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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] suspensyon, from Anglo-French suspension, from Late Latin suspension-, suspensio, from [[Latin]] suspendere
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[act]] of suspending : the [[state]] or period of being suspended: as a : temporary removal (as from office or [[privileges]])
:b : temporary withholding (as of [[belief]] or [[decision]])
:c : temporary abrogation of a [[law]] or rule
:d (1) : the holding over of one or more musical [[tones]] of a chord into the following chord producing a momentary discord and suspending the concord which the ear expects; specifically : such a [[dissonance]] which resolves downward — [[compare]] [[anticipation]], retardation (2) : the [[tone]] thus held over
:e : stoppage of payment of [[business]] [[obligations]] : failure —used especially of a business or a bank
:f : a [[rhetorical]] device whereby the principal [[idea]] is deferred to the end of a sentence or longer [[unit]]
*2 a : the [[act]] of hanging : the [[state]] of being hung
:b (1) : the [[state]] of a substance when its [[particles]] are mixed with but undissolved in a [[fluid]] or [[solid]] (2) : a substance in this state (3) : a [[system]] consisting of a [[solid]] dispersed in a solid, [[liquid]], or [[gas]] usually in [[particles]] of larger than colloidal size — compare emulsion
*3 : something suspended
*4 : the means by which something is suspended; especially : the [[system]] of devices (as springs) [[supporting]] the upper part of a vehicle on the axles
==Description==
'''Suspension''' is a [[form]] of [[punishment]] that people receive for violating rules and regulations.
==Workplace==
Suspension is a common [[practice]] in the workplace for being in violation of company [[policy]]. Work suspensions occur when a [[business]] [[manager]] or supervisor deems an [[action]] of an employee, whether [[intentional]] or unintentional, to be a violation of [[policy]] that should result in a [[course]] of punishment, and when the employee's [[absence]] during the suspension period does not hurt the company. This [[form]] of [[action]] hurts the employee because s/he will have no hours of work for the period s/he is suspended for and therefore will not get paid, unless the suspension is with pay, or is challenged and subsequently overturned. Some jobs, which pay on salary, may have paid suspensions, in which the affected worker will be barred from coming to [[work]] but will still receive pay. Generally, suspensions are deemed most [[effective]] if the affected worker remains unpaid. Suspensions are usually given after other means of [[counseling]] [[statements]] have been exhausted, but some violations may result in [[immediate]] suspension. Suspensions are tracked, and any [[number]] of them, even one may prevent one from receiving raises, bonuses or promotions, or could [[cause]] dismissal from the company.
Suspension clauses are common components of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining collective bargaining] [[agreement]]s. Suspensions may be [[challenged]] by employees in unionised organisations through the filing of a grievance.
Suspension on full pay can also be used when an employee needs to be removed from the workplace to avoid prejudicing an [[investigation]]. This is used not as a punishment, but in the employer's best interest. For example, a police officer who shoots a [[person]] while on [[duty]] will be given a suspension with pay during the investigation not to punish but to enable the department to carry out its investigation. Most officers involved in such shootings end up receiving no punishment.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_%28punishment%29]
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] suspensyon, from Anglo-French suspension, from Late Latin suspension-, suspensio, from [[Latin]] suspendere
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[act]] of suspending : the [[state]] or period of being suspended: as a : temporary removal (as from office or [[privileges]])
:b : temporary withholding (as of [[belief]] or [[decision]])
:c : temporary abrogation of a [[law]] or rule
:d (1) : the holding over of one or more musical [[tones]] of a chord into the following chord producing a momentary discord and suspending the concord which the ear expects; specifically : such a [[dissonance]] which resolves downward — [[compare]] [[anticipation]], retardation (2) : the [[tone]] thus held over
:e : stoppage of payment of [[business]] [[obligations]] : failure —used especially of a business or a bank
:f : a [[rhetorical]] device whereby the principal [[idea]] is deferred to the end of a sentence or longer [[unit]]
*2 a : the [[act]] of hanging : the [[state]] of being hung
:b (1) : the [[state]] of a substance when its [[particles]] are mixed with but undissolved in a [[fluid]] or [[solid]] (2) : a substance in this state (3) : a [[system]] consisting of a [[solid]] dispersed in a solid, [[liquid]], or [[gas]] usually in [[particles]] of larger than colloidal size — compare emulsion
*3 : something suspended
*4 : the means by which something is suspended; especially : the [[system]] of devices (as springs) [[supporting]] the upper part of a vehicle on the axles
==Description==
'''Suspension''' is a [[form]] of [[punishment]] that people receive for violating rules and regulations.
==Workplace==
Suspension is a common [[practice]] in the workplace for being in violation of company [[policy]]. Work suspensions occur when a [[business]] [[manager]] or supervisor deems an [[action]] of an employee, whether [[intentional]] or unintentional, to be a violation of [[policy]] that should result in a [[course]] of punishment, and when the employee's [[absence]] during the suspension period does not hurt the company. This [[form]] of [[action]] hurts the employee because s/he will have no hours of work for the period s/he is suspended for and therefore will not get paid, unless the suspension is with pay, or is challenged and subsequently overturned. Some jobs, which pay on salary, may have paid suspensions, in which the affected worker will be barred from coming to [[work]] but will still receive pay. Generally, suspensions are deemed most [[effective]] if the affected worker remains unpaid. Suspensions are usually given after other means of [[counseling]] [[statements]] have been exhausted, but some violations may result in [[immediate]] suspension. Suspensions are tracked, and any [[number]] of them, even one may prevent one from receiving raises, bonuses or promotions, or could [[cause]] dismissal from the company.
Suspension clauses are common components of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_bargaining collective bargaining] [[agreement]]s. Suspensions may be [[challenged]] by employees in unionised organisations through the filing of a grievance.
Suspension on full pay can also be used when an employee needs to be removed from the workplace to avoid prejudicing an [[investigation]]. This is used not as a punishment, but in the employer's best interest. For example, a police officer who shoots a [[person]] while on [[duty]] will be given a suspension with pay during the investigation not to punish but to enable the department to carry out its investigation. Most officers involved in such shootings end up receiving no punishment.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_%28punishment%29]
[[Category: General Reference]]