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While a verbal warning may be the most common form of corrective action, its strength—and your compliance—comes from formal documentation. Without a signed, written record, the first step of your progressive discipline process is impossible to prove, leaving subsequent warnings vulnerable to challenge at the CCMA.

Our Verbal Warning and Counselling Form is the simple, yet essential, editable template designed to formalize that initial conversation, create an auditable record of misconduct, and set clear expectations for improvement.

Use across your business. Editable.

Last Updated: 29 September 2025