All items: Probationary periods

Mind the confidence gap! How to make a success of probationary periods

Date:

14 October 2025

With the Employment Rights Act 2025 set to reduce the qualifying period for protection against unfair dismissal to six months, probationary practices are going to come under increasing scrutiny. Our research shows that probation fails less often from weak policies and more from managers lacking the support and training to apply one effectively - a weakness organisations are reluctant to address.