Page 25 - Employee Handbook (2019)

The disciplinary actions detailed here are intended to serve as guidelines to management. Other relevant
factors to be considered in determining the appropriate disciplinary action will include length of service,
previous offences, period since last offence, status and any relevant mitigating circumstances.

Category Nature of Offence First Second Third Fourth
Offence Offence Offence Offence

Late for work or leaving work early
Verbal Written Final
without good reason
warning warning written Dismissal
warning

Unwarranted absence from place of work Verbal Written Final
without good reason | absenteeism warning warning written Dismissal
warning

Desertion from work for 3 (three)
Time-
keeping working days without permission, or
offences without good reason or without notifying
a senior manager during the period of
absence. A medical certificate must be
produced if the absence is for medical Dismissal
reasons.

NOTE: It is the responsibility of every
employee to communicate immediately
with his senior manager during any
period of absence.

Fraudulent timekeeping Dismissal

Sleeping on duty Written Final Dismissal

warning warning

Unlawful industrial action Dismissal

Work Refusal to work Dismissal
output
offences Refusal to obey reasonable instructions Dismissal
related to work

Poor quality of work and| or not working Verbal Written Final
to standards| low productivity warning warning written Dismissal
warning