{"id":5575,"date":"2024-11-19T13:46:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/?p=5575"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:49:08","slug":"hr-newsletter-best-practices-for-employee-discipline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/19\/hr-newsletter-best-practices-for-employee-discipline\/","title":{"rendered":"HR Newsletter: Best Practices for Employee Discipline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/November2024_Employee-Discipline.jpg\" alt=\"HR Newsletter: Best Practices for Employee Discipline\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Employee discipline is a necessary but often fraught element of workforce management. Disciplinary action taken in lieu of immediate termination can help mitigate the risk of potential wrongful termination claims, but failure to handle employee discipline properly can negatively affect employee morale and expose employers to other legal claims. Therefore, it is important for employers to consider a variety of factors before disciplining employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To minimize legal risks and protect employee morale, we\u2019ve created 2 new documents related to employee discipline best practices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2024_Employee-Discipline-Bulletin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HR Compliance Bulletin<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2024_Employee-Discipline-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2024_Employee-Discipline-Bulletin.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/November2024_Employee-Discipline-Bulletin-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"HR Compliance Bulletin\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/PDFs\/November2024_Employee-Discipline-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.employco.com\/images\/newsletter\/HR\/Blog\/November2024_Employee-Discipline-Checklist-PDF.jpg\" alt=\"Checklist\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:hr@employco.com\">Contact us<\/a> for support with employee discipline including manager training and specific issue guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employee discipline is a necessary but often fraught element of workforce management. 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