Bonnyville Health Centre Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 12: Probationary Period

1. Dismissal
   A newly hired Employee shall serve a probationary period.  Such Employee, if determined by the Employer to be unsatisfactory, may be dismissed at any time during the probationary period without notice. Such termination may be subject to the grievance procedure at Step 2 only.
2. Transfers to Another Classification
   If a probationary Employee is transferred to another classification, the Employee will be required to complete the probationary period. Employer requests to extend the probationary period shall not be unreasonably denied.
3. Length of Probationary Period
   1. The probationary period for an Employee consists of five hundred and three and three-quarters (503 3/4) hours worked or six (6) months, whichever is less exclusive of overtime, from the date the last period of continuous employment commenced.
   2. The probationary period may be extended by up to five hundred and three and three-quarters (503 ¾) hours worked or less by mutual agreement in writing between the Employer and the Union.   Prior to the extension of a probationary period, the Employer shall complete a performance appraisal, outlining areas where the Employee must demonstrate improved performance.