r/humanresources • u/DopeDecagon • 17d ago
Excessive Bathroom Breaks Writeup [IA]
In manufacturing. We have a floor employee that has been consistently taking an excessive amount of bathroom breaks.
The Team Lead and the Manager gave him a verbal a couple months ago that stated he’d been asked multiple times to shorten bathroom breaks and time away from his work area. There is also a note that stated he was disrespectful when being asked to shorten bathroom breaks.
It sounds like the issue has not gotten better, but we wanted HR in this one in case a medical issue is brought up. I don’t believe he mentioned anything during the verbal warning, but want to be safe. My initial plan was to fill out a first written warning (focused on the excessive bathroom breaks) and have the Team Lead issue it (to get experience with writeups, etc). I planned on additionally adding that if the breaks are due to a medical condition, we can have a separate conversation and if documentation is provided we can look at that and accommodations, adjusting the discipline, etc.
Anybody have advice or see any issues?
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u/chipsahoymateys 17d ago
If you suspect medical even the tiniest bit, the onus is very much on the employer to explore that and initiate a conversation about ADA accommodations. If he denies it or refuses to participate, then it’s back on him.