The probation period also means that processes such as disciplinarily do not need to be followed. Trial periods can be utilised in HR for promotions. This period is ideal for employees stepping into a position of more responsibilities.

Trail periods should be utilised if an employee has passed an initial probation for their original role and has over two years of service, as the full capacity and disciplinary process is required. The trial period allows the employee to see if they enjoy and excel at the role.

This period ensures employees feel more security and less pressure, especially if the role is a significant promotion. So, imagine you have promoted an employee who is great at their job. The promotion may be a management position, making this employee the first point of contact for a team they are responsible for.

Whilst this person may be great at the practical, day-to-day duties, they may not enjoy the management aspect, such as discipline or offering advice. A trial period would allow the said employee to instantly step back down into their old role.

Whilst trial periods offer the benefits discussed above, there are also instances of why probation periods are not appropriate for employees. If an employee is being promoted, reverting them back to the probation period could be incorrect.

The probation period allows employers to avoid processes like the disciplinary period with new staff. Existing employees who have over two years of service should not be placed on probation as the full capability and disciplinary process needs to take place, making this period unsuitable for most.

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Contact Us Today. Personal data is collected inline with enquiries made and consistent with our GDPR Privacy Policy. Accept GDPR Policy. Does a permanent employee of DCYF who is disqualified from a covered position as a result of a background check have the right to request a review of the disqualification?

A permanent employee of DCYF who is disqualified from a covered position as a result of a background check has the right to present to the secretary of the DCYF or designee evidence that mitigates convictions, pending charges, and disciplinary board final decisions including, but not limited to:.

What happens if a permanent employee, who has received approval to participate in the state internship program, leaves a classified position to participate in the state internship program created under RCW A permanent employee who leaves a classified position to participate in the state internship program created under RCW If a permanent employee in a classified position accepts an appointment to an exempt position, what is the employee's right to return to a position in the classified service?

A permanent employee who accepts an appointment to an exempt position has the right to return to classified service at any time. However, the right of return may not be exercised if the employee is terminated from an exempt position for gross misconduct or malfeasance, or during the pendency of an investigation if the employee has been given written notice that they are the subject of an active workplace investigation which may result in a finding of gross misconduct or malfeasance.

The employee's right is to a position in the highest class in which the employee previously held permanent status or to a position of similar nature and salary. The return right is to the most recent employer with which permanent status in the highest class was held. A position in the highest class does not necessarily mean return to the most recent employer.

If upon an employee being returned to a classified position there are fewer positions than there are employees entitled to such positions, the employer's layoff procedure applies.

What information must a receiving employer verify when a permanent employee exercises their right to return to classified service from an exempt appointment?

a The employee is not the subject of an active pending workplace investigation of which the employee was given written notice, and which may result in a finding of gross misconduct or malfeasance; and.

b The employee was not terminated from the exempt position for gross misconduct or malfeasance. a "Written notice" includes notice sent by email to the employee's work email address; and. b "Pendency of an investigation" lasts until the employer has taken final appropriate action based on the finding of the investigation.

Employees exercising return rights should provide as much advance notice as is practicable to the receiving employer. The employee must apply to return to classified service within 30 calendar days of:.

Separation from employment in the exempt position, or. Separation from employment in any subsequent exempt position if there is no break in state service of more than 30 calendar days between initial and subsequent exempt appointments. Employees who apply for return to classified service within 30 calendar days must be returned to a position at the time of separation from the exempt appointment or the time of application, whichever is later.

The right of return may not be exercised if the employee is terminated from the exempt position for gross misconduct or malfeasance, or during the pendency of an investigation if the employee has been given written notice that they are the subject of an active workplace investigation which may result in a finding of gross misconduct or malfeasance.

The employee's base salary must not be less than the employee's previous base salary in classified service, adjusted according to any changes to salary range that occurred while the employee was in exempt service.

If the employee was at step L at the time they accepted the exempt appointment and they are returned to step L of the same pay range, time spent in exempt service will count towards the six years to qualify for step M. Does an employee who was hired directly into exempt service have any rights to a classified position or layoff list?

Exempt employees who did not leave the classified service specifically to take an exempt position do not have any rights under the civil service rules and are not eligible for placement on layoff lists in the general government transition pool.

What happens to an employee whose classified service position is converted to an exempt position? An employee who holds a classified service position that is exempted from civil service has the following rights:.

The employee may appeal the exemption of the position in accordance with chapter WAC. How is an incumbent, whose position is converted from exempt to classified, placed within classified service? An incumbent whose position is converted from exempt to classified service may be placed within the classified service as follows:.

If the incumbent has been employed for less than the duration of the probationary period or WMS review period, WAC and apply. According to the terms and conditions of the federal Police Corps Act, employers may appoint participants of the police corps program to positions in the classified service.

Upon appointment, the civil service rules apply. In-training positions are permanent positions for which the employer uses defined training steps to train employees to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of the goal class. Each in-training position must have an in-training plan.

Employers may designate specific positions, groups of positions, or all positions in a class or class series, as in-training positions. Unless other staffing methods have been exhausted, positions with primary responsibility for supervision should not be designated as in-training positions.

The training must include at least one of the following components:. a On-the-job training knowledge and skill developed through experience ;.

c Courses conducted by an educational institution, vocational school, or professional training organization; or. The employee automatically advances to the next training step and job class after satisfactory completion of the training requirements of the lower step.

After successful completion of all training steps, the employee moves to the goal class. In-training plans must provide a minimum of six months at each step of the in-training plan before progressing to the next step. The training plan at each step must include specific, quantifiable training objectives.

Upon demonstration that the employee has satisfactorily achieved those training objectives in less than six months, the employer may waive the remainder of the time required at that training step.

While an employee is in an in-training appointment, what class is used to determine the employee's salary, overtime eligibility, and performance evaluation?

For each in-training step, the training plan must identify the job class to which the employee's work is being allocated. The employee's salary, overtime eligibility, and performance evaluation must be based upon the allocated class of the in-training step.

Must the employee serve a probationary or trial service period during an in-training appointment? An employee who does not have permanent status must serve a probationary period when appointed to an in-training position. Once an employee has permanent status, the employee must serve a trial service period at each training step within the in-training plan.

When an employee is still in a probationary or trial service period and is advanced to the next training step in the in-training plan, the original probationary or trial service period continues and the employee begins the trial service period of the next step.

The original probationary or trial service period and the new trial service period run concurrently until the terms of the original probationary or trial service period are completed. Does time spent in a position before the in-training appointment count towards the in-training period?

Time spent in nonpermanent appointments in an in-training position before a permanent appointment to the in-training position is not usually counted towards the requirements of the in-training plan. If the employer determines that the work performed in the nonpermanent appointment and the competencies developed satisfy the training plan requirements, the employer may count the time.

The employer determines if time spent in a position before the position was designated as an in-training position counts towards the requirements of the in-training plan. If an employee transfers from one in-training position to another in-training position, how is the training period affected?

If an employee transfers from one in-training position to another in-training position, the terms of the in-training plan for the new position are in effect. What happens to an employee who fails to progress satisfactorily through an in-training plan?

This table is used to determine what happens when an employee appointed to an in-training position fails to satisfactorily progress through the in-training plan. Type of In-Training Position:. Class Series: All positions in the class series are designated as in-training positions by the employer.

Individual position: The individual position is designated as an in-training position. Employee Status:. Employee in Probationary Period. Employee in Trial Service Period. If the employee WAS PERMANENT before the in-training appointment :.

If the employee was NOT PERMANENT before the in-training appointment :. Employee achieved permanent status in job class of the current in-training step but is failing to progress to the next step.

The employee has reversion rights to a position, if available, in the class in which the employee currently holds permanent status. What are the provisions for appointments under the Intergovernmental Mobility Act P.

The director may authorize appointments into the classified service from other governmental units for purposes of cross training or sharing of expertise across governmental boundaries, in accordance with the intent of the Intergovernmental Personnel Act P.

Appointments made under this section must be time-limited. Cyclic year positions are positions within higher education institutions and related higher education boards which are scheduled to work less than twelve full months each year, due to:.

Known, recurring periods in the annual cycle when the position is not needed; or. Cyclic year positions are permanent positions and must be filled in accordance with the rules on recruitment, assessment, and certification as provided in chapter WAC.

What are the notification requirements for appointing an employee to a cyclic year position? Upon appointment and before the start of each annual cycle, employees of cyclic year positions must be informed in writing of their scheduled periods of leave without pay in the ensuing annual cycle.

Scheduled, cyclic leave without pay does not constitute a break in service and is not deducted from the employees' seniority and does not affect the employees' vacation leave accrual rate.

A seasonal appointment is an appointment made by general government employers that is cyclical in nature, recurs at approximately the same time each year, and lasts for a minimum of five months but less than twelve months in duration during any consecutive twelve-month period.

Does chapter WAC apply to seasonal appointments? Seasonal appointments must be made accordance with the rules on recruitment, assessment, and certification as provided in chapter WAC. Do employees appointed to seasonal appointments serve a probationary period and gain permanent status?

General government employees who do not have permanent status and receive a seasonal appointment must complete a probationary period. The probationary period may be completed in consecutive seasonal appointments with the same employer.

Upon completion of the probationary period, employees in seasonal appointments gain permanent status. b Description of separate internal layoff lists for seasonal positions. i Probationary employees in seasonal appointments must receive at least one calendar day's notice.

ii Permanent employees in seasonal appointments must receive at least two working days' notice. d Layoff options in accordance with WAC within the seasonal layoff unit for seasonal employees being laid off.

Project positions are classified positions established for purpose of a defined project for which the employer expects the work to be of a time-limited nature with an expected end date. Project positions must be filled in accordance with the rules on recruitment, assessment, and certification as provided in chapter WAC.

What are the notification requirements for appointing an employee to a project position? An employee appointed to a project position must be notified, in writing, of the status of the appointment and the expected ending date of the position.

An employee who does not have permanent status in classified service must serve a probationary period when appointed to a project position.

The employee gains permanent status upon completion of the probationary period. Must an employee with permanent status who is appointed to a project position serve a trial service period?

In accordance with WAC , a permanent employee must serve a trial service period upon promotional appointment to project position. In accordance with WAC , a permanent employee who voluntarily transfers or voluntarily demotes to a project position may be required by the employer to serve a trial service period.

What notices must employees and their employers provide to each other when an employee accepts an appointment to a project position? If a permanent employee wants to have return rights to the current employer, the employee must give fourteen calendar days' notice to the current employer before moving to a project position.

The employer and employee may agree to waive or shorten the notice period. For purposes of this rule, written notice may be provided using alternative methods such as email, campus mail, the state mail service, or commercial parcel delivery in accordance with WAC What return rights must an employer provide to a permanent employee who accepts an appointment to a project position?

At a minimum, an employer must provide a permanent employee who left a permanent position to accept an appointment to a project position access to the employer's internal layoff list. Upon return to a permanent position, the employee's salary is determined by the employer's salary determination policy.

At the conclusion of an appointment to a project position, the layoff provisions of chapter WAC apply. In addition to the layoff rights provided by chapter WAC, a permanent status employee who left a permanent position to accept appointment to a project position without a break in service has the additional rights provided by WAC May a permanent WGS employee accept an acting Washington management service WMS appointment and what notices must the employee and employer provide each other when an employee accepts the acting appointment?

Permanent WGS employees may accept acting appointments to WMS positions. The current employer and employee may agree to waive or shorten the notice period.

What return rights must an employer provide to a permanent WGS employee who accepts an acting WMS appointment? At a minimum, the employer must provide the permanent employee who is leaving a WGS position with the employer to accept a WMS acting appointment access to the employer's internal layoff list at the conclusion of the acting appointment.

Failure of the employee to provide proper written notice to the employer may result in forfeiture of any return rights. Upon return to a permanent position, the employee's salary must be determined by the employer's salary determination policy. An employer may fill a position with a nonpermanent appointment when any of the following conditions exist:.

When is it inappropriate for an employer to fill a position with a nonpermanent appointment to address a short-term immediate workload peak or other short-term needs? Employers must not fill a position with a nonpermanent appointment under the provisions of WAC 3 when the work of the position is scheduled, ongoing and permanent in nature.

If at any time during a nonpermanent appointment, a short-term workload peak or other short term need becomes ongoing and permanent in nature, the employer must take action to fill the position on a permanent basis. An employer may choose to not count time spent in formal training programs towards the twenty-four month limit.

On-the-job training is not considered a formal training program for purposes of this rule. a The reason for the nonpermanent appointment in accordance with WAC ;.

c The anticipated short-term duration or sporadic nature of the appointment;. d A statement regarding the receipt or nonreceipt of benefits. If the employee is to receive benefits, the statement shall include which benefits are to be received; and.

e The right to request remedial action as provided in WAC Individuals may receive consecutive nonpermanent appointments as long as:. Individuals may receive consecutive nonpermanent appointments as long as any subsequent appointment is to a different position.

Nonpermanent appointments are subject to the following provisions:. The leave and holiday provisions of chapter WAC and compensation provisions of chapter WAC apply to employees in nonpermanent appointments. Other chapters of civil service rules may apply where specifically stated. What notices must employees and their employers provide each other when an employee accepts a nonpermanent appointment?

Employees who accept a nonpermanent appointment must give their current employers at least fourteen calendar days' notice before moving to a nonpermanent appointment. When the current employer receives the employee's notice, the employee's permanent employer must notify the employee in writing of the employee's return right at the conclusion of the nonpermanent appointment.

What return rights must an employer provide to a permanent employee who accepts a nonpermanent appointment? May an employer convert a nonpermanent appointment to a probationary or trial service appointment?

a The permanent employee does not return to the position or the layoff action has been implemented; and. The end date of a nonpermanent appointment may be set in the appointment letter. If the end date is not set in the appointment letter, the employer must give written notice of the termination date of the nonpermanent appointment.

If the employee is a permanent state employee, the employer must provide at least fifteen calendar days' notice. If the employee is not a permanent state employee, the employer must give one work day's notice. A nonpermanent appointment may be terminated immediately with pay in lieu of the one work day of notice required for nonpermanent employees or the fifteen calendar days' notice required for permanent employees.

Employees without permanent status appointed to nonpermanent appointments have no appeal rights with the exception of remedial action as provided in WAC Requests for remedial action by nonpermanent employees must be received in writing within thirty days as provided in chapter WAC.

Following a director's review of the remedial action request, an employee may file exceptions to the director's decision in accordance with chapter WAC.

When may the director take remedial action for nonpermanent employees and what does remedial action include? The director may take remedial action to confer permanent status, set base salary, and establish seniority when it is determined that the following conditions exist:.

For what reasons may a higher education employer appoint an individual to a temporary appointment? A higher education employer may appoint an individual to a temporary appointment for the following reasons:.

In accordance with WAC 2 , temporary appointments under this subsection are not exempt from civil service rules. The procedure must include a mechanism to access and report hours worked by an individual temporary employee.

What provisions of civil service rules apply to individuals in temporary appointments? Does a permanent employee who is temporarily appointed to a higher level class under the provision of WAC 2 have the right to resume a position at the conclusion of the temporary appointment?

At the conclusion of a temporary appointment to a higher level class under the provisions of WAC 2 , a permanent employee has a right to resume a position in the class the employee was in prior to the temporary appointment.

Upon return to a position in the prior class, the employee's base salary is reinstated and the employee is credited with any increment increases that would have occurred had the employee not been temporarily appointed to a higher class. a The reason for the temporary appointment see WAC ;.

e The employee's original date of hire in a temporary appointment under the provisions of WAC 1 ; and. f The right to request remedial action as provided in WAC and a By personal delivery, United States mail, or by telephone facsimile transmission with same-day mailing of copies; or. b By using alternative methods such as email, campus mail, the state mail service, or commercial parcel delivery.

b Upon deposit in the United States mail, properly stamped and addressed;. c Upon production by telephone facsimile transmission of confirmation of the transmission; or. d If an alternative method of delivery was used, when the notice is received by the temporary appointee.