New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 4A - CIVIL SERVICE
Chapter 4 - SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT
Subchapter 5 - WORKING TEST PERIOD
Section 4A:4-5.1 - General provisions
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 4A:4-5.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) The working test period is part of the examination process designed to permit an appointing authority to determine whether an employee can satisfactorily perform the duties of the title.
(b) All regular appointments to a title in the career service shall be subject to a working test period, except:
1. Appointments from special, police, sheriff's officer, fire, and regular reemployment lists;
2. Appointments to a comparable or lower related title in lieu of layoff;
3. Appointments to titles previously held on a permanent basis within current permanent continuous service; or
4. For lateral title changes, see N.J.A.C. 4A:4-7.6(b).
(c) During the working test period, an employee shall perform the duties of the title for which appointment was made.
(d) An employee who is serving a working test period shall not be eligible for a promotional examination from that title.
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