonable excuse.

3. Failure to comply with fire, health and/or safety regulations.

4. Sleeping during working hours.




C. OTHER


1. Incompetence (failure to maintain set work standards)


2. Poor maintenance standards.


3. Wastage of material.


4. Unauthorized absence from workplace whilst on duty.



D. MINOR


1. Low productivity, unsatisfactory work performance.


2. Lack of punctuality (habitual late coming).




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CATEGORY OF OFFENCES

1ST OFFENCE

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3RD OFFENCE

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ABSENTEEISM


1.1 Absent from work (not more than one day)


1.2 Absent from work for two consecutive days


1.3 Absent from work for three days or more



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CONTROL AT WORK


2.1 POOR TIMEKEEPING

2.1.1 Report late for work


2.1.2 Leaving work early


2.1.3 Extended or unauthrorised breaks


2.1.4 Unautorised absence from the work place


2.2 FRAUDULENT TIMEKEEPING

2.2.1 Clocking/Recording time and not reporting for

work.

2.2.2 Clocking/Recording other employees time or

allowing the clocking/recording of own warning

time be other employees.



2.3 SLEEPING ON DUTY



2.4 NEGLIGENCE, LOS, DAMAGE OR MISUSE OF COMPANY PROPERTY

2.4.1 Negligent Loss


2.4.2 Negligent Damage


2.4.3 Negligent Misuse


2.4.4 Negligence/failure to wear protective clothing or equipment where supplied or where necessary.


2.4.5 Failure to observe security and safety regulations.


2.4.6 Being in an out of bounds area without permission.


2.4.7 Smoking or inducing fire in a "non-smoking" or flammable gas area.


2.4.8 Failure to observe company rules.


  1. UNSATISFACTORY WORK PERFORMANCE

  1. Carelessness


  1. Negligence


  1. Inefficiency/Poor Performance/Loafing



DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR


  1. DISOBEDIENCE

  1. Refusing to obey an instruction


  1. Failing to obey and instruction


  1. Non-compliance with established procedures and/or

instructions from supervisors


  1. ABUSIVE LANGUAGE OR SIGNS OR

CLOTHING


  1. INSUBORDINATION


  1. DISORDERLY BEHAVIOUR

  1. Sexual Harassment

  2. Unruly Behaviour


  1. Threatening violence

  2. Assault or Attempted Assault

  3. Fighting


  1. Riotous Behaviour

  2. Intimidation and/or incitement

  3. Committing unsanitary acts


3.4.9 Offending clients/members of the Public


  1. ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUG OFFENSES

  1. Under the influence on the premises

  1. Illegal possession of drugs/alcohol



  1. WILFUL LOSS, DAMAGE OR MISUSE OF COMPANY PROPERTY



  1. ILLEGAL STRIKE ACTION



  1. SABOTAGE




BREACHES RELATING TO THEFT, UNAUTHORISED POSSSESSION OR FRAUD


4.1 Bribery or corruption

  1. False evidence-false statements

4.3 Forgery

  1. Uttering or attempting to utter fraudulent or false

statements

  1. Theft

  2. Unauthorized possession of weapons, materials of

explosive nature, insects, animals or reptiles of

lethal nature.

  1. Misappropriation



PREJUDICIAL CONDUCT

  1. Conduct prejudicial to the maintenance of good

order on the premises of the company.



COMPANY INFORMATION

6.1 Divulgence of confidential company information




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