When signing a labor contract with your employer in Shanghai, you may notice that it includes "probationary period" and "service period".

1. Probationary period

For employees, entering the workplace often involves a probationary period. You may have questions about service periods, including:

- What are the rules regarding the length of probation periods?

- Is an employment contract required during probation?

- How should wages be calculated during probation?

- Is social insurance required during probation?

- Is it legal to delay social insurance until the end of the probationary period?

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2. Service period

As an employee in Shanghai, you may have questions about service periods, including:

- What is a service period?

- If an employee violates a service period agreement, must they pay liquidated damages? How is the amount determined?

- Under what circumstances do they not need to pay liquidated damages?

- What happens if the labor contract expires but the service period has not been completed?

- Does an agreed service period affect salary increases?

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