Forming a Disciplinary Committee: Can You Share Tips or Formats That Worked for You?

Dear all, I am about to form a disciplinary committee for my organization. Can anybody help me out by suggesting some tips or formats? Please help me out...

Thanks,

Anupama

Dear Anupama,
Do you have so many disciplinary cases pending in your company that it has led you to consider forming a disciplinary committee? Please create a separate chapter in your HR Manual for Discipline. In this chapter, outline which cases are considered disciplinary, those that warrant disciplinary or administrative action.

Define the types of punishments that can be awarded (Minor Punishment / Major Punishment). Nominate a Presiding Officer and two members for the committee. The Presiding Officer should be at the GM level or an individual authorized to conduct proceedings, with one member being their superior officer and the other an HR representative.

You may convene as a Board of Inquest and, as appropriate, impose sanctions that will be factored into the employees' appraisals. If you have numerous ideas in mind, carefully develop and seek approval for your proposals from the appropriate authority. Add these guidelines to your HR Manual, either as an addendum or an annexure, or as a new chapter.

I wish you the best of luck with your innovative idea.

Warm regards,
S. Bhaskar
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Dear Bhaskar, thank you so much for your valuable suggestions. We already have a disciplinary/grievance committee in our HR manual. The thing is, I have to modify it and include certain points regarding female employees (Reference of Law for female employees) as well. I am not getting an exact idea or format.

Thank you.

If a female employee is undergoing disciplinary proceedings, then a member of the committee must be a female employee (either HR or Section Head) who can understand and explain the problems and grievances of other female employees.

That's it.

With warm regards,

S. Bhaskar
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