1. PAD214 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
LESSON 12
EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE

2. OBJECTIVES OF THIS LECTURE
Upon completing this chapter student should be able to:-
Define the concept of discipline
Describe the categories of difficult employees
Describe the disciplinary process
Describe the approaches to improve discipline

3. DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS
Discipline is management action to encourage compliance with the organisations’ standard
Disciplinary problems mean that employee behave or act that against employer’s rules and procedures which can effects his/her job performance.
Disciplinary process is a process of monitoring, supervising or improving employees behaviour to improve employees job performance.
Disciplinary action –the invoking of a penalty against an employee who fails to meet organisational standard or comply with organisational rules

4. TYPES OF DISCIPLINARY PROBLEMS
In effective employee - those whose quality or quantity of work is unsatisfactory, owing to lack of abilities, training or motivation.
Problems employees - those whose personal problems off the job begin to affect their productivity on the job. This problems can include alcoholism , drugs addicted or family problems
Misconduct employees - those who violate laws or engaged in various illegal acts while on the job by such behaviour as stealing from the organisation, misuse company facilities or disclosed trade secrets.
Rule violators - those who consistently break company rules and do not respond to supervisory reaction. such as rule prohibiting sleeping on the job , fighting at work , coming in late or abusing the supervisor.

5. APPROACHES TO DISCIPLINE
Preventive approach (The hot-stove rules)- is action to encourage employees to follow standard and rules so that misconduct are prevented
Develop programs to control misconduct or grievances
Communicate with employees to set and follow the standard and rules
Encourage employee participation in setting standard and rules

6. Corrective approach - is an action that follows a rules infraction or misconduct. It seeks to discourage further infraction or misconduct an ensure future compliance with standard. Corrective or disciplinary action is penalty, such as warning, or suspension without pay.
Progressive approach - is a stronger penalty for repeated offences. The purpose is to give an employee and opportunity to take corrective action before more serious penalties are applied. The steps involves further infraction build up to stronger disciplinary lay off, leading finally to discharge or terminate the employee.

7. DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Disciplinary action is taken by management due to disciplinary problems . Due process is required by court of law , arbitrator and unions.
Due process - means established rules and procedures for disciplinary action are followed and employees have an opportunity to respond to the charges made against them.
Whether the process is legally justified
Whether the disciplinary action was handle fairly

8. EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
All Civil servants in the public sector are subject to General Orders (Perintah Am).
The General Orders outline several rules and regulation on the principles of disciplinary control such as :
BAB D : Involvement of civil servants on politics.

9. TUTORIALS
Explain the categories of employee problems in an organization.
Describe the procedures that should be practiced in terminating an employee.
What is due process?

10. THAT ALL FOR TODAY SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT LECTURE LESSON 13 SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK