Memo of Reprimand

This assignment is a one-page memo of reprimand you are giving an employee for not adhering to a policy. This letter needs to include:
• Detailed information about the incident/s including a current date/s and/or time/s a policy was broken. Give a business name inclusive of the type of business where employee works.
• Be creative with details on why occurrence happened.
• Explain any actions you had taken prior to this incident to prevent the incident from occurring.
• Create an appropriate policy for the business place setting explaining what behavior is expected and if it is not met what the consequences are for breaking the policy.
• Specific logical or natural consequence/s for the breaking the policy. • Definite future consequences that will occur if it happens again.
• Let the employee know you care and are holding him or her accountable for their actions
• This letter should be a stand-alone document anyone would be able to pick up and understand the situation, repercussions and the expectations for employee to meet.
Creativity:
• Choose an appropriate natural or logical consequence (see chapter 8 LLS) to motivate behavior change along with the action you have taken prior to this written letter of reprimand to train, explain or develop employee’s behaviors. • Formulate the reason/s why the policy is important and must be enforced, also explain what is considered appropriate behavior/s.
• State a specific positive comment about the individual showing them they are not a bad person however, he or she have made a bad choice and you, as the manager are responsible for developing them into a better employee.
Important Information:
• You will be assigned one of the following policy infractions to use for this memo:
o Not providing quality customer service- Johnny Jefferson § Johnny yelled at a patron for asking too many questions (note there were other patrons in the vicinity that overheard the conversation also)
o Excessive tardiness- Katie Smith § Over a month time period, Katie has been late 4 times, Sunday late 25 minutes, Tuesday late 43 minutes, Friday late 18 minutes, Friday late 32 minutes (Select current dates within a month time period)
Things to note:
• Follow the example memo format layout and business format related to spacing and indents; use APA font
• This paper is different from other writing assignments it should be a clear and concise by sticking to main infraction given above. Write a professional document to assigned employee from you, the manager.
• Be thorough in stating the facts of the incident, be sure to use current date/s and the reasoning why it is important to follow the policy in place along with future expectations.
• Note you can adjust margins to keep the document within one page.
• Format is important along with grammar/spelling, but a complete clear thought process is most important.
• Do not plagiarize any of the examples, they are to be used for showing format of paper and ideas on how to structure memo.
• Refer to the Grading Rubric as your write this assignment.