Common use of – Probationary Employees and Other Employees Without Regular Status Clause in Contracts

– Probationary Employees and Other Employees Without Regular Status. (a) Upon initial appointment to a job classification, the employee may receive a merit advancement following 1,040 service hours, provided the employee receives a probationary progress report with an overall rating of at least “Meets Job Standards” within two (2) pay periods of the employee’s step advance eligibility date. (b) Probationary employees and other employees without regular status may receive subsequent merit advancements following 2,080 service hours at the new step, provided that the employee receives an evaluation with an overall rating of at least “Meets Job Standards” within six (6) pay periods of the employee’s step advance eligibility date. (c) If no evaluation is filed within the appropriate period, the employee shall not receive the merit advancement until their performance is evaluated. Once evaluated, if the employee’s overall performance is rated as at least “Meets Job Standards,” the employee’s merit advancement will be retroactive to the original step advance eligibility date. (d) If the employee receives an overall rating of “Below Job Standards” or “Unsatisfactory,” the step will not be granted until the pay period in which the employee receives an overall evaluation of at least “Meets Job Standards.”