Human Resource Issues: Worker or employee disciplineIntroductionEmployers have a great deal of responsibility in maintaining a productive and satisfied workforce. The human resources department is your most important resource in managing employment policies that strengthen the employer-employee relationship. During the course of operating a business there will be challenges. However, you can minimize the impact of employee disciplinary issues by understanding the cause and how to correct them.DefinitionDiscipline is a procedure that corrects or punishes a subordinate because a rule of procedure has been violated.·—Dessler,2001Discipline should be viewed as a condition within an organisation whereby Employees know what is expected of them in terms of the organisation’s rules, Standards and policies and what theconsequences are of infractions.·—Rue & Byars, 1996Research and study about worker discipline.
