R251-301-3. Policy

It is the policy of the Department that: (1) Center offenders should be employed or participate in educational or vocational training on a full-time basis; (2) offenders participating in educational or vocational training should have sufficient means to meet their financial obligations; and (3) employers and offenders shall be informed in writing of the Center's rules governing employment, including: (a) Offenders shall be accountable for all time spent away from the Center; (b) employers shall contact Center staff when they need the offender to work overtime or work on a day off; (c) offenders shall not consume alcoholic beverages; (d) offenders shall have legitimate employment and shall not be allowed to work for less than the prevailing minimum wage, nor under substandard conditions; (e) employers shall contact Center staff if the offender terminates or is terminated from his position, is excessively late, or leaves work early; (f) offenders shall not borrow money nor secure an advance in salary without prior approval of Center staff; (g) offenders shall notify employers of illness, absence or tardiness; (h) Center staff shall contact the employer periodically to monitor the offender's performance and to verify the offender's work hours; (i) within two weeks, employers shall send to the Center staff a signed acknowledgment of the rules and willingness to notify Center staff of any violations; and (j) employers shall contact Center staff with any questions or concerns.