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Scenario Of Bit & Co

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Bit & Co. Scenario: Bit & Co. is an advertising firm who have just started up but are hoping for greater things in the future. Bit & Co. have no ER policies and frameworks. They require employees to come in promptly to work as they want to maximise the limited amount of time that the members of the advertising group have to conduct their daily meetings before each member is assigned a particular role. However, members of the advertising group have recently not arrived on time for the daily meetings or have not showed up for work at all and the leader of the group is beginning to get frustrated as he is losing vital time waiting on the tardy members. Some members claim that they were stuck in traffic or that there was a train delay which prevented their prompt arrival at work. The leader has requested that his supervisor do something and in turn, the supervisor has turned to the Employee Relations (ER) Manager for assistance on the matter as she does not know Bit & Co.’s policy with regards …show more content…

policy or rule, a supervisor may take disciplinary action. When taking such action, a supervisor should consider the nature and seriousness of the infraction, all relevant facts and information, and any mitigating circumstances. In addition, it is recommended that a supervisor discuss the proposed corrective action with the Employee Relations Manager of the Human Resources Office to ensure appropriate applicability, documentation, and procedure. Generally, there are four levels of discipline that may be applied, at the discretion of a supervisor. Not all performance or conduct problems lend themselves to progressive discipline. There are times when immediate and serious disciplinary action, including suspension or dismissal, is required. Although the level of discipline should be commensurate with the nature and severity of the problem, any of the disciplinary actions below, other than dismissal, may be taken at the discretion of a

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