{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-316.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 316.304","heading":"Probationary period.","body":"(a) The first year of service of a term employee is a probationary period regardless of the method of appointment. Prior Federal civilian service is credited toward completion of the required probationary period in the same manner as prescribed by § 11.4 of this chapter.\n(b) The agency may terminate a term employee at any time during the probationary period. The employee is entitled to the procedures prescribed by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management under § 11.6 of this chapter.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 316—TEMPORARY AND TERM EMPLOYMENT","Subpart C—Term Employment"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"8df749d94b1e4a9404543a3350be9fa2813d1f3b0d76ff8d9815fd71af2f2d09","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-316.303","next":"us/5-cfr-316.401"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}