Quick tips on decoding your probation clause

Can you catch any of these probation mistakes in your contract?

The theme for this week's videos was all about probation. In these short video clips, I went over:

1. your probation clause doesn't apply if your job offer is pulled before your first day of work;

2. probation can generally be of any length, but that doesn't mean you can be let go without notice or compensation;

3. your probation clause needs to correctly acknowledge the threshold at which you're entitled to notice or compensation; and

4. if your contract gets any of these things wrong, you'll be entitled to "common law reasonable notice", which works out to anywhere between a few weeks to a few months' pay.

You can find more details on each of these points in the descriptions attached to these videos.

Next week I'll be covering some easy ways to squeeze a little more value out of your employment contract.

Follow along for more practical tips on decoding your employment contract!

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