The trial period is an excellent tool for businesses to use, to take on a new employee under a trial basis and assess their suitability for the role. If the employee is dismissed within the first 90 days of their employment, the employer can dismiss the employee without the risk of the employee raising a successful personal grievance on the grounds of unjustified dismissal. However, the employee may still raise a personal grievance on grounds unrelated to their dismissal.
Although this sounds simple, a common misconception is that an employee can be dismissed so long as there is a trial period clause in the employment agreement. While that is true, you need to ensure that your trial period is first valid before dismissing an employee.
Join us for this webinar as we discuss in more detail, what you need to ensure your trial period is valid.
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