Informal warning

[Starfish38]

Hi. I have been given an informal warning because of walking or of work just before start time and I would like to know how to word a rejection of it. Briefly, a last straw moment occurred due to the behaviour of a colleague that had been going on for a couple of years. I walked out and went to HR later on to explain why, I got a GP appointment next day. He signed me off for two weeks. I'd like to reply to the email, which I haven't seen yet, and state that I considered it short notice sick leave and suggest they do the same. I hope there is the option to challenge an informal

[ULA]

Typically an informal warning should not be part of a disciplinary procedure, it should not be recorded in writing, other than maybe the manager/HR making a note of it for their own records and should not be attached to your disciplinary record for any period of time.

Since it is not part of a formal disciplinary procedure it is not normally challengeable, however it would be best to check your company's disciplinary procedures to see how their process views an informal warning.

If you feel you have extenuating circumstances for your behaviour and you have subsequently been signed off work you could, as you suggest, write to HR and ask, not suggest, whether given the situation could they consider recording it as sick leave.

[Starfish38]

Thanks. My PDR, despite some good points, made some negative comments that make it seem they are more to do with myself or my ability, but since the manager's comments were added after the previoysly mentioned incident, feel they haven't taken into account the fact that my performance has naturally been affected by the stressful situation I've been in. Can I write an addition to my original comments now and explain why I'm not happy with the manager's comments? Would it have to be phrased carefully or could it be worded more casually?

[ULA]

Is the PDR a different issue from your original post?

Presume a PDR is a performance review/appraisal? When did the PDR take place, before or after the incident? It sounds like the manager had the review with before and then added in comments to the original review notes after the incident - is that correct?