Warnings 8 October 2022 at 7:18PM in Employment, jobseeking & training 3 replies 463 views

Sarah69

Hi,

My son has received a written warning at his job. Do you not have to have verbal warnings first? TIA

theoretica

No - and keeping everything recorded in writing has potential to benefit everyone by preventing differing recollections of what was said.

Mr.Generous

Company handbook or rules will tell you, but in almost all employment some conduct or capability can be more serious and justify going straight to a written warning or indeed dismissal. You couldn't believe for example that someone could assault another member of staff and only get a verbal warning because they hadn't previously had  one etc.

General_Grant

To add:
Though there are "verbal warnings" they are still "written" insofar as there will be a written record of the warning in the HR file for the person receiving the warning.