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Probation Periods | preparing for six-month unfair dismissal protection
Probation periods are often misunderstood – and that’s where many employers get caught out.
Used properly, probation isn’t a tick-box exercise. It’s your defined window to test performance, address concerns early, and make confident decisions before full employment rights take effect.
This window is about to shrink. With the unfair dismissal qualifying period reducing to six months, the margin for error will be far smaller – and the risk of getting it wrong much greater.
This free 60-minute webinar, hosted by our sister company, WorkNest, will help you make sure your probation processes are strong, compliant, and ready before the law changes.
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Effective Probations and the Employment Rights Bill
The Employment Rights Act introduces key reforms to rules surrounding probation periods and with the unfair dismissal qualification period being reduced to six months, UK employers need to be prepared. Here’s what’s changing, why it matters, and how to safeguard your organisation.
Training: Managing Redundancy
Hosted by our sister company, Vista, this practical, half-day, in-person workshop is designed for a group of up to 12 managers that aims to give managers frameworks, tools, and techniques to deliver an effective probation period that maximises opportunities and reduces the risk for both the organisation and the probationer.
This workshop will help HR professionals and business leaders understand how to effectively plan for a probation period, the challenges for the employee and employer involved, how to set relevant goals and how to provide empathetic, effective feedback.
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