Information for Employees
Probation periods / trial employment
The maximum permissible duration of a probation period is six months from the date of employment. During the probation period, both parties have the right to terminate the employment relationship with two weeks’ notice, unless otherwise specified in the contract.
Trainees have minimum probation periods of 1 month and maximum probation periods of 4 months. Training contracts may be terminated without notice during the probation period.
Your employer may demand that you work on a trial basis for several days before he decides whether to give you an employment contract. Trial employment is customary and permissible but must not last for more than a week; and you may only be assigned minor tasks that are related to your prospective future job. Once you perform duties related to your prospective future job in accordance with instructions from your employer, you must also be paid for doing so.
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