Positive Discipline

Question 1

What is her problem?

Answer 1

Problem can be defined as the difference between management expectation and an employee success in meeting that expectation.

Question 2

What are the three areas the problems are categorized in?

Answer 2

Conduct
Attendance
performance

Question 3

What are examples of poor conduct?

Answer 3

Insubordination 
alcohol or controlled substances 
fighting 
threatening or striking another person 
dishonesty 
theft
misconduct

Question 4

What is considered attendance problems?

Answer 4

Tardiness
absenteeism
abandonment

Question 5

What are the performance problem examples

Answer 5

Appearance
safety
performance of duties

Question 6

What are the six strategies used to fix a problem in the in formal process?

Answer 6

Coaching 
training 
obstacle removal 
feedback 
consequences 
counseling

Question 7

Informal often times spontaneous discussion designed to assist in employee and developing knowledge skills and abilities

Answer 7

Coaching

Question 8

Activities designed to provide employees with the knowledge skills and abilities required to do the job properly

Answer 8

Training

Question 9

Ensuring the employee has a time tools equipment and proper direction required to do the job

Answer 9

Obstacle removal

Question 10

Providing specific qualitative and or quantitative information about conduct attendance or performance in relation to a given standard or gold

Answer 10

Feedback

Question 11

Ensuring it actually does make a difference to the employee and the organization that the job is done and done correctly

Answer 11

Consequences

Question 12

Serious discussion between a supervisor and an employee designed to correct employee problems

Answer 12

Counseling

Question 13

Problems should be stated in terms of?

Answer 13

Desired versus actual

Question 14

What is a result of either a failure of the informal process to lemonade problem or as an immediate response to a serious problem that could not have been dealt with informally

Answer 14

The formal process

Question 15

What is an investigative interview

Answer 15

Formal meeting in which the supervisor and employee discuss the problem at hand

Question 16

What three things my supervisor consider during the disciplinary algorithm

Answer 16

Safety
honesty
and if there has been a negative impact on fire department operations

Question 17

What is the lifespan of a step 1 disciplinary action

Answer 17

Three months

Question 18

What is the lifespan of a step 2disciplinary action

Answer 18

Six months

Question 19

What is the lifespan of a step 3 disciplinary action

Answer 19

12 months

Question 20

What is the lifespan of the step 4 disciplinary action

Answer 20

12 months

Question 21

What actions does a step 1 result in?

Answer 21

Places and employee on the written notice by the supervisor that the failure to correct the problem could lead to more serious discipline

Question 22

What action does a step 2 result in

Answer 22

Places in employee on written notice by the supervisor that failure to correct the problem could lead to more serious discipline. this action is given when the infraction warrants more than a step 1 for when a step 1 is not available

Question 23

What action step 3 resulted in

Answer 23

Step three involves a suspension the suspension. Will be a minimum of one shift to a maximum of one work week without pay

Question 24

What action does a stamp 4 result in

Answer 24

Step 4 involves a suspension but the suspension will be for one shift with pay

Question 25

How long is the lifespan of a counseling in the informal process

Answer 25

3 months

Question 26

How many counseling can an employee have in the informal process

Answer 26

No more than 1 in each category

Question 27

How many action can an employee have in step 1 of the formal process

Answer 27

No more than 2 total

Question 28

How many actions can an employee have in step 2 of the formal process

Answer 28

No more than 2 total

Question 29

How many actions can an employee have in step 3 of the formal process

Answer 29

No more than 2 total

Question 30

How many actions can an employee have in step 4 of the formal process

Answer 30

No more than 1 total

Question 31

How long will the employee and Union be given notification to prepare for an administrative hearing

Answer 31

7 calendar days

Question 32

If a decision is made for discipline after an administrative hearing what is the longest period it could take to provide an answer.

Answer 32

15 calendar days

Question 33

What meeting is conducted by the immediate supervisor or the Fire Chief or designee after an investigative interview or administrative hearing to inform the employee of disciplinary action decisions

Answer 33

Disciplinary meeting

Question 34

When and how do you purge a disciplinary action

Answer 34

6 months beyond their inactivate and a written request is submitted to the human resources director