Is a three-month probationary period on a two-year employment contract legal?

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1. Person A joined Company C, where both parties signed a two-year employment contract with a three-month probationary period.

Correct or incorrect: Incorrect

The length of the probationary period should be based on the duration of the labor contract. For labor contracts with a duration of more than one year but less than three years, the probationary period should not exceed two months.

 

2. Person B signed a labor contract with Company B that is based on completing a specific task and the contract stipulated a half-month probationary period.

Correct or incorrect: Incorrect

When an employer signs a labor contract with an employee based on completing a specific task, a probationary period cannot be stipulated.

 

3. Person C has worked at Company A for two years and previously had a one-month probationary period. Last month, he was transferred to a department with higher business capability requirements and the company proposed a new probationary period.

Correct or incorrect: Incorrect

The same employer can only agree to one probationary period with the same employee. A new probationary period cannot be set due to a change in job position.

 

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