Probationary periods

New and updated

• Date:

  30 July 2025

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Getting probationary periods right as Employment Rights Bill changes loom

  Join employment law specialist Darren Newman as he looks at employers' legal obligations and discusses specific scenarios where probationary periods commonly go wrong. Darren also looks at what employers can do now to prepare for the changes promised in the Employment Rights Bill.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Probationary periods: tribunal round-up

  We look at three cases where employers acted unlawfully when dismissing employees for performance during the probationary period.

• Date:

  4 June 2025

  Type:

  News

  Facilities firms share 'deep concerns' on workers' rights

  More than 100 companies in the facilities management sector have warned of 'deep concerns' and 'unintended consequences' of the Employment Rights Bill.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Probation period assessment form

  A model form for assessing an employee at the end of their probation period.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Probation policy

  A model probation policy to outline your organisation's approach to probationary periods.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter inviting employee to meeting to discuss progress during probation

  A model letter to invite an employee on probation to a review meeting to discuss their progress to date.

• Type:

  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee on probation following internal transfer or promotion

  A model letter to an employee on probation following internal transfer or promotion.

• Type:

  Tasks

  Implement a probationary period for a new employee

• Type:

  Tasks

  Include a probationary period clause in an employment contract

• Type:

  Tasks

  Dismiss an employee during or at the end of a probationary period