253.73—Tenure.
(a) Preservation of tenure.
Neither a conversion action, nor a recommendation for conversion, shall serve to reduce an employee's retention standing for reduction-in-force purposes.
(b) Tenure following recommendation.
Upon submission of a recommendation for conversion, the nominee's retention standing for reduction in force is in Retention Group I if he is already in that group or if he meets the service requirement for a Canal Area Career Appointment; otherwise, his retention standing is in Tenure Group II.
(1)
An employee reverts to his previous tenure group if the recommendation is returned without final action, and remains in this group until such time as the recommendation is resubmitted.
(2)
Irrespective of his previous retention standing, an employee is placed in Tenure Group III if the PAPB disapproves the recommendation for conversion.
(c) Tenure following conversion.
Conversion will be to Canal Area Career Appointment if the employee meets the service requirement for such appointment; otherwise, conversion will be to Canal Area Career-Conditional Appointment. However, retention standing for reduction-in-force purposes will be governed by paragraph (a) of this section. All conversions will be subject to satisfactory completion of a one-year probationary period if such probation has not been completed prior to the time of conversion.