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The examples set forth below illustrate a variety of situations that can occur.
Example #1
The employee begins work on Wednesday, February 7, 2007. The last day of the
probationary period would therefore be Monday, August 6, 2007.
Example #2
The employee starts on Monday, February 5, 2007. Because the day before the 6-
month anniversary, August 4, is a Saturday (not a “business day”) the probationary
period would end on the next business day, Monday, August 4.
Example #3
The employee starts on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. Because Thursday and Friday,
November 22 and 23, are holidays, the last day of the probationary period is Monday,
November 26, 2007.
An exceptional situation occurs when an employee begins work on August 30 or 31. Because
there is no February 30 and usually no February 29, the last day of a probationary period
beginning on August 30 or 31 is the last day of February.
For intermittents and less than 50% employees whose probationary period is 1,044 working
hours pursuant to Article 12, Section 10C2, “working hours” means hours the employee actually
worked. All hours worked will be calculated at the straight time rate regardless of whether the
employee is compensated at straight time or time and one-half. For example, an employee who
is scheduled for 8 hours but works 11 would have 11 hours credited towards the probationary
period. The probationary period under Article 12, Section 10C2 must be at least 6 months but
cannot exceed 1 year.
If you have any questions concerning this matter or would like to discuss it further, please
contact me or your agency Labor Relations representative.
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