Description :

The present edition of the Monograph outlines the principles relating to disciplinary action and procedures in the Private Sector and provides a comprehensive account of the different steps employers could follow in a disciplinary situation. The Monograph was first published in 1982.

Content :

1. Introduction
2. Some General Principles of Disciplinary Action
3. Rationale behind Disciplinary Procedures
4. Pre-show Cause Stage
5. Show Cause Letter and Suspension
6. Letter of Explanation
7. When to hold a Domestic Inquiry
8. Who should hold the Domestic Inquiry
9. Representation at Inquiries
10. The Holding of the Inquiry
11. Where there are Co-accused
12. The Finding
13. Punishment
14. Domestic Inquiry, where Criminal Proceedings are pending
15. Collective Agreement Procedures
16. Collective Agreement No.7 of 1981between the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon and the Ceylon Mercantile Union and the Manual Workers’ Collective Agreements 2-6 of 1982
17. Resignation during Disciplinary Proceedings
18. Relevance of Standing Orders and Notices
19. Retrospective Termination of a Contract