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IANAL but I thought the normal probationary period was 3 months, never heard of a year.
by epo 15y ago
IANAL but I thought the normal probationary period was 3 months, never heard of a year.
- arethuza 15y agoIANAL either :-) "Am I protected against unfair dismissal?" "In most circumstances you must have at least one year's continuous service before you can make a complaint to an employment tribunal." From: http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1797 http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1797
- joe_fishfish 15y agoA normal probationary period is 3 months, yes. But in England at least an employee can be fired for gross misconduct within the first year of employment and will not be legally allowed to challenge it (certain exceptions involving discrimination and health & safety notwithstanding). So an employer can pretty much get rid of anyone in their first year of employment - they just take it through gross misconduct and the employee can't fight it. I think it's different in Scotland, though.