What is a progressive discipline po.licy, and should LearnlnMotion put one in place, formally and in writing within their hun1an resources policy manual?

Because the employees at LearnlnMotion.com use high-cost con1puter equipn1ent to do their jobs, Jennifer and Pierre have always felt strongly about not allowing en1ployees to eat or drink at their desks.
Jennifer was therefore surprised to walk into the office one day to find two employees eating luncl1 at their desks. There was a large pizza in a box, and the two of then1 were sipping soft drinks and eati11g slices of pizza and subn1arine sandwiches from paper plates. She could see that there were grease and soft drink spills on their desks, and the off.ice sn1eJled of onions and pepperoni. In addition to looking unprofessional, the mess on the desks increased the possibility that the computers could be damaged. One of th.e employees continued to use his computer with greasy fingers between bites.