Assignment: Disciplinary Policies

Today, businesses have a variety of disciplinary action policies at their disposal. For this assignment, you will be asked to research current corporate disciplinary action procedures and determine which ones work best for a specified company.

In M2: Assignment 1, you assumed you were a manager in the HR department for WidgetMaker, a large US-based company with offices in several states. For this assignment, you will once again assume you are an HR manager at the same company. You have now been tasked with evaluating the company's official disciplinary action policy. As you already know, this firm is a large established company with a large mix of job levels and functions.

Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research current corporate disciplinary action procedures and choose two different styles to compare and contrast.

For each method, respond to the following:

• What steps are taken before terminating an employee?

• How are corrective measures taken?

• Does the employee have the right to appeal disciplinary decisions? Why or why not? If so, how does the appeal process work? If not, how will disagreements over disciplinary decisions be mediated?

• Does one style work better than the other for a specific industry, job function, or level? Please explain.

• What legal factors are considered upon termination? What ethical factors are considered?

After researching and comparing the policies, make a recommendation as to which system would be the most appropriate for this example company. Should the company have one master plan or should the policy depend upon employee function and/or level? Justify your response.

Post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Review and comment on at least two peers' responses.

Write your initial response in 300-500 words. Your response should be thorough and address all components of the discussion question in detail, include citations of all sources, where needed, according to the APA Style, and demonstrate accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation

Do the following when responding to your peers:

• Read your peers' answers.
• Provide substantive comments by

o contributing new, relevant information from course readings, Web sites, or other sources;
o building on the remarks or questions of others; or
o sharing practical examples of key concepts from your professional or personal experiences

• Respond to feedback on your posting and provide feedback to other students on their ideas.
• Make sure your writing

o is clear, concise, and organized;
o demonstrates ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; and
o displays accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.