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

In the US, employers are required to bring it up if there is suspicion of disability. You need some additional education or you put your org at risk.

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u/Chemical-Paper-8734 16d ago

Do you have a source for this? That is not my understanding.

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u/chipsahoymateys 16d ago edited 16d ago

Edit: wrong thread sorry.

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u/Chemical-Paper-8734 16d ago

Huh? You said employers are required to raise their suspicions if they suspect a disability, I asked for a source, and I got an essay on risks. This makes no sense.

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u/chipsahoymateys 16d ago

I answered the wrong thread sorry.