As we noted earlier in the chapter, discipline practices must avoid the charge of
wrongful discharge. First, this means the discharge may not violate an implied agreement.
Terminating an employee may violate an implied agreement if the employer
had promised the employee job security or if the action is inconsistent with company
policies. An example might be that an organization has stated that an employee
with an unexcused absence will receive a warning for the first violation, but an angry
supervisor fires an employee for being absent on the day of an important meeting.