Common use of Plan for Improvement Clause in Contracts

Plan for Improvement. An employee deemed to have serious deficiencies in his or her performance may be placed on a Plan for Improvement (Plan) at any time during the work year. Plans for Improvement are serious documents that constitute a declaration that unless sufficient improvement in performance is observed within the plan period, loss of employment may result. Employees may request AEIOU representation. A Plan shall be effective not less than sixty (60) calendar days and for not more than six (6) months. A Plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following: 1. Each specific area that the employee needs to improve; 2. The supervisor’s expectations for the employee to achieve success; 3. The benchmarks the supervisor will be using to determine if the employee is achieving success; 4. The supervisor’s timelines for subsequent consultation to provide feedback to the employee on progress; and 5. Suggested methods that an employee might use to become proficient in job performance or to enhance skills where a weakness has been identified. If loss of employment does result, the termination may be challenged through the grievance procedure.