Employer - HR Influence?

Is it usual for an HR representative to make a manager aware and to influence a managers decision to discipline a member of staff?I have just been dis

Is it usual for an HR representative to make a manager aware and to influence a managers decision to discipline a member of staff?

I have just been disciplined for poor performance in my work, it was a written warning and I’ve been put on a performance improvement plan. I’ll admit that I could have done better with some issues, I will learn from them and I’m confident I can show good improvement so I’m not considering appealing.

However I do feel somewhat aggrieved as my manager told me that she was originally just looking at a more encouraging advisory approach rather than going through a discipline procedure. She told me that she took the decision to discipline me after consulting with the HR girl who attended the disciplinary meeting.

This is the first time I have been disciplined and the HR girl who seems to have had a strong influence on my manager disciplining me was very young. I t did at first cross my mind that this might be the first disciplinary meeting she has attended and wanted to make her mark.

Though on further reflection, she may well be aware that other staff in the company have been disciplined for similar issues and she would have needed to advise my manager of this to ensure fairness and that I should be disciplined. Has the HR girl just done what she felt was the correct action to take?

or:Is it usual for an HR representative to make a manager aware and to influence a managers decision to discipline a member of staff?I have just been disciplined for poor performance in my work, it was a written warning and I\u2019ve been put on a performance improvement plan. I\u2019ll admit that I could have done better with some issues, I will learn from them and I\u2019m confident I can show good improvement so I\u2019m not considering appealing.However I do feel somewhat aggrieved as my manager told me that she was originally just looking at a more encouraging advisory approach rather than going through a discipline procedure. She told me that she took the decision to discipline me after consulting with the HR girl who attended the disciplinary meeting. This is the first time I have been disciplined and the HR girl who seems to have had a strong influence on my manager disciplining me was very young. I t did at first cross my mind that this might be the first disciplinary meeting she has attended and wanted to make her mark.Though on further reflection, she may well be aware that other staff in the company have been disciplined for similar issues and she would have needed to advise my manager of this to ensure fairness and that I should be disciplined. Has the HR girl just done what she felt was the correct action to take?

or:It sounds like your manager is too young and inexperienced to handle this properly.It appears someone else complained, reported it to HR and they were forced to step in.

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