6-210 PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Approved April 2010

POLICY

A probationary period of at least three months will apply to all new full time staff and 480 hours for part time staff before they can be appointed to permanent status within his/her employment category.

PROCEDURE

A probationary period of at least three months and a successful evaluation will apply prior to his/her appointment to regular status within his/her employment category.

It is the responsiblity of the immediate Supervisor to ensure that a performance evaluation (See Appendix 10 Staff Supervision Model, Addendum 2 - Probationary Evaluation Form) is completed prior to the end of the probationary period and to alert the Human Resources Manager and the Service Director well in advance if it appears the staff member is not working out or if the probation might be extended.

The Agency has the right to extend the probationary period of a staff if additional time is necessary for the staff to achieve satisfactory job performance or for the Agency to assess the staff's ability to perform the job.

The immediate Supervisor will review the progress of the probationary staff and after consultation with the Supervisor has the right, subject to the terms of the Employment Standards Act (2000), to terminate the probationary staff's employment, at any time during the probationary period, without cause. 

Staff who are transferred or promoted will be placed on evaluation status for a period equal to the probationary period for new staff.  Transferred or promoted staff will retain his/her existing seniority until satisfactorily completing his/her probationary period, at which time his/her seniority will be transferred to the staff's new job.

Transferred or promoted staff who are unable to perform satisfactorily on his/her new job during, or at the end of his/her evaluation period, may be reinstated in his/her former position or one of equivalent status or reassigned if possible.  If no vacancy exists, the staff may be terminated.

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