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113 D - Compensation
City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
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the probationary period. Probationary status indicates that an employee is in an initial period
of employment during which the employee may be terminated from City employment for any
lawful reason with no right of appeal.
5.0 ORGANIZATIONAL RULES
5.1 The probationary period for most benefit eligible employees is 6 months; for Police Officers
and Firefighters the probationary period is 12 months.
5.2 The probationary period is a benefit eligible employee’s initial period of employment during
which the employee may be terminated from City employment for any lawful reason with no right
of appeal.
5.3 The probationary period is a “trial period” during which the supervisor determines whether
the new employee is suitable for and is able to acceptably meet the City’s job performance and
behavioral expectations of the position into which the employee has been hired.
5.4 Supervisors may, or may not, choose to award probationary increases based on satisfactory
performance.
5.5 Only those employees hired at a salary below the Control Point are eligible for a probationary
increase.
5.6 An employee who receives a salary increase as a result of a promotion, reclassification, control
point change, or market adjustment during his probationary period will not be eligible for a
probationary salary increase.
5.7 There is no probationary period following a promotion.
5.8 As an at-will employee, there is no guarantee of salary increases. All increases are subject to
change at any time at the sole discretion of the City Council and/or City Manager, or as City
compensation polices, programs or practices are introduced, amended, or eliminated.
6.0 PROCEDURES
6.1 The amount of the Probationary Increase is established annually by the Human Resources
Department as part of the City’s salary administration program and will be included in the current
year Probationary Increase Guidelines.
6.2 Hiring Officials may designate whether a new employee is eligible or ineligible for a
probationary increase within the guidelines of this policy. This decision will be communicated in
the original new hire letter as part of the total compensation package offered to the new employee.
6.3 Completion of a written probationary performance review is required prior to the award of an
increase.
7.0 HUMAN RESOURCES CONTACT
HR/Compensation