Chapter 1-5, Probationary Period for Supervisors and Managers in the Competitive Service (Sept. 23, 2004) |
A. References.
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Code of Federal Regulations | Key terms | Managerial position |
B. Policy
An employee who is temporarily reassigned or promoted to another supervisory or managerial position, without a break in service, while serving a probationary period shall have such temporary service credited toward completion of the probationary period.
Satisfactory completion of the prescribed probationary period is required for continuance in the position. If the employee fails to complete the probationary period, he/she is entitled to be assigned to a position at no lower grade and pay than the position the employee left to accept the supervisory or managerial position.
Details, temporary promotions, or temporary reassignments to non-supervisory or non-managerial positions during the probationary period will extend the probationary period by the number of days served under the non-supervisory/non-managerial assignment.
C. Documentation and Reporting
Certification. The supervisor of each employee serving a supervisory/managerial probationary period must, no later than the end of the 10th month of such period, certify that the employee's supervisory/managerial performance has been found satisfactory or that it has been found unsatisfactory. Each certification must contain a recommendation as to whether or not the employee should be retained in the position. The certification will be documented on DOJ Form 546, Supervisory or Managerial Probationary Period Report. Upon completion and review by the servicing Personnel Office, the completed certification is filed on the right-hand side of the employee's Official Personnel Folder.
Last Updated Sept. 28, 2004
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