ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 8.1 All new hires and rehires shall be required to serve an original probationary period of six months from date of hire and shall be so notified. Employees who transfer from one Agency to another may be required by the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee to serve another original probationary period. An employee shall be removed from original probation status on the day following the end of the original probationary period, unless notified in writing of extension or separation by the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee. When an employment offer is extended to an employee transferring from one Agency to another, the offer shall state whether or not the employee will be placed on original probation in the new position. If the offer provides that the employee will be placed upon original probation, the employee may withdraw from consideration or the employee may negotiate with the Agency to have the original probation requirement waived.
8.2 An employee who is transferred (promotion, demotion, lateral move, or move to a lower position) within an Agency or who transfers to another agency while serving an original probationary period may have his/her probationary period extended, or may be required to begin a new original probationary period of not less than six months, at the discretion of the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee.
8.3 An Agency Head and/or his/her Designee may extend the original probation of an employee for reasons of performance, transfer, promotion, and leave of absence for a period not to exceed a total of one calendar year from the date of hire or rehire.
8.4 The notification of extension shall be in writing and shall include the specific period of extension. In cases of extension for performance reasons the employee shall be provided specific performance improvement requirements.
8.5 Employees may be separated at any time during the original probationary period. Two weeks’ notice of separation does not have to be given to original probationary employees; however, the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee shall notify the employee in writing of the date the separation is effective. Employees on original probation do not have grievance rights.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 23.1 Bargaining unit employees shall be required to serve an original probationary period of nine months and shall be so notified. At the Fire Marshal's Office this probationary period shall commence on the date of hire. Conservation Officers will serve an original probationary period after graduation from the law enforcement training center, or becoming a Nebraska certified law enforcement officer, or date of hire if already Nebraska certified law enforcement. State Patrol Troopers will serve an original probationary period of nine (9) months after the date they graduate from the Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy. Employees who transfer from one agency to another may be required by the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee to serve an original probationary period. An employee shall be removed from original probation status on the day following the end of the original probationary period. If the employee is given written notice that the employee is not currently performing at the level required to become a permanent employee of the agency, the original probationary period may be extended up to three months. For periods of absence exceeding 14 consecutive calendar days, the original probationary period may be placed in abeyance and resume when the employee returns to work. The original probationary period may be extended by the number of days absent.
23.2 Employees may be separated at any time during the original probationary period. Two weeks notice of separation does not have to be given to original probationary employees; however, the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee shall notify the employee in writing of the date the separation is effective. Employees on original probation do not have grievance rights.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 1. The employee’s supervisor may separate an employee on original probation without cause. Two weeks written notice prior to the expiration date of the probationary period shall be provided to an employee who is rejected on original probation.
2. The written notice shall advise the employee of the right to appeal or grieve the rejection.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 8.1 All new hires shall be required to serve an original probationary period of six months from date of hire and shall be so notified. Employees who transfer from one Agency to another will not be required by the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee to serve another original probationary period. An employee shall be removed from original probation status on the day following the end of the original probationary period, unless notified in writing of extension or separation by the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee.
8.2 An employee who is transferred (promotion, demotion, lateral move, or move to a lower position) within an Agency or who transfers to another agency while serving an original probationary period may have his/her probationary period extended, at the discretion of the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee.
8.3 An Agency Head and/or his/her Designee may extend the original probation of an employee for reasons of performance, transfer, promotion, and leave of absence for a period not to exceed a total of one calendar year from the date of hire or rehire.
8.4 The notification of extension shall be in writing and shall include the specific period of extension. In cases of extension for performance reasons the employee shall be provided specific performance improvement requirements.
8.5 Employees may be separated at any time during the original probationary period. Two weeks notice of separation does not have to be given to original probationary employees; however, the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee shall notify the employee in writing of the date the separation is effective. Employees on original probation do not have grievance rights.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. A. Original Probation. The required probationary period for all new employees shall be six (6) months. Any unpaid leaves of absence in excess of a total of ten (10) consecutive working days shall be added to the duration of the probationary period. The Employer or its designee may extend the probationary period of an employee, for up to three (3) months, and provide written notice of the extension to the employee and Union. All probationary periods for new employees working less than fifty percent (50%) time, shall be one (1) calendar year. During the original and extended original probationary period, the Employer or its designee shall conduct a minimum of one performance counseling review of the employee’s work performance at the approximate mid-point of the probationary period and furnish the employee with a written copy of the evaluation. Employees shall be informed of areas of needed improvement in writing. Upon the successful completion of the probationary period and upon the affirmative recommendation of the Employer, the employee shall be granted permanent status. The Employer’s failure to discharge or extend probation (through formal written documentation to the employee) prior to the expiration of the probationary period shall result in a probationary employee’s attainment of permanent status.
B. Removal During the Original or Extended Original Probationary Period. When the Employer or its designee denies permanent status to a probationary employee, the Employer or its designee shall notify the employee in writing of the reasons for the denial. An employee serving an original or extended original probationary period for an original appointment and whom the Employer or its designee determines that his/her service has been unacceptable, may be terminated from the Minnesota Judicial Branch anytime during the original or extended original probationary period, and the employee and/or the Union shall not be entitled to grieve or arbitrate such decision. The employee who has been denied subsequent permanent status following recall from a layoff list shall be returned to the layoff list for the time remaining.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 23.1 Bargaining unit employees shall be required to serve an original probationary period of nine months and shall be so notified. At the Fire Marshal's Office this probationary period shall commence on the date of hire. Conservation Officers will serve an original probationary period after graduation from the law enforcement training center or date of hire if already certified law enforcement. State Patrol Troopers will serve an original probationary period of nine (9) months after the date they graduate from the Nebraska State Patrol Training Academy. Employees who transfer from one agency to another may be required by the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee to serve an original probationary period. An employee shall be removed from original probation status on the day following the end of the original probationary period.
23.2 Employees may be separated at any time during the original probationary period. Two weeks notice of separation does not have to be given to original probationary employees; however, the Agency Head and/or his/her Designee shall notify the employee in writing of the date the separation is effective. Employees on original probation do not have grievance rights.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. An employee rejected during an original probationary period may appeal within five (5) working days of written notice of the rejection based solely on grounds of procedural deficiency or violation of law.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. Upon satisfactory completion of an original probationary period, an employee earning less than the step 2 salary rate for the employee's pay grade equivalent shall receive a salary increase to that step 2 rate. The increase shall be effective at the beginning of the bi-weekly pay period immediately following the date of the completion of the probationary period. If an employee was hired at or above the step 2 salary rate, the employee will not receive an end of probation increase.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD is a trial period of work following original appointment to a non- exempt job class at UMBC covered under this agreement.
ORIGINAL PROBATIONARY PERIOD. An employee is an original probationary employee for his/her first six (6) months. This probationary period may be extended by the employer one time not to exceed an additional six month period.
