Common use of Verbal Warning Clause in Contracts

Verbal Warning. If the inappropriate behavior continues, within ten (10) work days after the repeated occurrence, the supervisor may give the employee a verbal warning. The verbal warning must specify the reasons for the disciplinary action and the corrective actions the employee must take in making an appropriate behavioral change. The supervisor meets with the employee to discuss his/her inappropriate behavior and completes a Verbal Warning Documentation Form. This document is forwarded to the Chief Human Resource Officer to be placed in a sealed envelope in the employee's personnel file and a copy given to the employee. The employee shall be given five (5) business days after receipt of the Verbal Warning Documentation Form to prepare a written response/rebuttal which shall be placed in the personnel file. If no further disciplinary action is required, all record of the verbal warning and the response/rebuttal shall be destroyed two years after its date of issue.