Question: How long may a probation period last?

An employment contract may provide for a probation period, which may not exceed six months.

For a contract of at least three months but less than one year, probation may not exceed one month; for a contract of at least one year but less than three years, it may not exceed two months; and for a fixed-term contract of at least three years or an open-ended contract, it may not exceed six months.

No probation period may be stipulated for a contract based on completion of a specific task or a contract with a term of less than three months.

The probation period is included in the contract term. If a contract provides only for probation, the probation clause is invalid and that period is deemed the contract term.

The parties to part-time employment may not agree on a probation period.

Question: What is the minimum wage during probation?

An employee’s wage during probation may not be lower than the lowest wage for the same position in the employer’s organization or 80% of the wage agreed in the employment contract, and may not be lower than the local minimum wage.