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

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MC GREGOR’S RED HOT STOVE RULE<br />

One effective way to approach the disciplinary process is to follow what is popularly<br />

known as the “red-hot stove rule”. This suggests that administering discipline is more like<br />

touching a hot stove. According to this rule propounded by McGregor, corrective action<br />

should be immediate, impartial, and consistent with a warning like the results <strong>of</strong> touching<br />

a red-hot stove. The results <strong>of</strong> touching a red-hot stove are:<br />

IMMEDIATE<br />

The burn-received when a person touches a red-hot stove is immediate and the person<br />

knows that something has gone wrong.<br />

IMPERSONAL<br />

Regardless <strong>of</strong> who touches it, the stove causes burns.<br />

CONSISTENT<br />

Every time a person touches a red-hot stove, he receives burns. That is, the results are<br />

consistent.<br />

DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE<br />

The different stages in the disciplinary procedures <strong>of</strong> an Indian organization are:<br />

• Forming and issuing a charge sheet<br />

When the management <strong>of</strong> an organization wants to initiate an enquiry against an<br />

employee for alleged misconduct, the concerned employee is issued a charge sheet.<br />

The charge sheet should clearly indicate the charges against the employee and seek<br />

an explanation for the employee’s misconduct.<br />

• Considering the Explanation<br />

If the employee admits his misconduct or if the management is satisfied with the<br />

explanation <strong>of</strong>fered by the employee in response to the charge sheet, there is<br />

normally no further enquiry.<br />

• Issuing the notice <strong>of</strong> enquiry<br />

If it is decided that an enquiry be held, a notice <strong>of</strong> enquiry has to be issued to the<br />

worker. An enquiry <strong>of</strong>ficer is appointed, preferably aided by a person well-versed<br />

in law, or an outside expert conversant with the intricacies and procedures <strong>of</strong><br />

domestic enquiries.

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