Illinois Administrative Code
Title 80 - PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES
Part 500 - PERSONNEL RULES
Subpart C - MERIT AND FITNESS
Section 500.250 - Probationary Status
Universal Citation: 80 IL Admin Code ยง 500.250
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Probationary Period:
1) A probationary period
of six months (910 hours for intermittent employee) shall be served by:
A) an employee who enters service or
commences a new period of continuous service;
B) an employee who is reinstated as provided
under Section
500.290(a);
C) an employee who is appointed from an open
competitive eligible list, whether or not it is considered an advancement in
rank or grade. Trainees whose positions are allocated upward may achieve
probationary status pursuant to Section
500.220(c).
2) A probationary period of three
months (455 hours for intermittent employee) shall be served by an employee who
is demoted or promoted except a demoted probationary employee shall not be
required to serve any probationary period if the employee previously held
certified status in the class to which demoted. A probationary employee
transferred during the probationary period shall serve that portion of the
probationary period which was not completed at the time of such
transfer.
3) A probationary period
shall not be deemed to be continued by the payment of any sum for vacation or
other benefits accrued during such probationary period.
4) If an employee is absent from work for
more than 15 calendar days during the probationary period because of leave of
absence, disciplinary suspension, sick leave, work-related injury, or
industrial disease, such absence shall serve to extend the probationary period
by the length of the absence.
b) Certified Status: A probationary employee shall attain certified status only after successful completion of a probationary period. Notice of certification will be sent to the employee and department head by the Director promptly thereafter.
c) Status Change in Probationary Period: An employee may not be promoted, demoted, discharged or transferred during the probationary period without the approval of the Director.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. Illinois may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
