Probation and Salary
Probation and Salary Information by Type
- Contract Transfer
- Demotion
- Lateral
- New hire
- Promotion/Departmental Competitive Promotion
- Reinstatement
- Trainee to Journey status
Probation Note: If a current permanent employee has successfully served a probation in a class while in continuous employment, there is no probation period.
Salary Note: When computing a salary, the new salary cannot exceed the top step of the new pay grade assignment.
Contract Transfer—
- Does not serve a probation period (ex. laborer to laborer).
- Receives the same as the current salary.
Demotion
- In series does not serve a probation period (ex. secretary III to secretary II).
- Out of series serves a six-month probation period (ex. secretary III to clerk III).
- Salary may be set at any step within the lower pay grade that does not exceed the current pay with prior approval from University Human Resources.
Lateral
- In the same classification does not serve a probation period (ex. clerk II to clerk II).
- In a different classification serves a six-month probation period.
- Receives the same rate, unless the position to which the employee is leaving has an advanced rate. If the employee's current salary is below the advanced rate, the salary will be increased to the advanced rate .
New Hire
- Serves a six-month probation period.
- Receives the beginning rate for the classification in which he/she was hired.
Promotion/Departmental Competitive Promotion
- Serves a six-month probation period.
- Receives the equivalent of a one-step raise.
- If the promotion is to a position that is three, or more, pay grades higher than the current one, the department may request the equivalent of a two-step raise.
Reinstatement
- Serves a six-month probation period.
- Will be paid at a rate no greater than what the employee was last paid and between the minimum and maximum of the pay grade. An employee who is returned to a merit system position from a professional position, will be paid in accordance with subrule 3.39(4), pay on demotion.
Trainee to Journey Status
- If successfully completes the training program does not serve a probation period at the journey level. (A current trainee pay plan is available for download via the pay directory web site.)