{"id":7027,"date":"2024-02-27T10:31:06","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T08:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kc-advocaten.nl\/expertise\/probationary-period\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:16:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:16:53","slug":"probationary-period","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kc-advocaten.nl\/en\/expertise\/probationary-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Probationary Period"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7027\" class=\"elementor elementor-7027 elementor-5746\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5509beb1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5509beb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3340be17\" data-id=\"3340be17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b41fb5c elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b41fb5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kc-advocaten.nl\/expertise\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to expertise<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86fb34e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"86fb34e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-819fb98\" data-id=\"819fb98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13798dbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13798dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Probationary Period<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23266a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23266a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The employer and the employee may agree that a specific (short) period at the start of the employment contract shall be treated as a probationary period. The purpose of the probationary period is for both parties to get to know each other. This allows the employer to assess, during the probationary period, whether they consider the employee suitable for the role and whether the employee is a good fit for the organisation. During the probationary period, the employee can assess whether the role and the organisation meet their expectations. If either party has reservations about the working relationship, both the employer and the employee may terminate the employment with immediate effect during the probationary period.<\/p><p>There are a number of legal requirements that must be met when including a probationary period clause in an employment contract. As the purpose of a probationary period is to allow the parties time to get to know one another, in principle a probationary period may only be agreed upon when the parties enter into their first employment contract. In addition, a probationary period clause must be agreed in writing, and the probationary period must be the same for both parties. A probationary period may not be agreed in a fixed-term employment contract entered into for six months or less. If the fixed-term employment contract lasts for more than six months but less than two years, the probationary period may last for a maximum of one month. If the employment contract is entered into for (more than) two years or for an indefinite period, the maximum probationary period is two months.<\/p><p>If the above requirements are not met \u2013 for example, because the agreed probationary period is longer than permitted \u2013 this will render the entire probationary clause null and void. 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