'The tenets of progressive discipline… are paramount to the employment relationship': lawyer
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“The tenets of progressive discipline and the identity people take from their work - which are powerful elements in the employment relationship – can’t be subverted, they need to be followed, and employers need to be almost perfect in following through with [the disciplinary process].”