Employee responsibilities
Employees have a range of responsibilities at work. These include:
Loyalty
You must do nothing to harm the company.
Honesty
You must be truthful to your employers, colleagues, and customers.
Timekeeping and deadlines
You must ensure that you are on time and complete each of your tasks before their deadlines.
Health and safety
You must take care of your own and others' safety.
Professionalism
You should commit yourself to do high-quality work.
What happens if I don't meet my responsibilities?
You may face disciplinary action if you fail to meet your responsibilities. That said, employers must recognise that you may be affected by problems outside of work.
You may be offered counselling as part of the disciplinary processA process employers use to tell employees that their performance or conduct isn't up to expected standards.. The steps of displinary action include:
| Action | What it means |
| Verbal warnings | Your employer will talk to you about what is going wrong |
| Written warnings | These are formal documents that explain what you are doing wrong and how you can correct it |
| Retraining | You may be asked to re-learn your job |
| Dismissal | Your contract of employment is ended by your employer |
| Action | Verbal warnings |
|---|---|
| What it means | Your employer will talk to you about what is going wrong |
| Action | Written warnings |
|---|---|
| What it means | These are formal documents that explain what you are doing wrong and how you can correct it |
| Action | Retraining |
|---|---|
| What it means | You may be asked to re-learn your job |
| Action | Dismissal |
|---|---|
| What it means | Your contract of employment is ended by your employer |