Sheriff's Policy Manual PDF

SHERIFF’S POLICY MANUAL 3.9 PROBATION: 3.9.1 Definitions: A. New Employee Probation: Newly hired employees serve a standard probation period of 12 months of continuous employment commencing as follows: 1. Civilian employee - date of hire 2. Depu...

SHERIFF’S POLICY MANUAL 3.9 PROBATION: 3.9.1 Definitions: A. New Employee Probation: Newly hired employees serve a standard probation period of 12 months of continuous employment commencing as follows: 1. Civilian employee - date of hire 2. Deputy Sheriff - swearing-in date B. Probation: Time periods specified by policies and/ or bargaining unit agreements which provide BSO an opportunity to evaluate employees in new positions. C. Promoted Employee Probation: Commencing from the promotion date or as specified by applicable bargaining unit agreements, newly promoted employees serve a standard probation period of at least six months, which may be extended for an additional six months. D. Regular Employee: Employees who successfully complete probation as new employees. 3.9.2 Procedure: A. Employees will be closely supervised, trained, and evaluated per policy and/or relevant bargaining unit agreement during their probationary period to meet required standards. B. Employees who have a status change (part-time to full-time or full-time to part- time) in the same job classification will not have to serve a new probationary period. C. After successful completion and evaluation of their probationary period, employees will be considered regular employees in that position, with all privileges and benefits of that position. D. The following options may be used for employees who do not satisfactorily complete their probationary period: 1. Extension of probationary period (changes the employee's anniversary date) 3.9 10/01/2008  SHERIFF’S POLICY MANUAL 2. Retreat or return to prior rank and position (if vacancy exists) Note: Should an appropriate vacancy not exist, the current layoff or reduction in force policy will apply. However, this procedure will only be available to employees who have previously achieved full-time regular status. 3. Termination, if the employee is newly hired E. A probationary period may be imposed on regular employees as a corrective action to give additional training or observation for employees not meeting required standards. F. An employee's probation may be extended for the length of time the employee was out on extended absence. Extended absences will include, but are not limited to temporary assignments outside the regular work location, Workers' Compensation, FMLA, light duty, donated leave, Sick Leave Pool, administrative assignments, leave without pay, etc. Human Resources must be notified in writing via chain of command of the date to extend the probationary period prior to the expiration of the employee's probationary period. 3.9.3 Termination: A. If an employee not attaining regular status is terminated during the employee's first probationary period, such termination will be final with no rights of appeal to any authority. B. An employee's probationary period (whether the probation is the first probation or due to promotion) may be extended for an additional six months at the Sheriff's option. Notice to the employee of the probation extension will be given before the expiration of the probationary period. 3.9 10/01/2008