Guidelines for creating a climate for discipline:

The personnel manager / supervisor have to handle the problems or indiscipline based on management's policies, trade unions and industrial relations policies and practises. He should also create conductive climate for the discipline by following the guidelines such as:

1. Clearly laid down rules, regulations and procedures.

2. Impartial decisions and consistent enforcement of the rules.

3. Select and award right punishment.

4. Verify the past records of the offender.

5. Consider the precedents.

6. Make sure that action corrects but not punishes.

7. Be sure that reprimand is necessary.

8. Be sure that the principals of just cause are observed.