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The Probationary Employee ED 238: By: Vengie P. Paman

This document discusses probationary employment in the Philippines. It defines a probationary employee as a new hire who is undergoing an initial trial period of up to 180 days, after which they may become a regular employee. For private school teachers, the probationary period is up to 3 years for teaching staff and 6 months for non-teaching staff. The probationary period allows the employer to evaluate an employee's performance before granting permanent status. Yes, according to Philippine labor law, an employee who is allowed to work after completing the probationary period must be considered regular. However, private school teachers have separate regulations governing their probationary periods.

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The Probationary Employee ED 238: By: Vengie P. Paman

This document discusses probationary employment in the Philippines. It defines a probationary employee as a new hire who is undergoing an initial trial period of up to 180 days, after which they may become a regular employee. For private school teachers, the probationary period is up to 3 years for teaching staff and 6 months for non-teaching staff. The probationary period allows the employer to evaluate an employee's performance before granting permanent status. Yes, according to Philippine labor law, an employee who is allowed to work after completing the probationary period must be considered regular. However, private school teachers have separate regulations governing their probationary periods.

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The Probationary Employee

ED 238
BY: VENGIE P. PAMAN
What is a “Probationary
Employee"?

A worker may be considered "probationary" in a


few situations:
 when the worker is first hired (whether under a union contract or
based on the employer's personnel policies);
 when the worker is being disciplined by the employer.
 When an existing employee receives a new position within the
company but did not complete its initial probationary period; and
 When an existing, or a new, employee is appointed to their first
supervisory or managerial position.
What is a Probationary Period?
A probationary period is an initial period of
employment where an employer can consider
whether an employee is able to meet its standards
and expectations. It is a type of trial period that
usually lasts anywhere from 6 months to a year and
gives the supervisor an opportunity to evaluate an
employee's conduct and job performance, and if
necessary, remove or reassign the employee. This
type of a system ensures a high-quality
performance from employees as well as providing
the employee with an opportunity to prove
themselves.
CAN A YES, Because according to Article
PROBATIONARY 281 of the labor code of the
EMPLOYEE Philippines. An employee who is
BECAME A allowed to work after a probationary
REGULAR period shall considered a regular
EMPLOYEE? employee.
Who are
entitled to such
provisions?
THE LAW ON PROBATIONARY EMPLOYMENT OF PRIVATE
SCHOOL TEACHERS

The Labor Code, as supplemented by the 2010 Revised


Manual of Regulations for Private Schools in Basic
Education (2010 Manual), governs the employment of
academic teaching personnel. With regard to the
probationary period, Section 63 of the 2010 Manual
provides:

Section 63. A probationary period of not more than three
years in the case of the school teaching personnel and not
more than six months for non-teaching personnel shall be
required for employment in all private schools. A school
personnel who has successfully undergone the probationary
period herein specified and who is fully qualified under
existing rules and standards of the school shall be
considered permanent.
HOW MANY DAYS DID THESE PROBATIONARY
STATUS LAST?

 The probationary or trial period shall not exceed the


180 calendar days. (Article 296, Labor Code)

 Apprenticeship
 Teaching personnel in private schools
Probationary period is different for teaching
personnel in the private sector

Because teaching personnel are not governed purely


by the Labor Code. They just supplemented the period
of probation by special rules found in the Manual of
Regulations for Private Schools.
CONCLUSION

The probationary employment is a trial of a certain employee of which he/she undergo


observation for a period of 180 calendar days. This applicable in all private sectors
including teachers.
The only difference of a probationary employment for teachers in private is that they are
given a specials rules which can be found in the Manual of Regulations for Private Schools.
Teachers’ probationary employment is fixed for a school year, and it is the employer’s
option that this teacher may renew his/her contracts based on his/her performance. If the
employers refuse to renew his/her contract, the employment relations terminated.
For the non-teaching who work in a private firm, he/she given a 180 calendar days and
if he/she is allowed to work after the probationary period, he/she shall be considered
permanent. The laws that governs this provisions was under the Labor Code of the
Philippines also known as P. D 442.

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