To whom it may concern. Firstly, we thank you for your relationship with the IPS in order to employ a service worker.

Here are information, rules and guidelines for the employment of a service worker. Maintaining these rules and guidelines shall enable the serving of the sentence as established by the court. It is of great importance that these rules shall be brought to the knowledge of the employer or any persons operating on his behalf while employing a service worker.

Service work is an alternative to an actual imprisonment and is given as a privilege to the accused, in order to prevent his stay behind bars. This privilege is not given to the accused unconditionally. It is revocable at any point, should the defendant fail to uphold what is expected of him in order to exercise this privilege. An accused person who wishes to serve his sentence by means of community service must accept a burden of responsibility that accompanies this special punishment, and perform his tasks according to the instructions of his supervisors, without violating the rules.

The employer is an important partner in applying the court's decision of serving a sentence by means of community service, therefore it is important to establish the guidelines that apply on the employer or any persons on his behalf that wish to employ a service worker in the institution to which he is in charge. An important and essential part of the community service law is the supervision over the service workers employed at various workplaces.

The supervision over the service workers is performed by supervisors from the Community Service Supervisor that will be arriving on surprise visits in order to review the attendance and performance of the service workers. The employer is an additional link that supervises and inspects the attendance and performance of the service workers during the serving of his sentence.

1) Initial Integration - before the service worker arrives at your institution, he goes through a classification and compatibility process and is given all required explanation and important rules for the period of his community service.

A. The employer shall hold an initial integration interview with the service worker, after receiving an approval from the supervisor that an introduction interview with the supervisor has taken place.

B. The interview shall include: identifying the candidate by means of his I.D., providing a detailed explanation regarding the work orders, the duty of signing an attendance card, ways of arriving at the workplace, the customs and protocol of the workplace, security guidelines and behavior guidelines that apply at the workplace.
It is recommended to write down rules that are unique for the institution with regards to the employment of the service worker.
It is permitted to have the worker sign a legal commitment and deliver a copy to the supervisor (such as: meal times, prohibitions, rules, dress code, behavior guidelines and more).  

C. It is thee duty of the employer or any person on his behalf to make sure that the service worker shall be under the supervision of a person on behalf of the employer at any time, and that the employer is aware and has signed the rules of employing a service worker. (These rules), a copy of the signed document shall be delivered to the supervisor and an additonal copy shall be filed at the employer's file.

D. A service worker shall be employed only in safe places – in the case of an injury caused to a service worker during work or on his way to and from work, the employer shall see to it that the worker receives primary care accompanied by a Bel / 250 form. After the treatment, the service worker shall receive a medical certificate for a person injured at work, by means of which he shall receive compensation according to the volunteers protocols at the social security institution.

2) Attendance / absence / reporting

A. The service worker must arrive at the workplace at the scheduled time and everyday with the exception of Saturdays, holidays and one free day a week.

B. The workdays and hours that have been established are a binding framework and the hours are not flexible, unless this is done through the supervisor and improved by him.
 

C. The employer shall make sure that the service worker shall punch his attendance card on a daily basis by means of an attendance clock.

D. The attendance card shall be kept by the employer and under his responsibility; the service worker may not have access to the attendance cards without supervision.

E. The employer shall not accept for work a service worker that had arrived late (this day shall not be counted as a work day) unless the supervisor had authorized this.

F. The employer is not certified to authorize a vacation or a temporary stay outside the institution for the service worker. Any request shall be directed to the supervisor for his approval.

G. The employer or any person on his behalf shall report daily to the supervisor regarding any absence of a service worker, beginning with the first day of his absence.

H. The employer or any person no his behalf shall immediately report any discipline violations and any other violation by a service worker.  

3) Prohibitions

A. It is forbidden to employ a service worker that has any previous acquaintance with the employer.
 

B. It is forbidden to reward a service worker by means of a fee or any other way (monetary, material, vacation days etc.)

C. It is forbidden to employ a service worker in any private work for the employer or other employees (such as: private cleaning, cleaning the employees' personal vehicles etc.).

D. It is forbidden to employ a service worker for any political activity, the promotion of the mayor's personal interests etc.

E. It is forbidden to employ a service worker in any type of work that is not related to the workplace assigned for the service worker.

F. It is forbidden to employ a service worker outside the institution, unless it has been approved by the supervisor. Should it be approved, the employer must make sure that the service worker shall not exceed his working hours and be constantly supervised by a person on behalf of the employer that has signed the rules of employment for a service worker.

G. It is forbidden to maintain any social or business connections between the employer or any person on his behalf and the service worker throughout the period of his sentence.

H. It is forbidden to accept any monetary contribution or any other contribution of material value from the service worker.

I. It is forbidden to enable a service worker to drive any kind of vehicle.

J. It is forbidden to give the service worker a written opinion or recommendation of any sort with regards to his performance for the purpose of court discussions or any other purpose.

K. It is forbidden to give the service worker an approval that his sentence had ended, only the supervisor is entitled to approve the end of the work.

4) General

A. It is forbidden to employ a service worker in exchange for a salary; however this is permitted at the same workplace only after he had finished serving his sentence and presented to the employer a formal approval from the supervisor.

B. Should you anticipate the temporary termination of work due to a strike or any other reason, you must inform the supervisor ahead of time.

C. Should there be a national or regional emergency changes shall take place that will be delivered by the supervisor.

D. The employer shall enable and supply attendance sheets of service workers at the beginning of every month for the previous month, at the middle of every month and occasionally, according to the request of the supervisor. Attendance sheets are a legal exhibit, and therefore the employer is required to approve the sheets and sign them before delivering them to the supervisor. 

E. The employer shall enable the supervisor to make inspections without scheduling them in advance with the service worker of the employer.
The service workers must receive a break (even of they are very much needed at work) in order to not delay the supervisor.

F. The employer or any person on his behalf is obliged to report both orally and in writing to the supervisor regarding the violation of one of the rules that apply on the service worker.

G. For your information! A service worker who breaks the rules is summoned for questioning and a warning, and according to the type of violation – an administrative determination may be activated against him, which means he will complete the remainder of his sentence in prison.

For any questions, inquiries, guidance and further information, please contact the supervisor or the regional community service coordinator.

The supervisor: ___________________

The employer: ___________________

The supervisor's telephone no. _______________

Tel. _____________________________

The supervisor's signature _____________________

Date: ______________________________