Employee Suspended for Two Weeks for Excessive Lateness
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In your position as leader of the HR team, the following problem has been referred to you:
You have received a grievance from the union citing a disciplinary case that has taken place. Specifically, an employee in the manufacturing department has been suspended without pay for two weeks for excessive lateness. The union alleges that a two week suspension is excessive.
Known Facts:
1. The employee has been with the company for 15 years;
2. His record has been stellar until the beginning of 2013;
3. Since January 2013, however, he has been late a dozen times;
4. His work has remained adequate;
5. His evaluations have consistently rated him as "an average employee";
6. There is an Employee Handbook which addresses lateness;
7. This individual's supervisor (the person who suspended him) is strictly a "by the book" leader;
8. The supervisor is Hispanic;
9. The employee is Black and works from a wheelchair as he lost his legs in Operation Desert Storm;
10. The employee has a wife and three children.
Question:
1. How will you handle this situation? That is, provide specifics and address any related issues that could result from your action/decision
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Solution Summary
This solution discusses each of the ten key facts present in this case. The managerial, ethical and legal aspects of the human resource issues involved are also discussed.
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There are several issues to consider in this scenario. Let's briefly discuss each fact.
1. The employee has been with the company for 15 years. -- This is a managerial (not legal) issue to consider in the disciplinary action. What this fact tells us is that this is not a probationary employee, and that our veteran employee has been coming into work late. Oftentimes, management will take the number of years of service into consideration. Because the employee is a veteran employee, the disciplinary action may be reduced in certain cases, at management's discretion.
2. His record has been stellar until the beginning of 2013; -- This is another managerial consideration and also an ethical consideration. Because the employee has a clean work record, leniency is oftentimes given in the case of a first disciplinary action.
3. Since January 2013, however, he has been late a dozen times; -- This is our basis for the disciplinary action and the specific point that should ...
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