Common use of Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Clause in Contracts

Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). The Employer may develop a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) with an employee when the employee’s performance is deficient. The PIP shall be developed and administered under guidelines and procedures established by the Employer’s Department of Human Resources. An employee shall have the right to request to have an Association representative present at any conference involving the development of a PIP or discussion of a current PIP. The Employer shall advise an employee of that right prior to an initial conference and with sufficient advance notice so as to afford the employee a reasonable opportunity to make arrangements for the attendance of an Association representative. Once a PIP is developed, the Employer shall give the employee meaningful written feedback at least once every thirty (30) days regarding the employee’s progress under the PIP. A PIP shall be effective for a reasonable period needed to satisfactorily improve the employee’s performance, but, in any case, a PIP shall not be effective for more than six (6) months. An employee whose performance is documented to show a failure to improve within the six (6) month period or to have become deficient again on the same performance issue(s) within two (2) years after having completed a PIP, may be subject to discipline up to discharge from employment.