Labor discipline in the national administration of penitentiaries and its subdivisions

Abstract

Prison staff, in order to ensure a good image of the system in which they work, respect certain rules that are stipulated in laws, orders, regulations and other normative acts. From these normative acts results some internal order of the institution called labor discipline. This represents an extremely important legal institution of labor law. It is even more important for the prison workforce. The reason is simple: prisons are structures designed to protect the law, society and the population, thus, they need transparency and an impeccable reputation. For such institutions, the image and trust of the population matter enormously because they define their effectiveness. For this reason, this article describes the legal aspects related to ensuring work discipline in penitentiary institutions and the factors that cause employees to ignore it.