Common use of On Initial Employment Clause in Contracts

On Initial Employment. 6.2.1 All employees, upon initial employment, shall serve a probationary period for the period of 6 months (pay band 1-3), or 12 months (pay bands 4-10) as appropriate for the position they were initially hired for. The period may be extended in accordance with article 6.2.3. 6.2.1.1 The employee’s initial probationary period must include at least 3 months in an ongoing or end-dated position. 6.2.2 Employees shall serve the probationary period by accumulating time to the extent required over one (1) or more working periods, providing there are no more than two hundred (200) calendar days between working periods. 6.2.3 The employer may request, from the campus committee chair, an extension no later than two (2) weeks prior to the expiration of the probationary period and shall include written reasons for the request. The length of extension shall be a matter for negotiation, up to a maximum length of three (3) months. 6.2.4 Should the employer decide to terminate the employee, the employee will be given the reasons, in writing, prior to termination. The employee will be given an opportunity to respond, and if necessary, to engage the grievance procedure contained in the collective agreement. 6.2.5 A probationary employee who does not successfully complete the initial probationary period shall be terminated.