Probation has been standard practice in many businesses for years. The Employment Rights Act will reduce the timeframe for unfair dismissal claims down to six months, making probation periods more critical.
Assessing a new hire's suitability, performance, and conduct is an important step in the employment process. Employers, teams and workplaces benefit from having people capable and well suited to roles.
Join Acas and experts where we will be focusing on probation and changes to the law. We will provide advice on effective probationary strategies, process, good practice and the importance of well-trained managers.
We will also outline risks to employers relating to unfair dismissal claims.