General Orders of the Turks and Caicos Islands Public Service ...

General Orders of the Turks and Caicos Islands Public Service - 1998 Edition2.6.4 At this time they will cease to be covered by these Orders and their terms and conditions ofemployment will be determined by any contract of employment that may be agreed between the personand the employing authority. They will become entitled to the benefits and payments that wouldordinarily be due to them had they satisfactorily ended their employment with the Public Service at thistime.Order 2.7Probation2.7.1 All permanent Appointments will be on Probationary terms. These terms require that an Officerwill serve a Probationary period of two years on initial Appointnwnt to the Public Service and twelvemonths for appointments other than initial Appointments.2.7.2 At the end of the first twelve months of a two year Probationary period and at the end of thefirst six months of a twelve month Probationary period, Responsible Officers shall submit to the ChiefSecretary a report on every Officer appointed on Probation.2.7.3 One month before the end of the Probationary period the Responsible Officer shall submit areport to the Chief Secretary and recommend one of the following:that the Officer be confirmed in the Appointment;that the Probationary period be extended;that the Officer's service be terminated, (for initial Appointments only);that the Officer revert to his or her former post.2.7.4 Before any recommendation is made for the extension of a period of Probation of an Officer orfor the termination of his or her Appointment, the Responsible Officer shall inform the Officer of hisor her recommendations and of the specific reasons therefore and he or she shall invite the Officer tosubmit any representations he or she may wish to make.2.7.5 If, after considering the final report of the Responsible Officer the Chief Secretary is satisfiedthat the service of an Officer on Probation has been satisfactory, the Chief Secretary shall confirm hisor her Appointment with effect from the date of Appointment. If the Chief Secretary is not satisfiedthat the service of an Officer on Probation has been satisfactory, she may extend the period ofProbation for a further period subject to these provisions regarding Probationary periods, theAppointment on Probation of an Officer may, at any time during the period of Probation and withoutany reason being given, be terminated by the Chief Secretary.2.7.6 Where the period of Probation of an Officer has been extended and he or she is subsequentlyconfirmed in his or her Appointment, the Chief Secretary may, subject to entitlement under the rules ofthe grade and salary structure given at Appendix C, approve payment of the Officer's increment:With effect fropi, the date it was due had this period of Probation not been extended; ortwelve months after the date it was due.2.7.7 When an Officer is appointed to a Pensionable Office after NonPensionable service in anOffice in which he or she has been performing, the same or similar duties, the period of his or herProbation in the Pensionable Office may be reduced by the length of his or her Non-Pensionableservice, provided that there is no break hemeen his or her Non-Pensionable and Pensionable service.8