EXPERIMENTAL PERIOD» What does it consists of The experimental period corresponds to the initial period of fulfilment of functions and is intended to prove if the public employee possesses the required competences for the work post » Modes Experimental period of the employment relationship, that corresponds to the initial time of execution of the employment relationship Experimental period of the function, that corresponds to the initial time of fulfilment of the new function » Duration In the employment contract in public functions for an indefinite period of time, the experimental period has the following duration: - 90 days for public employees integrated in the technical support staff career and in other categories or careers of identical grade of functional complexity - 180 days for public employees integrated in the administrative staff career and in other categories or careers of identical grade of functional complexity - 240 days for public employees integrated in the professional career and in other categories or careers of identical grade of functional complexity In the term employment contract in public functions, the duration of the experimental period is as follows: - 30 days in the fixed term contract with duration equal or higher than 6 months and in the unfixed term contract whose duration is predicted to be higher than that limit - 15 days in the fixed term contract with duration lower than 6 months and in the unfixed term contract whose duration is predicted to be higher than that limit In the lifetime appointment, the experimental period has a one year duration The rules of the fixed or unfixed temporary employment contract are applicable to the experimental period of the transitional appointment Note The experimental period of public employees integrated in the administrative staff and professional careers has been reduced to 120 and 180 days, respectively under the terms of the Clause 6 of the Collective Labour Agreement No 1/2009 » Calculation of the experimental period The experimental period is calculated as from the commencement of the public employee?s performance, including the training actions provided by the employer, on the condition that they do not exceed half of the experimental period The absence, leave, release days are not taken into account as well as the suspension periods of the employment relationship » Reduction and exclusion of the experimental period The experimental period shall not be excluded, but may be reduced by collective labour regulation instrument The experimental period may still terminate in advance if the public employee clearly manifests not to possess the competences required by the work post » Assessment The public employee is followed up during the experimental period by a jury especially designated for the purpose (replaced by the hierarchical superior in the case of fixed or unfixed temporary employment relationships), who have the responsibility for the final assessment » Completion of the experimental period The completion of the experimental period is the object of a written act that makes reference to the final result of assessment » Successful completion The experimental period is successfully completed when the public employee obtains an assessment not lower than 14 or 12 scores, according it deals with or not of careers or categories of grade 3 of functional complexity, respectively The length of service is calculated in the career and category in which the experimental period has run » Unsuccessful completion Unsuccessful completion of the experimental period of the employment relationship leads to the termination of the employment relationship without right to indemnity or compensation of any kind whatsoever Unsuccessful completion of the experimental period of the function implies the return of the public employee to the functional-legal situation previously held, and the length of service performed is calculated in this career and category |