Disciplining workers

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• What is disciplinary action?

  Disciplining workers can involve taking action to correct behaviour or habits that are not in line with your workplace policies and standards.
  Apr 01, 2018

• Legal risks of taking disciplinary action

  When you are considering disciplinary action, including dismissal, you need to be careful that you do not breach legislation.
  Apr 01, 2018

• How to deal with misconduct

  There are certain things you must consider when deciding how to respond to a worker's misconduct.
  Apr 01, 2018

• Investigating misconduct

  You must investigate an allegation of misconduct before taking disciplinary action.
  Apr 01, 2018

• Checklist: How to determine what disciplinary action to take

  Before disciplining a worker, there are a number of things you should consider.
  Apr 01, 2018

• How to issue a warning

  You should issue the worker with a warning before considering other disciplinary action.
  Apr 01, 2018

• Checklist: How to write a formal written warning

  There are a number of things you should include in a formal written warning.
  Apr 01, 2018

• When to suspend duties or employment

  It is sometimes necessary to suspend a worker from a particular activity to maintain safety standards.
  Apr 01, 2018

• When to dismiss a worker

  You should only dismiss a worker as a last resort.
  Apr 01, 2018

• Serious misconduct

  Serious misconduct is misconduct by a worker of such a nature that it would be unreasonable to require the employer to continue employing the worker.
  Apr 01, 2018