Section 27-110-5.4.3 - Open-Competitive New HireWhen hiring personnel to fill a vacancy, the following shall be in effect:
A. The hire date cannot be earlier than the date of issue of the Referred List.B. The salary shall be set in accordance with provisions outlined in the policy memorandum, Administration of the Variable Compensation Plan, for the current fiscal year.C. All competitive new hires shall be probationary.D. For an open-competitive new hire of a probationary employee, the employee shall retain his/her status date and is required to complete the balance of the existing probationary period.E. OSR will create a new 365-day performance review period beginning the effective date of the personnel transaction.F. The following documentation is to be submitted to the Office of Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment for a competitive new hire request: 1. The Referred List must be actioned; and2. Detailed justification on how the proposed salary was determined. (Refer to the policy memorandum, Administration of the Variable Compensation Plan, for the current fiscal year.)Please reference the OSR User Training Workbook at http://www.mmrs.state.ms.us or your Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Analysts for more detailed information regarding the hiring of an employee.
27 Miss. Code. R. 110-5.4.3