Personnel Manual
Effective May 18, 2009MGL c. 124, § 1(c), (d) and (q) MGL c. 127, § 1A MGL c. 127, § 1BMassachusetts Department of Correction
(1) Each county correctional facility shall provide a personnel manual which includes, but is not limited to, policy and procedure for the following areas:
- (a) organizational structure;
- (b) recruitment and selection;
- (c) equal employment opportunity provisions;
- (d) reasonable accommodation to the known impairments of an employee or applicant having a disability;
- (e) job qualifications, descriptions and responsibilities;
- (f) job classification plan;
- (g) wage and benefit plan;
- (h) holidays, leaves and work hours;
- (i) personnel records;
- (j) performance evaluations;
- (k) promotions, retirements, resignations, layoffs and terminations;
- (l) employee-management relations;
- (m) physical fitness;
- (n) employee discipline;
- (o) grievances and appeals;
- (p) insurance and professional liability provisions;
- (q) code of ethics to include statement regarding conflict of interest;
- (r) drug-free workplace
- (s) sexual harassment prohibition;
- (t) sexual misconduct; and
- (u) domestic violence.
- (2) A copy of the personnel manual shall be accessible to each employee and its contents shall be explained at employee orientation.