Common use of Probation of Newly Hired Employees Clause in Contracts

Probation of Newly Hired Employees. New employees hired into a permanent part-time or full-time position shall be required to serve a continuous service probationary period of nine hundred and ten hours (910) worked from the date of hire into that position before obtaining permanent status. The Employer has full rights to discharge probationary employees if in the opinion of the Employer they do not meet the standards required of them by the Employer. Probationary employees are not permitted to participate in the pension plan until such time as they have successfully completed their probation but will be entitled to purchase back the period of unpaid pension provided it is done before completion of the first year of employment. During the probation period, probationary employees shall be entitled to the rights and benefits as specified in this Collective Agreement except with respect to discharge. Employment of a probationary employee may be terminated during the probation period without recourse to the grievance procedure unless the Union claims discrimination as noted in Clause 02.05 as the basis of termination. All probationary employees shall be evaluated in writing by an exempt supervisor during the sixth (6th) week and at the end of the probationary period. A copy of each evaluation shall be given to the employee. If an evaluation in writing is not given to an employee within thirty (30) working days of the end of the sixth (6th) week, the employee is deemed to have had satisfactory job performance at the time the evaluation was required.