It’s every employer’s nightmare, disciplining an employee and sitting nervously waiting for the fishing trip masked as an employment tribunal. Looks like North Korea have a method of avoiding these risks as Uncle Chang Song-thaek found out. Even on my scale it probably ranks as a wee bit extreme but it got me thinking: –

Is there a happy medium whereby disciplinary proceedings can take place in a balanced manner?

What are your experiences of disciplining staff?

Have you been disciplined, and how did you feel?