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disciplinary action

 
 
noun [C or U] HR

Definition

a method for dealing with a worker who causes problems or does not obey company rules, for example, by removing them from their job: Departments will take disciplinary action against employees who clearly break the rules.
(Definition of disciplinary action noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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