Common use of Probation and Probationary Periods Clause in Contracts

Probation and Probationary Periods. All new employees, including rehired employees, shall be considered as probationary employees and must successfully complete an initial probationary period before attaining regular employee status. Any regular employee who is voluntarily transferred (other than on a temporary basis), or promoted shall be considered as a special probationary employee, and must successfully complete a special probationary period as specified herein before being appointed to the new or related position classification. All probationary employees, including special probationary employees, shall receive an employee evaluation on or near the midpoint of their probationary period. A. Each newly hired employee becomes an initial probationary employee upon the date of their employment, and remains so until they have successfully completed their required initial probationary period. The required initial probationary period shall be one hundred twenty (120) days except for professional employees all Job and Family Services (JFS) employees, all Business Services-Workforce employees, and the classifications of Animal Care and Control Officer and Animal Care Provider whose initial probationary period will be one hundred eighty (180) days. The initial probationary period required above represents a total cumulative service time, and may be adjusted upward so as to properly allow for any authorized leaves of absence or other approved breaks in service. During the initial probationary period, the probationary employee may be disciplined, discharged, laid off, or otherwise dismissed at the sole discretion of the County and neither the reason for nor the disciplinary action, discharge, lay- off, or dismissal may be subject of a grievance. In the case of lay-off, bumping and recall, there shall be no seniority among initial probationary employees. Upon the successful completion of the initial probationary period, however, the employee shall attain regular employee status and receive all benefits normally afforded to regular employees, including seniority. Employees shall acquire seniority credit, and their seniority and anniversary date shall be retroactive to the date of employment, less any adjustments. B. Any regular employee who is voluntarily transferred (other than on a temporary basis), promoted, or given a lateral classification change becomes a special probationary employee upon the date of the transfer, promotion, or lateral classification change and remains so until they have successfully completed a required special probationary period. These special probationary periods shall be as set forth below: 1. Transferred employees (voluntary): a. sixty (60) days, except ninety (90) for JFS, and Business Services-Workforce. (Mandatory transfers do not require probation.) 2. Promoted or lateral classification change employees: a. one hundred twenty (120) days except for professional employees whose probationary period is one hundred eighty (180) days. b. All Job and Family Services and Business Services-Workforce promotional or lateral classification change probationary periods shall be one hundred eighty (180) days. c. The classifications of Animal Care and Control Officer and Animal Care Provider shall have a probationary period of 180 days. The special probationary periods required above represent a total cumulative service time, and they may be adjusted upward so as to properly allow for any authorized leaves of absence, approved breaks in service, or performance-related issues. Upon the successful completion of the special probationary period for a promotion or upgrade, the employee’s anniversary date shall be retroactive to the date of the promotion or upgrade. Upon the successful completion of the special probationary period for a transfer or lateral classification change, the anniversary date shall remain the same. If the special probationary employee fails to demonstrate that he/she can completely and satisfactorily perform the job within the special probationary period, the County shall return the employee to his/her former position classification, without any loss in seniority. Any other employees who were transferred, promoted or received a lateral classification change following and as a result of this employee's transfer, promotion, or lateral classification change shall also be returned to their former positions, and unless there is a lay-off involved, the bumping procedure shall not apply. C. It is agreed that all persons in an initial probationary status are excluded from coverage of this Agreement.

Probation and Probationary Periods. All new employees, including rehired employees, shall be considered as probationary employees and must successfully complete an initial probationary period before attaining regular employee status. Any regular employee who is voluntarily transferred (other than on a temporary basis), or promoted shall be considered as a special probationary employee, and must successfully complete a special probationary period as specified herein before being appointed to the new or related position classification. All probationary employees, including special probationary employees, shall receive an employee evaluation on or near the midpoint of their probationary period. A. Each newly hired employee becomes an initial probationary employee upon the date of their employment, and remains so until they have successfully completed their required initial probationary period. The required initial probationary period shall be one hundred twenty (120) days except for professional employees all Job and Family Services (JFS) employees, all Business Services-Workforce employees, and the classifications of Animal Care and Control Officer and Animal Care Provider whose initial probationary period will be one hundred eighty (180) days. The initial probationary period required above represents a total cumulative service time, and may be adjusted upward so as to properly allow for any authorized leaves of absence or other approved breaks in service. During the initial probationary period, the probationary employee may be disciplined, discharged, laid off, or otherwise dismissed at the sole discretion of the County and neither the reason for nor the disciplinary action, discharge, lay- off, or dismissal may be subject of a grievance. In the case of lay-off, bumping and recall, there shall be no seniority among initial probationary employees. Upon the successful completion of the initial probationary period, however, the employee shall attain regular employee status and receive all benefits normally afforded to regular employees, including seniority. Employees shall acquire seniority credit, and their seniority and anniversary date shall be retroactive to the date of employment, less any adjustments. B. Any regular employee who is voluntarily transferred (other than on a temporary basis), promoted, or given a lateral classification change becomes a special probationary employee upon the date of the transfer, promotion, or lateral classification change and remains so until they have successfully completed a required special probationary period. These special probationary periods shall be as set forth below: 1. Transferred employees (voluntary): a. ): sixty (60) days, except ninety (90) for JFS, and Business Services-Workforce. (Mandatory transfers do not require probation.) 2. Promoted or lateral classification change employees: a. one hundred twenty (120) days except for professional employees whose probationary period is one hundred eighty (180) days. b. All Job and Family Services and Business Services-Workforce promotional or lateral classification change probationary periods shall be one hundred eighty (180) days. c. The classifications of Animal Care and Control Officer and Animal Care Provider shall have a probationary period of 180 days. The special probationary periods required above represent a total cumulative service time, and they may be adjusted upward so as to properly allow for any authorized leaves of absence, absence or other approved breaks in service, or performance-related issues. Upon the successful completion of the special probationary period for a promotion or upgrade, the employee’s anniversary date shall be retroactive to the date of the promotion or upgrade. Upon the successful completion of the special probationary period for a transfer or lateral classification change, the anniversary date shall remain the same. If the special probationary employee fails to demonstrate that he/she can completely and satisfactorily perform the job within the special probationary periodperiod or elects to voluntarily demote or move laterally to his/her former position, the County shall return the employee to his/her former position classification, without any loss in seniority. Any other employees who were transferred, promoted or received a lateral classification change following and as a result of this employee's transfer, promotion, or lateral classification change shall also be returned to their former positions, and unless there is a lay-off involved, the bumping procedure shall not apply. C. It is agreed that all persons in an initial probationary status are excluded from coverage of this Agreement.

Probation and Probationary Periods. All new employees, including rehired employees, shall be considered as probationary employees and must successfully complete an initial probationary period before attaining regular employee status. Any regular employee who is voluntarily transferred (other than on a temporary basis), or promoted shall be considered as a special probationary employee, and must successfully complete a special probationary period as specified herein before being appointed to the new or related position classification. All probationary employees, including special probationary employees, shall receive an employee evaluation on or near the midpoint of their probationary period. A. Each newly hired employee becomes an initial probationary employee upon the date of their employment, and remains so until they have successfully completed their required initial probationary period. The required initial probationary period shall be one hundred twenty (120) days or equivalent hours except for professional employees all Job and Family Services (JFS) employees), all Business Services-Workforce employees, Services employees and the classifications of Animal Care and Control Officer and Animal Care Provider whose initial probationary period will be one hundred eighty (180) daysdays or equivalent hours. Part-time regular employees who work a portion of each normal working day shall have their probationary period determined by the number of calendar days following appointment in the same manner as full-time employees. Part-time regular employees who work an irregular schedule or who work less than the normal number of working days per week shall have their probationary period determined on the basis of equivalent hours as defined in paragraph B of this article. The initial probationary period required above represents a total cumulative service time, and may be adjusted upward so as to properly allow for any authorized leaves of absence or other approved breaks in service. During the initial probationary period, the probationary employee may be disciplined, discharged, laid off, or otherwise dismissed at the sole discretion of the County and neither the reason for nor the disciplinary action, discharge, lay- lay-off, or dismissal may be subject of a grievance. In the case of lay-off, bumping and recall, there shall be no seniority among initial probationary employees. Upon the successful completion of the initial probationary period, however, the employee shall attain regular employee status and receive all benefits normally afforded to regular employees, including seniority. Employees shall acquire seniority credit, and their seniority and anniversary date shall be retroactive to the date of employment, less any adjustments. B. Any regular employee who is voluntarily transferred (other than on a temporary basis), promoted, or given a lateral classification change becomes a special probationary employee upon the date of the transfer, promotion, or lateral classification change and remains so until they have successfully completed a required special probationary period. These special probationary periods shall be as set forth below: 1. Transferred employees (voluntary): a. sixty (60) days, except ninety (90) for JFS, and Business Services): Regular Scheduled Part-Workforce. Time 60 days OR Irregular Scheduled Part-Time 350 hours (Mandatory transfers do not require probation.) 2. Promoted or lateral classification change employees: a. one hundred twenty (120) : Regular Scheduled Part-Time 120 days OR Irregular Scheduled Part-Time 700 hours except for professional employees whose probationary period is one hundred eighty (180) days. b. All all Job and Family Services (JFS), all Business Services employees and Business Services-Workforce promotional or lateral classification change probationary periods shall be one hundred eighty (180) days. c. The the classifications of Animal Care and Control Officer and Animal Care Provider shall have a probationary period of 180 daysProvider. The special probationary periods required above represent a total of cumulative service time, and they may be adjusted upward so as to properly allow for any authorized leaves of absence, absence or other approved breaks in service, or performance-related issues. Upon the successful completion of the special probationary period for a promotion or upgrade, the employee’s anniversary date shall be retroactive to the date of the promotion or upgrade. Upon the successful completion of the special probationary period for a transfer or lateral classification change, the anniversary date shall remain the same. If the special probationary employee fails to demonstrate that he/she can completely and satisfactorily perform the job within the special probationary period, the County shall return the employee to his/her former position classification and appointment category within the classification, without any loss in seniority. Any other employees who were transferred, promoted or received a lateral classification change following and as a result of this employee's transfer, promotion, or lateral classification change shall also be returned to their former positions, and unless there is a lay-off involved, the bumping procedure shall not apply. C. It is agreed that all persons in an initial probationary status are excluded from coverage of this Agreement.

Probation and Probationary Periods. All new employees, including rehired employees, shall be considered as probationary employees and must successfully complete an initial a probationary period before attaining regular employee status. Any regular employee who is voluntarily transferred (other than on a temporary basis), or promoted shall be considered as a special probationary employee, and must successfully complete a special probationary period as specified herein before being appointed to the new or related position classification. All probationary employees, including special probationary employees, shall receive an employee evaluation on or near the midpoint of their probationary period. A. Each newly hired employee becomes an initial a probationary employee upon the date of their employment, and remains so until they have successfully completed their required initial probationary period. The required initial probationary period shall be one hundred twenty (120) days except for professional employees all Job and Family Services (JFS) employees, all Business Services-Workforce employees, and the classifications of Animal Care and Control Officer and Animal Care Provider whose initial probationary period will be one hundred eighty (180) days. The initial probationary period required above represents a total cumulative service time, and may be adjusted upward so as to properly allow for any authorized leaves of absence or other approved breaks in service. During the initial probationary period, the probationary employee may be disciplined, discharged, laid off, or otherwise dismissed at the sole discretion of the County and neither the reason for nor the disciplinary action, discharge, lay- offlayoff, or dismissal may be subject of a grievance. In the case of lay-off, bumping and recall, there shall be no seniority among initial probationary employees. Upon the successful completion of the initial probationary period, however, the employee shall attain regular employee status and receive all benefits normally afforded to regular employees, including seniority. Employees shall acquire seniority credit, and their seniority and anniversary date shall be retroactive to the date of employment, less any adjustments. At the sole discretion of the county, and employee who resigns, having served the required probationary period, may be reinstated to the same or similar position at any time within one (1) year from the date of such resignation. The reinstated employee will retain seniority and status upon completion of the probationary period except that the time the employee was separated shall not be counted. Any employee who, at management’s discretion, is rehired within the one (1) year period will be reinstated. B. Any A regular employee who is voluntarily transferred (other than on a temporary basis), promoted, ) or given a lateral classification change promoted becomes a special probationary employee upon the date of the transfer, transfer or promotion, or lateral classification change and remains so until they have successfully completed a required special probationary period. These special probationary periods shall be as set forth below: 1. Transferred employees employees—forty-five (voluntary): a. sixty (6045) days, except ninety (90) for JFS, and Business Services-Workforce. (Mandatory transfers do not require probation.) 2. Promoted or lateral classification change employees: a. —one hundred twenty (120) days except for professional employees whose probationary period is one hundred eighty (180) days. b. All Job and Family Services and Business Services-Workforce promotional or lateral classification change probationary periods shall be one hundred eighty (180) days. c. The classifications of Animal Care and Control Officer and Animal Care Provider shall have a probationary period of 180 days. The special probationary periods period required above represent a total cumulative service time, and they may be adjusted upward so as to properly allow for any authorized leaves of absence, absence or other approved breaks in service, or performance-related issues. Upon the successful completion of the special probationary period for a promotion or upgrade, the employee’s anniversary date shall be retroactive to the date of the promotion or upgrade. Upon the successful completion of the special probationary period for a transfer or lateral classification change, the anniversary date shall remain the same. If the special probationary employee fails to demonstrate that he/he or she can completely and satisfactorily perform the job within the special probationary period, the County shall may at its discretion return the employee to his/his or her former position classification, without any loss in seniority. Any other employees who were transferred, transferred or promoted or received a lateral classification change following and as a result of this employee's transfer, promotion, ’s transfer or lateral classification change promotion shall also be returned to their former positions, and unless there is a lay-off layoff involved, the bumping procedure shall not apply. C. It is agreed that all persons in an initial probationary status are excluded from coverage of this Agreement.