Associated Ambulance & Services (Whitecourt) Ltd., Collective Agreement 2020-2025

Article 8: Probationary Period

1.  
   1. Employees shall serve a probationary period equivalent to six (6) months of regular hours of work.  The probationary period will be automatically extended for any leaves of absence in excess of thirty (30) days.
   2. A Casual Employee who attains a regular position shall be credited with maximum hours equivalent to three (3) months of hours of work, exclusive of overtime, toward the completion of the probationary period.
   3. If a new Employee is unsatisfactory in the opinion of the Employer, such Employee may be terminated at any time during the probationary period without notice and without recourse to the Arbitration procedure.
2. The probationary period may be extended by mutual agreement in writing between the Employer and the Union.  A probationary period shall not be extended more than once.  During the extended period, the Employee shall be given feedback monthly regarding their performance, and if in the opinion of the Employer, the Employee is found to be unsatisfactory, they may be terminated without notice and without recourse to the Arbitration procedure.
3. 1. The Employer shall provide an evaluation to each probationary Employee prior to the completion of their probationary period. If after fair review, the Employee is found to be unsatisfactory, they may be terminated without notice and without recourse to the Arbitration procedure, provided the decision is made in good faith and is not arbitrary or discriminatory.
   2. If no written evaluation is complete prior to the completion of the probationary period, the probation shall be deemed to have been successfully completed.