In general, employees have a duty to obey direct orders and respect their supervisors' authority.  Direct insubordination or discourtesy jeopardizes productivity, harms morale, and undermines supervisors' authority. Insubordination and discourtesy can take many forms, including: 
 

• using abusive or profane language,
• having a disrespectful attitude,
• threatening or intimidating colleagues or customers,
• making false public statements against a supervisor, and
• assaulting a person.

Employers must be careful, however, when disciplining employees for insubordination or discourtesy. The HR professionals at Management 2000, an Indiana PEO, have the knowledge and experience to counsel employers on the best way to handle these situations. They provide the human resources help employers need to develop and enforce effective human resource policies and procedures. For more information about the human resource management services Management 2000 offers, call (317) 549-2000 or visit www.management2000.com.