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Employee & Labor Relations

A Resource for County of San Mateo Employees, Supervisors, and Managers

A. Who serves a probationary period?

Employee Relations Handbook, Probationary Period

Employees who are appointed to a classified position undergo a probationary period. Employees who promote, demote, or transfer to another department may also serve a new probationary period. Extra help, temporary, provisional, and unclassified employees DO NOT undergo a probationary period.