2.9 Discipline/Enforcement

CARTER & CARTER seeks to establish and maintain standards of employee conduct and supervisory practices which will support and promote safe and effective business operations. These supervisory practices include administering corrective action when employee safety performance or conduct jeopardizes this goal. This policy sets forth general guidelines for a corrective action process aimed to document and correct undesirable employee behavior. Major elements of this policy include:

A. Constructive criticism/instruction by the employee’s supervisor/foreman to educate and inform employees of appropriate safety performance and behavior.

B. Correcting employee’s negative behavior to the extent required.

C. Informing the employee that continued violation of company safety policies may result in termination.

D. Written documentation of disciplinary warnings and corrective action taken.

Depending on the facts and circumstances involved with each situation, the company may choose any corrective action including immediate termination. However, in most circumstances the following steps will be followed:

1. VERBAL WARNING informally documented, by supervisor/foreman or Safety and Health Manager for minor infractions of company safety rules. Supervisor/foreman or Safety and Health Manager must inform the employee what safety rule or policy was violated and how to correct the problem.
2. WRITTEN WARNING documented in employee’s file. Repeated minor infractions or a more substantial safety infraction requires issuance of a written warning. Every attempt should be made to re-educate the employee on the desired # performance. The employee should acknowledge the warning by signing the document before it is placed in their personnel file.
3. SUSPENSION for three (3) working days. If employee fails to appropriately respond or management determines the infraction is sufficiently serious.
4. TERMINATION for repeated or serious safety infractions.