DURATION OF WARNINGS
Dismissal
Dismissal for gross misconduct offences as mentioned previously will
render the employee liable to immediate termination of employment without
notice.
Dismissal for misconduct will render the employee liable to termination of
employment with contractual notice.
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Demotion
In addition to any formal disciplinary action which is deemed appropriate
(other than dismissal), the Company reserves the right to consider the
demotion of any employee who, by their conduct or capability, gives the
Company reason to believe that they are unsuitable to remain in their
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Suspension without Pay
In circumstances where an employer feels they have sufficient grounds to
warrant dismissal then mitigating circumstances taken into account by the
employer may cause him to step back from deciding to dismiss, and an
alternative to dismissal could well be suspension without pay for a period
not exceeding five days. In such circumstances this disciplinary action
could be coupled with, for example, a final written warning but full
details will be made known to you either at the conclusion of the
disciplinary hearing, or as soon as possible thereafter.> Top <
Warnings
All warnings, including verbal warnings, will be confirmed in writing and
will be sent to you and recorded on your file and will contain details of
all matters raised during the disciplinary hearing, a summary of all
interviews, and your explanations and the final conclusions reached.
Warnings for matters connected with capability or performance will
indicate a period of time for improvement and may contain certain
recommendations for further training or counselling. Warnings for conduct
may require that there is either immediate improvement and/or that there
is no repetition.
Any further disciplinary process which takes place after a previous
warning is likely to result in a more serious penalty being imposed, even
if the second offence is of a different nature to the previous one,
particularly where there is evidence that the first warning has not been
heeded.
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DURATION OF WARNINGS
Verbal Warnings
A verbal warning will be disregarded after a 6 month period.
Written Warnings
A written warning will be disregarded after a 12 month period.
Final Written Warnings
A final written warning will be disregarded after a 12 month period.
We reserve the right to increase the above periods if the offence
committed is particularly serious or if it is an offence which might be
repeated periodically.
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