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UNIT – I Lesson 1 HRM – AN OVERVIEW Lesson Outline Nature of ...

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• Lack <strong>of</strong> proper education and upbringing <strong>of</strong> the workers can also lead to<br />

indiscipline at work.<br />

• Improper or inconvenient working conditions can lead to acts <strong>of</strong> indiscipline by<br />

workers.<br />

• Ambiguous working responsibilities, organizational policies and procedures also<br />

lead to frustration among employees and result in misconduct.<br />

• Social and economic pressures or compulsions, outside the purview <strong>of</strong> the<br />

organization, may also lead to indiscipline and misconduct <strong>of</strong> employees.<br />

PRINCIPLES OF MAINTAINING DISCIPLINE<br />

The principles that have to be adhered to, in the maintenance <strong>of</strong> discipline are:<br />

• The rules and regulations should be framed with mutual coordination and<br />

acceptance <strong>of</strong> the management and employees. By involving employees in the<br />

process, their degree <strong>of</strong> compliance with the rules can be improved.<br />

• All the rules should be evaluated and updated from time to time to ensure their<br />

relevance and utility.<br />

• Rules should be formulated based on the nature <strong>of</strong> work and working conditions,<br />

Separate rules have to be framed for employees in the <strong>of</strong>fice and in the field.<br />

• The rules should be so formulated that they ensure an objective and unbiased<br />

analysis <strong>of</strong> the acts <strong>of</strong> indiscipline. Every employee should be treated the same way<br />

under the disciplinary procedure.<br />

• All the employees should know the penalties for violation <strong>of</strong> different rules. This<br />

would help in maintaining restraint when they contemplate acting in violation <strong>of</strong><br />

rules and regulations.<br />

• The disciplinary procedure should ensure that an employee does not repeat a<br />

similar act <strong>of</strong> indiscipline in the future. The disciplinary action taken, should<br />

deliver a strict message to the employee, regarding the consequence <strong>of</strong> a similar act<br />

being repeated.<br />

• The disciplinary procedure should provide for analysis <strong>of</strong> a rule or its violation, if<br />

the employees are violating the rules frequently.<br />

• The entire procedure including the appeal and review <strong>of</strong> all the disciplinary actions<br />

should be mentioned in the employee’s handbook or collective agreements.<br />

• The procedure should provide for a legal as well as a humane approach.

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