Bonnyville Regional Fire Authority Collective Agreement 2024-2026

Article 8: Probationary Period

1. All Employees shall serve a probationary period of five hundred and forty eight (548) hours worked, exclusive of up to sixty (60) hours of orientation from the last date of hire. If, in the opinion of the Employer, an Employee serving a probationary period is found to be unsatisfactory they may be terminated without notice, without recourse to the grievance procedure, and without payment in lieu of notice or other severance compensation. If a probationary Employee is terminated, the Employee and the Union will be advised in writing.
2. If, in the opinion of the Employer, the Employee is found to be unsatisfactory, the Employee’s probationary period may be extended by an additional five hundred and forty eight (548) hours worked if mutually agreed upon by the Union and the Employer. During the extended period, the Employee shall be given feedback regarding their performance, however, 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 grievance procedure as long as the Employer has not acted in a capricious, arbitrary or bad faith manner. The Employer will provide the Employee with one (1) week’s notice or one (1) week’s payment of wages in lieu of notice, less the required deductions and withholdings, if terminating the Employee at its discretion during probation extended past the original five hundred and forty eight (548) hours worked