| n Initial Probation or Trial Period n Supervisory or Managerial Probation Period |
| REF: n 5 CFR Part 315 |
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A competitive service employee must serve a probation or trial period during the first year of his/her first permanent Federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Excepted service employees have a two-year probation period. | ||
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An employee must serve a probation period before initial assignment as either a supervisor or manager becomes final. It applies when assigned to their first supervisory or managerial position. | ||
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