Common use of PROBATION PERIODS Clause in Contracts

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 Every newly-hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the bargaining unit shall be required to successfully complete a probationary period. The new-hire probation period shall commence on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer and shall continue for a period of one (1) year. A newly-hired probationary employee may be discharged, at the sole discretion of the Employer, any time during the employee’s probationary period and such discharge shall not be appealable under the grievance procedure contained herein nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newly-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due to required training sessions. Newly-hired employees may be discharged for not achieving paramedic certification within the timelines set forth by the Chief and such discharge shall not be appealable. Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their one (1) year probationary period. However, upon successful completion of such probationary period, the employee’s seniority shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employer. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion to any other position within the bargaining unit until they have successfully completed their probationary period. Section 5.4 A newly-promoted employee will be required to successfully complete a probationary period in the newly-appointed position. The probationary period for a newly- promoted employee shall begin on the effective date of the promotion and shall continue for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive calendar days. A newly-promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, be returned to the position formerly held any time during the probationary period. An employee may request to be returned to the position the employee held prior to promotion during the promotional probationary period. The employee will be returned to the previous position at the rate of pay the employee would have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position shall also be returned to that employee’s previous position in a like manner.

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 8.1 Every newly-newly hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the bargaining unit shall will be required to successfully complete a probationary period. The new-hire probation probationary period for new employees shall commence begin on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer and shall continue for a period of one 120 work days. Should an employee's initial evaluation be deficient, the employee's probation period may be extended to ninety (190) yearwork days. He/she shall be given specific reasons as the justification of such extension and the modifications necessary to rectify such deficiency. A newly-newly hired probationary employee may be discharged, at the sole discretion of the Employer, terminated any time during the employee’s his/her probationary period and shall have no appeal over such discharge shall not be appealable under the grievance procedure contained herein nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newly-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due to required training sessions. Newly-hired employees may be discharged for not achieving paramedic certification within the timelines set forth by the Chief and such discharge shall not be appealableremoval. Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their one (1) year probationary period. However, upon successful completion of such probationary period, the employee’s seniority shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employer. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion to any other position within the bargaining unit until they have successfully completed their probationary period. Section 5.4 8.2 A newly-newly promoted employee will be required to successfully complete a probationary period in the newly-his/her newly appointed position. The probationary period for a newly- newly promoted employee shall begin on the effective date of the promotion and shall continue for a period of three hundred sixty five (36560) consecutive calendar work days. A newly-newly promoted employee whose performance is deficient may have his/her probationary period extended to ninety (90) work days. He/she shall be given specific reasons as to the justification of such extension and the modifications necessary to rectify such deficiency. A newly promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, may be returned to the his/her former position formerly held any time anytime during the his/her probationary period. An A newly promoted employee may request initiate a voluntary reduction to be returned to the his/her former position the employee held prior to promotion during the promotional first ten (10) working days of his/her probationary period. The employee will shall be returned to his/her original position and pay rate without loss of seniority. 8.3 The Employer will conduct at least one (1) performance evaluation prior to the previous end of each employee's new hire or promotional probationary period to measure the employee's fitness to continue in the position. 8.4 Probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion to any other position at the rate of pay the employee would until they have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position shall also be returned to that employee’s previous position in a like mannercompleted their probationary period.

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 18.1 Every newly-newly hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the bargaining unit shall will be required to successfully complete a probationary period. The new-hire probation period . Section 18.1.1 Probationary periods for new employees shall commence begin on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer and shall continue for a Employer. A probationary period of one hundred twenty (1120) yearcalendar days for all classifications, except all positions in pay range 27 and above shall have a probationary period of two hundred seventy (270) calendar days. A newly-newly hired probationary employee may be discharged, terminated at the sole discretion of the Employer, any time during the employee’s his/her probationary period and shall have no right to appeal over such discharge shall not be appealable under the grievance procedure contained herein nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newly-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due to required training sessions. Newly-hired employees may be discharged for not achieving paramedic certification within the timelines set forth by the Chief and such discharge shall not be appealableremoval. Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their one (1) year probationary period. However, upon successful completion of such probationary period, the employee’s seniority shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employer. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion to any other position within the bargaining unit until they have successfully completed their probationary period. Section 5.4 18.2 A newly-newly promoted employee will be required to successfully complete a probationary period in the newly-his/her newly appointed position. The probationary period for a newly- A promoted employee shall begin on the effective date of the promotion and shall continue for serve a promotional probationary period of three one hundred sixty five twenty (365120) consecutive calendar days for all classifications, except all positions in pay range 27 and above shall have a probationary period of two hundred seventy (270) calendar days. A newly-newly promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, shall be returned to the his/her former position formerly held at any time during the probationary period. An . Section 18.3 A newly promoted employee may request to be returned to who, in the position the employee held prior to promotion during first thirty calendar days of the promotional probationary period, or a laterally transferred employee who in the first thirty (30) calendar days of lateral transfer period, desires to return to the former position, may return to the position. Return to a former position under this Section shall not interrupt service for the purpose of calculating classification seniority under Article 19, in the classification to which the employee returns. Section 18.4 After successfully completing a probationary period, a provisional employee shall not be subject to being certified against from the Civil Service Certification Eligibility List. Section 18.5 Absences from work for two (2) or more consecutive weeks shall not be counted as part of the probationary period. Section 18.6 While serving any probationary period and for a period of one year from the beginning of that probationary period, employees are only eligible to apply for another position in the agency under Article 21 upon express written approval by the Employer. The employee Employer’s decision to approve or deny an employee’s application for another position pursuant to this subsection is not grievable under Article 16. Section 18.7 Effective with the life of this Agreement, the past practice of step increases or pay increases at the end of the probationary period will be returned to the previous position at the rate of pay the employee would have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position shall also be returned to that employee’s previous position in a like mannerabolished.

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 11.1. Every newly-newly hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the bargaining unit shall will be required to successfully complete a probationary period. The new-hire probation probationary period for new employees shall commence begin on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer of employment and shall continue for a period of one one-hundred and fifty (1150) yearcalendar days. Upon the completion of the initial probationary period, employees shall receive a step increase. A newly-newly hired probationary employee may join the Union and file grievances from the time of hire; however, he/she may be discharged, at the sole discretion of the Employer, terminated any time during the employee’s his/her probationary period period, including any extension, and shall have no appeal over such discharge shall not be appealable under the grievance procedure contained herein nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newly-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due to required training sessions. Newly-hired employees may be discharged for not achieving paramedic certification within the timelines set forth by the Chief and such discharge shall not be appealableremoval. Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their one (1) year probationary period11.2. However, upon successful completion of such probationary period, An employee who is awarded a job under the employee’s seniority shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employer. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion to any other position within the bargaining unit until they have successfully completed their probationary period. Section 5.4 A newly-promoted employee bidding procedure will be required to successfully complete a ninety (90) calendar day probationary period. Probationary period begins upon assignment to new position. Anytime within the first ten (10) working days of the probationary period, the employee may voluntarily return to his/her prior position. Section 11.3. An Employee may have his/her probationary period, both regular and voluntary, extended upon mutual agreement of the Employer and the Union. Section 11.4. At approximately the halfway point of an employee's probationary period, the Employer will conduct a performance evaluation to measure the employee's performance and ability to continue in the newly-appointed position. The probationary period for Employer will provide a newly- promoted employee shall begin on the effective date copy of the promotion and shall continue for a period of three hundred sixty evaluation to the Union within five (3655) consecutive calendar days. A newly-promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at working days as to the sole discretion outcome of the Employeremployee’s performance evaluation. In the event an employee doesn't qualify after a promotional probationary period, he/she will then be returned to the his/her former (or similar) position formerly held any time during the probationary period. An employee may request to be returned to the position the employee that he/she held prior to promotion during the promotional probationary period. The employee will be returned to the previous position at the rate of pay the employee would have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position Probationary and annual evaluations shall also not be returned subject to that employee’s previous position in a like mannerthe Grievance Procedure.

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 8.1 Every newly-newly hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the bargaining unit shall will be required to successfully complete a probationary period. The new-hire probation probationary period for new employees shall commence begin on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer and shall continue for a period of one sixty (160) yearwork days. Should an employee's initial evaluation be deficient, the employee's probation period may be extended to ninety (90) work days. He/she shall be given specific reasons as the justification of such extension and the modifications necessary to rectify such deficiency. A newly-newly hired probationary employee may be discharged, at the sole discretion of the Employer, terminated any time during the employee’s his probationary period and shall have no appeal over such discharge shall not be appealable under the grievance procedure contained herein nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newly-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due to required training sessions. Newly-hired employees may be discharged for not achieving paramedic certification within the timelines set forth by the Chief and such discharge shall not be appealableremoval. Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their one (1) year probationary period. However, upon successful completion of such probationary period, the employee’s seniority shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employer. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion to any other position within the bargaining unit until they have successfully completed their probationary period. Section 5.4 8.2 A newly-newly promoted employee will be required to successfully complete a probationary period in the newly-his newly appointed position. The probationary period for a newly- newly promoted employee shall begin on the effective date of the promotion and shall continue for a period of three hundred sixty five (36560) consecutive calendar work days. A newly-newly promoted employee whose performance is deficient may have his/her probationary period extended to ninety (90) work days. He/she shall be given specific reasons as to the justification of such extension and the modifications necessary to rectify such deficiency. A newly promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, may be returned to the his former position formerly held any time anytime during his probationary period. A newly promoted employee may initiate a voluntary reduction to his/her former position during the probationary period. An The employee may request to shall be returned to the his/her original position the employee held and pay rate without loss of seniority. 8.3 The Employer will conduct at least one (1) performance evaluation prior to promotion during the end of each employee's new hire or promotional probationary period to measure the employee's fitness to continue in the position. 8.4 Probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion to any other position until they have completed their probationary period. The employee will be returned to the previous position at the rate of pay the employee would have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position shall also be returned to that employee’s previous position in a like manner.

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 Every newly-A. Effective with the signing of this Agreement, every newly hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the bargaining unit shall will be required to successfully complete a probationary period. The new-hire probation probationary period for new employees shall commence begin on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer and shall continue for a period of one (1) yearyear or fifty- two (52) work weeks in paid status upon satisfactory completion of training in Bargaining Unit (A), (B), (E) and (F), thirty-six (36) weeks in paid status in Bargaining Unit (C), and twenty-four (24) weeks in paid status in Bargaining Unit (D). A newly-newly hired probationary employee may be discharged, at the sole discretion of the Employer, terminated any time during the employee’s his probationary period and shall have no appeal over such discharge shall not be appealable under the grievance procedure contained herein removal, nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newlya pre-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due to required training sessions. Newly-hired employees may be discharged for not achieving paramedic certification within the timelines set forth by the Chief and such discharge shall not be appealabledisciplinary hearing. Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees B. An employee promoted out of Bargaining Unit A-1 (Deputies) to Unit B (Sergeants) shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their serve a one (1) year probationary period. However, upon successful completion of such Employees promoted from Bargaining Unit E (Civilian Correctional Officer) to Bargaining Unit B – (Sergeants) shall serve a one (1) probationary period, as will Bargaining E (Civilian Correctional Officer) employees who have completed the employee’s seniority 1 year in Article 15A, promoted to Deputy. Dispatchers (Unit C), Clerk/Secretaries and Cooks (Unit D) will serve a one year probationary period when promoted to Bargaining Unit A (Deputies) or Unit E (Civilian Correctional Officer). Any employee promoted from Clerk/Secretary and Cooks (Unit D) to Dispatcher (Unit C) shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employer. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion to any other position within the bargaining unit until they have successfully completed their probationary period. Section 5.4 A newly-promoted employee will be required to successfully complete a probationary period in the newly-appointed positionof ninety (90) days. The An employee hired or promoted into Bargaining Unit (E) – (Civilian Sergeants) shall serve a one (1) year probationary period. An employee serving a promotional probationary period whose performance is unsatisfactory shall be returned to their former position and shall have no rights to file a grievance or appeal to arbitration their promotional probationary removal under this or any other article of this Agreement. Promotional probationary removals do not require a pre-disciplinary hearing. C. Any employee can request an exit conference who fails to satisfactorily complete their probationary period, probationary removals and any removals during which the initial probationary period was mutually extended are not grievable. D. Employees who fail their promotional probationary period are not eligible to bid the same position for a newly- promoted employee shall begin on twelve (12) month period from the effective date of the promotion and shall continue for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive calendar days. A newly-promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, be returned to the position formerly held any time during the probationary period. An employee may request to be returned to the position the employee held prior to promotion during the promotional probationary period. The employee will be returned to the previous position at the rate of pay the employee would have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position shall also be returned to that employee’s previous position in a like mannerremoval.

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 Every newly-hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the 14.1 All bargaining unit members shall be required subject to successfully complete a an initial six (6) month probationary period. The new-hire probation For Librarians hired from outside the Library System, the probationary period shall commence on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer and shall continue for a period of be one (1) year. A newly-hired probationary employee , which may be discharged, at the sole discretion of the Employer, any time during the employee’s probationary period and such discharge shall not be appealable under extended without mutual agreement. For all other employees, the grievance procedure contained herein nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newly-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due to required training sessions. Newly-hired employees may be discharged for not achieving paramedic certification within the timelines set forth by the Chief and such discharge shall not be appealable.Employer for up to six (6) Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their one 14.2 Current bargaining unit members who (1) year accept a voluntary demotion to a position in a lower position classification not previously held, or (2) are promoted into a new position classification in a higher paying salary range shall serve a probationary period. However, upon successful completion period during their first six (6) months working in the new position and shall retain all rights of such regular status employees except the right to grieve his/her probationary period, the employee’s seniority shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employerstatus. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion 14.3 If an employee is promoted to any other a bargaining unit position within or to a position outside the bargaining unit until they have successfully completed their and is determined by the Employer during a six month probationary period. Section 5.4 A newly-period not to be suitable for the position, or if the promoted employee will be required requests to successfully complete a probationary period in revert to his/her former position, the newly-appointed position. The probationary period for a newly- promoted employee shall begin on the effective date of the promotion and shall continue for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive calendar days. A newly-promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, may be returned to the position formerly held any time during from which the employee was promoted, if such position is available. If the prior position is no longer available but another vacant position in the same classification exists, the employee shall be allowed to revert to that position. If no such vacant position exists or if the employee refuses the vacant position, the employee shall be placed on the recall list pursuant to Article 15. Such employees shall retain all rights of regular status employees except the right to grieve his/her probationary status. If an employee outside this unit is promoted to a position within this unit, the same return rights shall apply. 14.4 An employee who is transferred by the Library (either at the Library’s initiative or at the employee’s request) shall not be required to undergo a new probationary period. If the transferred employee has not completed their initial probationary period to the classification, said employee shall remain in a probationary status for the remainder of the probationary period. . 14.5 An employee may request who is recalled from layoff to his/her previous classification shall not be returned required to the position the employee held prior to promotion during the promotional undergo a probationary period upon recall unless he/she has not completed his/her probationary period. The employee will be returned to the previous position at the rate of pay the employee would have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position shall also be returned to that employee’s previous position in a like manner.

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 Every newly-hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the 14.1 All bargaining unit members shall be required subject to successfully complete a an initial six (6) month probationary period. The new-hire probation For Librarians hired from outside the Library System, the probationary period shall commence on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer and shall continue for a period of be one (1) year. A newly-hired probationary employee , which may be discharged, at the sole discretion of the Employer, any time during the employee’s probationary period and such discharge shall not be appealable under extended without mutual agreement. For all other employees, the grievance procedure contained herein nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newly-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due by the Employer for up to required training sessionssix (6) months beyond the initial period with written notice to the employee and the Union specifying the reasons. Newly-hired Such probationary employees serve at the will of the Employer and may be discharged for from employment without recourse to the grievance procedures. All employees retained after the expiration of their probationary period shall become regular status employees. 14.2 Current bargaining unit members who (1) accept a voluntary demotion to a position in a lower position classification not achieving paramedic certification within previously held, or (2) are promoted into a new position classification in a higher paying salary range shall serve a probationary period during their first six (6) months working in the timelines set forth new position and shall retain all rights of regular status employees except the right to grieve their probationary status. 14.3 If an employee is promoted to a bargaining unit position or to a position outside the bargaining unit and is determined by the Chief and Employer during a six month probationary period not to be suitable for the position, or if the promoted employee requests to revert to their former position, the employee may be returned to the position from which the employee was promoted, if such discharge position is available. If the prior position is no longer available but another vacant position in the same classification exists, the employee shall be allowed to revert to that position. If no such vacant position exists or if the employee refuses the vacant position, the employee shall be placed on the recall list pursuant to Article 15. Such employees shall retain all rights of regular status employees except the right to grieve their probationary status. If an employee outside this unit is promoted to a position within this unit, the same return rights shall apply. 14.4 An employee who is transferred by the Library (either at the Library’s initiative or at the employee’s request) shall not be appealable. Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their one (1) year required to undergo a new probationary period. HoweverIf the transferred employee has not completed their initial probationary period to the classification, upon successful completion said employee shall remain in a probationary status for the remainder of such the probationary period, the employee’s seniority shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employer. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees 14.5 An employee who is recalled from layoff to their previous classification shall not be eligible for promotion required to any other position within the bargaining unit until undergo a probationary period upon recall unless they have successfully not completed their probationary period. Section 5.4 A newly-promoted employee will be required to successfully complete a probationary period in the newly-appointed position. The probationary period for a newly- promoted employee shall begin on the effective date of the promotion and shall continue for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive calendar days. A newly-promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, be returned to the position formerly held any time during the probationary period. An employee may request to be returned to the position the employee held prior to promotion during the promotional probationary period. The employee will be returned to the previous position at the rate of pay the employee would have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position shall also be returned to that employee’s previous position in a like manner.

PROBATION PERIODS. Section 5.1 Every newly-hired employee who is hired to fill a position within the 14.1 All bargaining unit members shall be required subject to successfully complete a an initial six (6) month probationary period. The new-hire probation For Librarians hired from outside the Library System, the probationary period shall commence on the first day for which the employee receives compensation from the Employer and shall continue for a period of be one (1) year. A newly-hired probationary employee , which may be discharged, at the sole discretion of the Employer, any time during the employee’s probationary period and such discharge shall not be appealable under extended without mutual agreement. For all other employees, the grievance procedure contained herein nor to the Civil Service Commission. Any newly-hired employee after June 1, 2003 will be required to successfully complete an Ohio State Paramedic Certification within the time lines set forth by the Fire Chief. The probationary period may be extended due to required training sessions. Newly-hired employees may be discharged for not achieving paramedic certification within the timelines set forth by the Chief and such discharge shall not be appealable.Employer for up to six (6) months beyond Section 5.2 Newly-hired probationary employees shall accrue no seniority until they have successfully completed their one 14.2 Current bargaining unit members who (1) year accept a voluntary demotion to a position in a lower position classification not previously held, or (2) are promoted into a new position classification in a higher paying salary range shall serve a probationary period. However, upon successful completion period during their first six (6) months working in the new position and shall retain all rights of such regular status employees except the right to grieve his/her probationary period, the employee’s seniority shall be computed as commencing upon the employee’s most recent date of hire with the Employerstatus. Section 5.3 Newly-hired probationary employees shall not be eligible for promotion 14.3 If an employee is promoted to any other a bargaining unit position within or to a position outside the bargaining unit until they have successfully completed their and is determined by the Employer during a six month probationary period. Section 5.4 A newly-period not to be suitable for the position, or if the promoted employee will be required requests to successfully complete a probationary period in revert to his/her former position, the newly-appointed position. The probationary period for a newly- promoted employee shall begin on the effective date of the promotion and shall continue for a period of three hundred sixty five (365) consecutive calendar days. A newly-promoted employee who evidences unsatisfactory performance may, at the sole discretion of the Employer, may be returned to the position formerly held any time during from which the employee was promoted, if such position is available. If the prior position is no longer available but another vacant position in the same classification exists, the employee shall be allowed to revert to that position. If no such vacant position exists or if the employee refuses the vacant position, the employee shall be placed on the recall list pursuant to Article 15. Such employees shall retain all rights of regular status employees except the right to grieve his/her probationary status. If an employee outside this unit is promoted to a position within this unit, the same return rights shall apply. 14.4 An employee who is transferred by the Library (either at the Library's initiative or at the employee's request) shall not be required to undergo a new probationary period. If the transferred employee has not completed their initial probationary period to the classification, said employee shall remain in a probationary status for the remainder of the probationary period. . 14.5 An employee may request who is recalled from layoff to his/her previous classification shall not be returned required to the position the employee held prior to promotion during the promotional undergo a probationary period upon recall unless he/she has not completed his/her probationary period. The employee will be returned to the previous position at the rate of pay the employee would have been entitled to had the employee not accepted the promotion. Any employee occupying such position shall also be returned to that employee’s previous position in a like manner.