Employee Discipline

ISABELITA A. SAMPAYAN
Administrative Officer V
Objectives:

1. Identify rules and regulations in disciplining

employees.
2. Identify common cases happening in the
workplace.
Employee Discipline
• Good discipline means that employees are willing
to abide by company rules and executive orders
and behave in the desired fashion.
Employee Discipline
Discipline implies the absence of chaos, irregularity and
confusion in the behaviour of a worker. According to
Richard Calhoon, discipline is a force that prompts
individuals or groups to observe rules, regulations and
procedures which are deemed to be necessary for the
effective functioning of an organization.
Employee Discipline
Discipline is the orderly conduct by an employee in an
expected manner. It is the force or fear of a force that
deters an individual or a group from doing things that are
detrimental to the accomplishment of group objectives.
Positive Discipline
Positive discipline means a sense of duty to observe the
rules and regulations. It can be achieved when
management applies the principles of positive motivation
along with appropriate leadership. It is also known as
cooperative discipline or determinative discipline.
Negative Discipline
Negative discipline is known as punitive or corrective
discipline. Under it penalties or punishments are used to
force workers to obey rules and regulations. The objective
is to ensure that employees do not violate the rules and
regulations. Negative disciplinary action involves
techniques such as fines, reprimand, demotion, layoff,
transfer etc.
Disciplining Authorities in DepEd
Level of Employees/Officials Disciplining Authority
Third Level Officials (ASDS, SDS, Secretary
ARD, RD)
Teaching and Teaching Related Regional Director
Personnel
Non-Teaching personnel Schools Division
Superintendent
Grievance (DO 35, s. 2004; CSC MC 2, s. 2001)
Refers to work related issues giving rise to employee
dissatisfaction. It could be presented verbally or in
writing in the first instance by the aggrieved party to
his or her immediate supervisor.
The aggrieved party shall be assured of freedom from
coercion, discrimination, reprisal, and biased action
on the grievance.
Grievance (DO 35, s. 2004; CSC MC 2, s. 2001)
Grievance shall be resolved expeditiously at all times at
the lowest level possible in the agency.
Grievance proceedings shall not be bound by legal rules
and technicalities. Even verbal grievance must be
acted upon expeditiously. The services of a legal
counsel shall not be allowed.
Grievable Cases
1. Non-implementation of policies, practices and procedures on
economic and financial issues and other terms and condition of
employment fixed by law including salaries, incentives, working
hours, leave benefits, and other related terms and conditions.
2. Non-implementation of policies, practices and procedures which
affect employees from recruitment to promotion, detail, transfer,
recruitment, termination, lay-offs, and other related issues that
affect them.
Grievable Cases
3. Physical working conditions
4. Interpersonal relationships and linkages
5. Protest on appointment and other personnel actions
6. All other matters giving rise to employee dissatisfaction and
discontentment outside of those case enumerated above.
Administrative Cases
Rules:
1. DepEd Order No. 49, s. 2006 – Revised Rules of
Procedures of the Department of Education in
Administrative Cases.
2. CSC Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil
Service (RRACS)
Common Cases in the Workplace
Tardiness
Frequent Unauthorized Absences
Loafing
Violation of Reasonable Office Order
Dishonesty
Gambling prohibited by Law
Willful failure to pay just debts
Insubordination
Sexual Harassment
Inefficiency and incompetence in the performance of official duties
Reflect
Cite an instance that true to your self, you have
committed a mistake in the performance of your
official functions. How did you feel about it that
no one filed a complaint against you? What
have you done to conceal your mistake and what
have you done to rectify your wrong doing?
“What lies in our power to do,
lies in our power not to do”
– Aristotle