First an applicant completes the necessary steps to provide all of the required application information (i.e. Contact information, personal information,.This Staff Policy Manual ("SPM") contains employee policies ("policies") of the Maricopa. Maricopa County who could not afford to promulgate such standards for themselves. Suspension without pay for one (1) week up to a maximum of thirty-six (36) hours during which time the employee shall be on overtime restriction, probation. The CUTS (Court Unified Truancy Suppression) Direct-Cite Program provides schools with a protocol, forms and support from the juvenile probation department. The Arizona Employment Protection Act is an exception to "employment-at-will. " This law prevents an employer from firing an employee for certain reason. A new staff member is required to serve sixty working days during the probationary period before final certification as a status employee. Application for Employment.