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can probabtion be one sided?

I had a chat the other day about our contracts with my collegues and looked at mine afterwards.
I am now wondering. The clause about the notice period (I am still in my notice period yes) implies that there if I am deemed unsatisfactory the legal minimm applies, which would amount to 1 week it states somewhere.

Not a word about what if it was me who found them unsatisfactory.

Can a probation period be one sided, on the side of the employer only?

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  • bluenoseam
    bluenoseam Posts: 4,612 Forumite
    Forgive me for being a bit dense as i have just woken up from a nap, but surely if you've found them to be unsatisfactory then the notice period would be as laid out in the part about resignation..
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  • an9i77
    an9i77 Posts: 1,460 Forumite
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    If your asking if the notice period can be different depending on whether it is given by the employer or the employee, then the answer is yes. For example your employer can require you to give a month's notice but only give you statutory notice (which is one week per year of service). This can apply during probation, after or both. Probation doesn't come in to it. May not be fair, but remember who's writing the contract.
  • bluenoseam wrote: »
    Forgive me for being a bit dense as i have just woken up from a nap, but surely if you've found them to be unsatisfactory then the notice period would be as laid out in the part about resignation..

    what I mean is withing teh probation: would I also be able to quit on short notice or will I be held to the rather long regular one?
  • You'll be held to whatever your contract says...
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  • an9i77
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    You'll be held to whatever your contract says...

    Exactly. Do you have a contract, what does it say regarding notice period?
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