Gizmo Multimedia Corp. is an organization that follows the process of progressive discipline. The organization communicates with Lyla, an employee, about unacceptable behavior and responds to a series of her offenses. Which step would immediately precede a threat of temporary suspension?

A) a letter informing about her demotionB) an unofficial spoken warningC) an official written warningD) a termination letterE) a letter informing Lyla about her transfer

C) an official written warning

Explanation:

Progressive discipline relates to the set of warnings and the ways of dealing with employee's offensive behavior. The weight of each warning/penalty increases with repeated offensive behavior.

A common order in the progressive discipline progress is the following:

1. An unofficial form of spoken warning

2. An official written warning

3. Threat of temporary suspension

4. The act of temporary suspension

5. Final termination