Rules for appointment and promotion

(1) The educational or professional qualifications and other requirements for appointment to permanent posts in the National Assembly shall be published by the Clerk after consultation with the Committee. (2) No person who has been dismissed or whose appointment has been terminated as a result of disciplinary measures from the National Assembly shall be re-employed. (3) Every appointment to the permanent establishment of the National Assembly shall be subject to a probationary period of one year. 20 National Assembly Staff (4) An interim performance appraisal report shall be submitted after the first six months to the Committee, and at the end of a second six-month period. The latter performance appraisal (at the end of twelve months) shall form the basis of the Officer's assessment for confirmation in his appointment. (5) If, on the basis of the report, the Officer's performance is considered unsatisfactory, his appointment shall be terminated by the Committee. (6) Before any recommendation is made to the Committee for the termination of an Officer’s appointment, the Clerk shall inform the Officer of this recommendation and of the specific reasons there for and he shall invite the Officer to submit any representations he may wish to make why his appointment should not be terminated.