Local Employment Policy Handbook - ICASS

PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Ordinarily Residents (ORs)
See 3 FAM 7600 and the LE Staff Performance Management Policy Guidebook.
Not Ordinarily Residents (NORs)
Appointment Eligible Family Members (AEFMs)
1. AEFMs hired into a State position under a Family Member Appointment (FMA) do not serve a
probationary period. They must work 90 calendar days in the current position under the FMA before
becoming eligible to apply for advertised vacancies at the Mission. There is no exception to this policy.
(See 3 FAM 8200)
2. AEFMs hired into a State position under a Temporary Appointment are not required to work 90
calendar days in the current position under the Temporary Appointment before becoming eligible to apply
for advertised positions at the Mission. They may apply for advertised Mission vacancies at any time.
Supervisors experiencing performance or conduct problems may not place the employee “on a
probationary period.” Instead, the supervisor begins the process of counseling the employee, identifying
the area(s) of poor performance or conduct, setting a time for improvement, and documenting the session.
The supervisor gives the employee every opportunity to improve performance, unless immediate
separation for cause is appropriate due to, e.g., waste, fraud, mismanagement, malfeasance, improper
conduct detrimental to the interests of the USG, or other area as identified by Mission management.
EFMs Who Don’t Meet the Definition of AEFM and All Other NORs
1. EFMs who don’t meet the definition of AEFM and all other NORs with a US Social Security number
hired under a PSA by State or a participating agency under COM authority that has signed the MOA to
use State’s PSA authority do not serve a probationary period. They must work 90 calendar days in the
current position before becoming eligible to apply for advertised vacancies at the Mission. There is no
exception to this policy.
2. EFMs who don’t meet the definition of AEFM and all other NORS with a US Social Security number
hired under a PSA Fixed-Term for less than one year, or under a PSA with a WAE work schedule, are not
required to work 90 calendar days in the current position before becoming eligible to apply for advertised
positions at the Mission. They may apply for advertised Mission vacancies at any time.