Minnesota Administrative Rules

4670.2600 PROBATIONARY PERIOD.

Subpart 1.

Purpose.

The probationary period is an essential part of the examination process and shall be used to closely observe the employee's work, to obtain the most effective adjustment of a new employee to the obligations of the position, and to remove any employee whose performance does not meet the required standard of work.

Subp. 2.

When required.

A person employed by an appointing authority in any of the following ways shall serve a probationary period:

A.

appointment from an eligible register other than the layoff list;

B.

reinstatement of a former probationary employee or of a former permanent employee in an agency other than the last employing agency;

C.

transfer of an employee between authorities except when specifically waived in writing to the supervisor by the new employing authority prior to the date on which the transfer of a permanent employee becomes effective; or

D.

transfer or reinstatement to a position on the basis of eligibility from a comparable position in a similar merit system jurisdiction.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 144.071

Published Electronically:

November 25, 2003