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Introductory Period Policy

Purpose: To establish guidelines for providing an assessment of a new employee at the time of initial hire or upon entry into a new job within Harris Health.

Initial Introductory Period: The first 90 calendar days of employment.
Subsequent Introductory Period: The first 90 days in a new job after a transfer/promotion/demotion.
Supervisor's Responsibilities:

Supervisor should complete departmental orientation and maintain documentation of the orientation.
Supervisors should provide regular feedback during the introductory period.

Attendance:

Attendance is vital to a successful orientation. Employees within their introductory period are subject to the following corrective action for unscheduled attendance infractions that are not excused by their supervisor.

INFRACTION TYPE	POINT VALUE
Unauthorized Absence:	3 points
Unscheduled Absence ≥ 4 hours:	1 point
Partial Absence < 4 hours:	.5 point

CORRECTIVE ACTION	NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEE
Written Counseling	1
Final Written Counseling	2
Termination	3

PTO Usage:

Fulltime and Parttime employees with benefits accrue PTO daily upon employment. PTO may be used after completing 90 days of employment or when an observed holiday falls on a scheduled workday.
An employee who terminates after 90 days will have their PTO payout at 75% of the accrued time. There is no pay out if terminated before 90 days of employment.

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