Article 84
1. A member of the contract staff whose contract is concluded for a duration of at least one year shall serve a probationary period for the first six months of his period of employment if he is in function group I and the first nine months if he is in any other function group. 2. Where during his probationary period a member of the contract staff is prevented by sickness or accident from performing his duties for one month or more, the authority referred to in the first paragraph of Article 6 may extend his probationary period by the corresponding length of time. 3. Not less than one month before the expiry of the probationary period, a report shall be made on the ability of the member of the contract staff to perform the duties pertaining to his post and also on his conduct and efficiency in the service. The report shall be communicated to the person concerned, who shall have the right to submit his comments in writing. A member of the contract staff whose work has not proved adequate to justify retention in his function shall be dismissed. However, the authority referred to in the first paragraph of Article 6 may, in exceptional circumstances, extend the probationary period for a maximum of six months, and possibly assign the member of the contract staff to another department. 4. A report on the probationary member of the contract staff may be made at any time during the probationary period if his work is proving obviously inadequate. The report shall be communicated to the person concerned, who shall have the right to submit his comments in writing. On the basis of the report, the authority referred to in the first paragraph of Article 6 may decide to dismiss the member of the contract staff before the end of the probationary period by giving him one month's notice. 5. A dismissed member of the contract staff shall be entitled to compensation equal to one third of his basic salary per month of probation completed. CHAPTER 4 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CONTRACT STAFF REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3A