job offer: inital 3 months on contract rather than probation ?

Grimbal

Hubby has been offered a job, which is great. However, instead of a probationary period (which presumably will be longer), he's been told that the company usually takes on new staff as contractors for 3 months.

I can't help but feel really nervous about this. I've always worked in companies that offered permanent roles from the start (+ probationary period), so it all feels a bit odd to me. However, OH is in I.T., where contracting is much more common.

I'm assuming that the initial contracting period is down to them being able to evaluate him before committing to a permanent job - anything we should be looking out for please ?

keyser666

Absolutely standard and nothing to worry about.

Make sure he gets an umbrella company for the initial 3 months, no point in a ltd for that length of time.

Grimbal

Keyser, you're a genius - hubby has literally just called up to chat about that exact same question !

Thank you for the reassurance

AP007

Grimbal wrote: »

Hubby has been offered a job, which is great. However, instead of a probationary period (which presumably will be longer), he's been told that the company usually takes on new staff as contractors for 3 months.

I can't help but feel really nervous about this. I've always worked in companies that offered permanent roles from the start (+ probationary period), so it all feels a bit odd to me. However, OH is in I.T., where contracting is much more common.

I'm assuming that the initial contracting period is down to them being able to evaluate him before committing to a permanent job - anything we should be looking out for please ?

Since a company can get rid if of you for no reason if you haven't had 2 years service with them any probation is worthless. When you have reached 721 days with the company that's when Id jump for joy now.

Contract or temp to perm is still used a lot as they want to be sure he is the right man for the job.

They make him permanent earlier if he does a good job. I did a temp to perm job in my last role as they were left in a mess by a previous temp who had been there ages.

keyser666

Grimbal wrote: »

Keyser, you're a genius - hubby has literally just called up to chat about that exact same question !

Thank you for the reassurance

Contracting in IT for the last 10+ years helps

Grimbal

thanks guys, really helpful.

Takeaway_Addict

AP007 wrote: »

Since a company can get rid if of you for no reason if you haven't had 2 years service with them any probation is worthless. When you have reached 721 days with the company that's when Id jump for joy now.

Contract or temp to perm is still used a lot as they want to be sure he is the right man for the job.

They make him permanent earlier if he does a good job. I did a temp to perm job in my last role as they were left in a mess by a previous temp who had been there ages.

Not 712 or 713 if a leap year coincides?

AP007

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Not 712 or 713 if a leap year coincides?

oops I actually meant 731 days working on 365 days in a year the one extra date puts into 2 years and 1 day

Takeaway_Addict

AP007 wrote: »

oops I actually meant 731 days working on 365 days in a year the one extra date puts into 2 years and 1 day

Foiled by my own Petard.....darn