1.0Wessel Van der Lanshttps://wesselvanderlans.nl/en/Nathalie van der Jagthttps://wesselvanderlans.nl/en/author/nathalie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="gYncxP2IQr"><a href="https://wesselvanderlans.nl/en/knowledge-base/what-is-the-probationary-period/">What is the Probationary Period?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://wesselvanderlans.nl/en/knowledge-base/what-is-the-probationary-period/embed/#?secret=gYncxP2IQr" width="600" height="338" title="“What is the Probationary Period?” — Wessel Van der Lans" data-secret="gYncxP2IQr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://wesselvanderlans.nl/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://wesselvanderlans.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/pexels-fauxels-3184416-1-scaled.jpg25601707A probationary period is a period at the beginning of an employment contract intended to determine whether the employer, employee and the position are a good fit. During this period, both the employer and the employee can terminate the employment contract with immediate effect, bypassing Dutch employment law's strict dismissal rules. Therefore, probationary periods are only allowed if the following criteria are met: