Good Samaritan Society Collective Agreement 2020-2024

Article 7: Probationary Period

1. A new Employee shall serve a probationary period of five hundred and three point seven five (503.75) hours worked.  If a new Employee is unsuitable in the opinion of the Employer, such Employee may be terminated at any time during the probationary period without notice. Such termination may be subject to the grievance procedure at Step 2 only.
2. The Employer shall provide a written evaluation of each probationary Employee prior to the completion of their probationary period.  The written evaluation will notify the Employee of any deficiencies and provide the Employee with an opportunity to correct them during the probationary period.  
3. The probationary period may be extended by an additional five hundred and three point seven five (503.75) hours worked or less.  However, in no event will an Employee’s total probationary period exceed one thousand and seven point five zero (1,007.50) hours worked.
4. The Employer shall notify the Union in writing of any Employee whose probationary period has been extended.
5. An Employee shall serve only one probationary period with the Employer so long as they remains continuously employed with the Employer.