CUPE Health Care Workers' Council of Unions

ARTICLE 22 - PROBATION AND TRIAL PERIOD

22.01 Probation

Newly hired Employees(s) shall be on probation for a period of four hundred and eighty (480) hours worked or five (5) calendar months, whichever first occurs from the date the Employee commences work.

By mutual agreement of the Local of the Union and Employer an extension may be granted. The circumstances warranting the extension, the improvements expected by the Employer and the duration of the probationary extension must be communicated to the Employee.

During the probationary period Employees shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of this Agreement, except with respect to discharge only for reasons of general unsuitability. The Local of the Union shall be notified in writing of all such dismissals within seven (7) days.

The communication to the Local of the Union shall outline the standards that are expected of the Employee, the date the Employee was notified of them and the time period the Employee was given an opportunity to demonstrate his/her ability and should include the reason for unsuitability.

22.02 Trial Period

Employees who are reclassified, transferred, promoted or who successfully apply for a temporary vacancy, shall be considered on trial in their new position for three hundred and twenty (320) hours worked or three (3) months whichever occurs first, following their date of appointment to their new position. During this trial period, the Employee may be returned to their original position, if not considered capable, or may request to be returned to their originally held position, at their former rate of pay. By mutual agreement of the Local of the Union and the Employer an extension may be granted. The circumstances warranting the extension, the improvement expected by the Employer and the duration of the trial period extension must be communicated to the Employee.

If the employee changes from one position to another within the same classification and department/specialized area/facility/agency, there shall be no trial period.

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CUPE Health Care Workers' Council of Unions
3725E Eastgate Drive
Regina, Sask
S4X 1A5

Phone: 1-306-546-2185
Fax: 306-781-8177
Email: Gordon Campbell, President