Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Administration-Division of Personnel Management; Merit Recruitment
Chapter ER-MRS 13 - Probationary Periods
Section ER-MRS 13.08 - Dismissal
Current through February 26, 2024
(1) ACTION BY APPOINTING AUTHORITY. The appointing authority may dismiss any employee without the right of appeal during the employee's probationary period. Dismissals shall not be made on a discriminatory basis as defined under ss. 111.31 to 111.395, Stats.
(2) DISMISSAL NOTICE REQUIRED. When a probationary employee is to be dismissed, the appointing authority shall immediately provide written notice to the employee to be dismissed of the reasons for dismissal, the date on which dismissal is to occur, and that the employee may be restored to the register from which he or she was appointed, if it still exists, upon request to and with the approval of the director pursuant to s. 230.28(3), Stats. A copy of such notice shall be sent to the director. An employee who has permanent status and is dismissed while on a probationary period under the provisions of s. ER-MRS 14.03 or 15.055, shall also be notified whether or not the employee will be restored to the employee's former position, or to a position assigned to a class having the same pay rate or pay range maximum, or to a position in a class assigned to a counterpart pay rate or pay range.
For rights of employees who are terminated from a position while serving a probationary period resulting from promotion, transfer or demotion, see ch. ER-MRS 14, 15 or 17, respectively.
