WA Multiple written warnings

[Mate]

Good afternoon legal people,

I'd appreciate your thoughts on the following questions:

1. An employee had a written warning in the past for a certain issue. If employee is involved in another misconduct, of a different nature, does this warrant another written or a final written warning?
2. Is it true that all written warnings from more than two years ago are not considered anymore for any similar breaches?

Many thanks!

 

[Rod]

Not enough detail. Serious misconduct is a ground for immediate dismissal. Making repeated mistakes at work and receiving multiple warnings because the person has not been trained by the employer is not a sound ground for dismissal.

There is no hard and fast time limit. It all depends on the details of each matter.

 

[Mate]

Not enough detail. Serious misconduct is a ground for immediate dismissal. Making repeated mistakes at work and receiving multiple warnings because the person has not been trained by the employer is not a sound ground for dismissal.

There is no hard and fast time limit. It all depends on the details of each matter.

I suppose I wasn't clear enough. I'm talking about escalation of a written warning to a final written warning. Does this only happen for mistakes of similar nature or it doesn't matter? For instance, an individual makes a safety breach for which he receives a written warning. 6 months later the individual offends for something different, for example disrespectful behavior which would normally warrant a written warning.

 

[Rob Legat - SBPL]

Multiple warnings, for disparate matters, can stil lead to a valid termination.