In this video I cover 8 tips for issuing warnings and my recommendation for when to schedule a disciplinary hearing and when not to. This video is mainly aimed at supervisors, managers, team leaders, employers or anyone else who issues disciplinary action in the workplace. While this video is made with South African managers and employers in mind I believe the tips could be helpful for all managers and employers.

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Credentials:
Employment Relations practitioner for over 6 years, assisted over 450 clients in various industries across South Africa, over 2000 disciplinary hearings chaired, numerous CCMA cases, retrenchments, restructuring, contracts of employment, incapacity investigations, grievances facilitated, and negotiations.
I am also the Director of Fourie Employment Relations (Pty) Ltd and, lectured and mentored the subject of labour relations at the University of Stellenbosch.
MCom Cum Laude (Industrial Psychology)
Thesis: The behaviours that make small business owners successful and what success means to them (the development of a small business owner competency model)
BCom Hons Cum Laude (Industrial Psychology)
BCom Management Science (Entrepreneurship & Industrial Psychology)
Numerous courses completed on Nonviolent Communication

Disclaimer: This video is for educational purposes only.

Timecodes:
0:00 – Introduction
0:32 Disclaimer 1
0:51 Disclaimer 2
2:09 Types of warnings
2:29 Tip 1: Give an employee an opportunity to state their case
5:24 Tip 2: Don't give warnings in the heat of the moment
11:34 Tip 3: Don't use warnings as fear tactics or make empty threats
16:49 Tip 4: Be predictable
21:21 Tip 5: Final means final
25:27 Tip 6: Admin is important. Don't make mistakes on warnings
29:57 Tip 7: Phrasing of offences is important
34:26 Tip 8: Don't put the word misconduct on warnings
34:46 When to have a disciplinary hearing
40:00 Final notes