Notice on probationary period

[Guest]

Hi,
I have a question regarding a clause in my contract.
there is stated that:

the 3 months of the employment will be a probationary period, during which the Employee’s performance will be monitored. The probationary period may be extended by the company. During the probationary period this employment may be terminated by either party by giving one week’s notice to the other party in writing.

The Employee will be informed in writing whether she has successfully completed her probationary period.


Now, my contract is already going for 6 months but I haven’t received any sort of confirmation, written on spoken, that the probationary period was successfully finished.

As my company is making our whole department redundant in November, my contract will not be prolonged and I want to end the employment as soon as possible.

I gave my notice with 10 days to the date I want to leave. But my HR lady called me and practically bullied me, saying it doesn’t matter they haven’t informed me about ending probationary period. I still have to have a month notice, as if I finished the probation successfully. Even though no one spoke a word to me about that.

can they do that and force me to work through a month notice?


many thanks for the advice!

[ULA]

Having this section in the probationary period clause "The Employee will be informed in writing whether she has successfully completed her probationary period." implies that until you have received this confirmation you will not have completed your probationary period. As a consequence the notice required for you to give is as determined during the probationary period and should stand.

I would email the HR person and politely explain that since you have not had written confirmation of your probationary it cannot currently be deemed as successful and therefore your notice period is in accordance with the terms set out in the probationary period clause and you have complied with those terms.