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Who can discipline
['Performance Management']
- Your discipline program should spell out who can administer what type of discipline, especially in instances of less formal measures.
It is important that your discipline program spell out who can administer what type of discipline. This is extremely important where less formal measures, such as verbal warnings, are concerned. Is a supervisor’s admonishment of an employee considered discipline? Are only verbal reprimands from specific members of management considered “discipline” in terms of the discipline policy?