Medical College of Georgia Administrative Policies and Procedures
Office of Primary Responsibility: Human Resources
No. 1.4.07a

Procedures for Provisional Employees

1.0 Purpose
To describe the policy for provisional employees.

2.0 Policy
Pursuant to Board of Regents policy, with the exception of certain public safety employees[*], all classified employees serve in a provisional status for the first six months of their employment at the Medical College of Georgia.  Employees who transfer to a new position within MCG are not subject to a provisional period in their new position unless they have not yet completed the provisional period in their former position (in such cases, the employee must complete the original six month period.) If, at any time during the provisional period, an employee's performance is unsatisfactory, the supervisor should confer with the employee and describe in detail the areas needing improvement and the timelines or benchmarks which the employee must follow to achieve satisfactory performance. An employee in the provisional period will normally be evaluated at the end of three (3) months and again prior to the conclusion of the provisional period pursuant to the policy on performance appraisals (1.4.19)  Not withstanding any of the provisions noted in this policy, an employee may be terminated during the provisional period at any time if their supervisor determines that they are not suited for the job, and that employee is not entitled to grieve that termination under MCG policies. Such termination is not considered disciplinary action.

Date: October 2004 | Rev. No:  | Rev. Date: | No. 1.4.07a