Section 313.10. Termination.

 

(1)  Prison industries has the authority to terminate an employee's employment. The types of termination are as follows;

(a) Voluntary. An employee may voluntarily terminate employment with prison industries at any time. The employee shall complete the scheduled work shift in process at the time of the employee's request for termination or be subject to disciplinary action.

(b) During the probationary period. A supervisor may terminate an employee's employment during probation because of performance, conduct or for any other reason deemed appropriate by the supervisor.

(c) Rule violations. A supervisor may terminate an inmate's employment for work rule violations under s. DOC 313.08 .

(d) Substandard performance. An employee may be terminated for substandard performance if, after 2 counseling sessions conducted by the supervisor or designee for the same or different problems, the employee's performance has not improved to meet standards.

(e) Layoff. An employee may be terminated as a reduction in work force in accordance with s. DOC 313.17 .

(f) Unable to work. An employee who is certified as physically unable to work as determined by a physician, physician assistant or registered nurse employed by the department or is certified as mentally unable to work by a psychiatrist or licensed psychologist employed by the department may be terminated if the disability period exceeds 90 days.

(g) Transfer. An employee shall be terminated upon transfer to another institution. If a prison industries facility is operating at the new institution, the inmate may be given priority consideration for rehiring under s. DOC 313.13 .

(h) Release. An employee shall be terminated upon parole, discharge or placement in intensive sanctions.

(2)  Whenever an employee is terminated, the supervisor shall prepare a written decision, with copies to the inmate, the social services file, and the employee's personnel file. This written decision shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:

(a) Name of employee;

(b) Date of termination;

(c) Shop name;

(d) Supervisor's name; and

(e) Type of termination.

(3)  An inmate terminated from employment by prison industries shall be referred to the PRC for reassignment under ch. DOC 302 .

History: Cr. Register, March 1994, No. 459 , eff. 4-1-94.