Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)RegulationsPublic Service Regulations, 2016Chapter 4 : Employment MattersPart 4 : Appointments and other employment matters68. Probation |
| (1) | Persons or employees who are appointed to the public service for a period exceeding one year shall serve a probationary period of 12 calendar months, excluding the number of days for which leave has been taken by him or her during the period of probation or any extension thereof . |
| (2) | An executive authority may require an employee appointed to another equally graded post to not serve the probation contemplated in subregulation (1). |
| (3) | An employee who is continued to be employed in terms of regulation 45(2) is not required to serve probation in the higher graded post, provided that if he or she was on probation immediately before the upgrade, he or she shall remain on probation. |
| (4) | An employee who is seconded to a department, any other organ of state, another government or any other body for a stated period shall, if on probation at the time of the secondment, continue to serve his or her probation at that department, any other organ of state, another government or any other body. |
| (5) | An employee who is transferred in terms of section 14 of the Act to— |
| (a) | an equally graded post shall, if on probation at the time of the transfer, continue to serve his or her probation in the new post; or |
| (b) | a higher graded post shall serve a probationary period of 12 calendar months from date of transfer. |
| (6) | A supervisor of a probationer shall ensure that— |
| (a) | the probationer, at the commencement of the probationary period, is made aware of the performance and other requirements for obtaining confirmation of probation; |
| (b) | the probationer, on a quarterly basis, receives written feedback on his or her performance and compliance with other requirements; |
| (c) | if necessary, the probationer receives training, counselling or other assistance to meet the requirements for confirmation of probation; and |
| (d) | the probationer receives written confirmation of appointment or transfer at the end of the probationary period if he or she has met the requirements for confirmation of probation. |
| (7) | The period of probation of an employee shall be extended— |
| (a) | by a period equivalent to the delay by the employee for signing his or her performance agreement or an agreement of a similar nature, on the due date as required in terms of regulation 72(1); or |
| (b) | by the period required to comply with all other conditions to which his or her appointment is subject. |