Welcome to your online Disciplinary Procedures course. For over 20 years our trainers at Total Success Training have taught thousands of our delegates to become more effective by teaching them practical tips and techniques that can be used immediately. We’ve designed all of our courses to be both practical and easy to follow and have included topics that we feel will help you to learn quickly and easily. To get the best out of this on-line training course please complete all of the topics but go through each one at the pace you feel comfortable with. You may decide to do it in one go or in stages. It’s all up to you. We have included lots of exercises and quizzes to get you thinking, planning and using the course information in the most practical way. The use of disciplinary procedures is quite common in the UK, and estimates have suggested that between 3% and 5% of the working population receive some form of disciplinary sanction each year. This means around 50 disciplinary cases in an organisation of 1,000 employees. Discipline is more about setting standards of behaviour and performance and letting staff know what those standards are. It is also about helping staff to achieve and maintain those standards by setting an example:through trainingthrough guidancethrough communication  The aim of this course is to provide a practical insight into the handling of disciplinary and dismissal issues. We will show:how to avoid disciplinary problems in the first place;how to create disciplinary rules and disciplinary procedures;how to deal with disciplinary issues that do occur.when dismissal is, and when it is not, the best option.  By the end of this course you will feel both competent and confident in your mediation. It will allow you to:understand the key benefits of knowing effective disciplinary procedureshave confidence when dealing with disciplinary mattersfollow guidelines regarding disciplinary rulesprepare for disciplinary hearinghandle the grievance procedurefollow  a guide for carrying out an investigationWe will also take a close look at dismissal to ensure that employers act fairly and reasonably at all stages.You are allowed to complete the course within 30 days of booking. During this time you can take as many attempts as you like. Please note, after 30 days your booking will expire and you will have to repurchase the training course.This online course or any portion thereof may be copied, reproduced or used in any manner. Permission granted to reproduce for personal, educational or commercial use.