Progressive Discipline

This activity is important because, as a manager, you must be able to determine the most effective and legally defensible discipline process for your organization. While ideally all employees will always abide by all organizational policies and practices, in reality this is unlikely. Therefore, managers and supervisors must be prepared to implement a well$-$designed and formally communicated discipline policy

The goal of this exercise is to demonstrate your understanding of the progressive discipline process and how it can benefit both the employee and organization.

Read the case and answer the questions that follow.

Ethan Stockman is the new VP of Human Resources at United Medical Staffing $($UMS$),$ an agency that prides itself for excellent customer service. In fact, the company has won several regional and national awards for its outstanding work UMS's primary customers are large medical institutions that contact UMS to hire physicians and nurses to meet labor force shortages in these critical health care facilities

Upon arriving in his new office, Ethan is greeted by Sophia, the company's recruitment manager, who wants to discuss her concerns about the performance of several UMS employees. Ethan understands the importance of addressing any and all employment concerns, especially if the outcome negatively affects the organization's ability to provide quality service to its customers.

The progressive discipline system at UMS has been established, communicated to employees through both face$-$to$-$face meetings and classroom training, as well as sent via email and posted on the company's intranet. All UMS employees are required to sign a document stating they have received the details of the progressive discipline system and understand the policy. step taken. Which of the following might be cause for immediate termination?

tardiness

absenteeism

sexual harassment

poor quality work

cyberslacking