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Extending probation

blueconker · 2022-03-01 15:26:48

Hi, I am looking for some advice please. My husband and son both work for a local company. They both recently had their initial 3 month probation period extended. My husband wasn't told this until a month post the expiry of his 3 month probation and my son on the day his probation expired. Neither of them were given any…

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robatwork Posts: 7,265 Forumite

4 March 2022 at 4:59PM

As an employer I can say that in every instance we've extended someone's probation (probably 1 in 10 new starters) it hasn't ended well for them - people don't tend to get better or fit more into the job after 3 months (6 in our case).

I'm not saying your partner and son aren't performing, but I wouldn't expect these jobs to last.

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