Can you extend a probation period?
Discussion
The background is that someone comes out of the army and gets a job which they're not really qualified for for the MD "feels there's something there and we should try and help"
The person struggles to make the transition from army to civvy work but does work well sometimes however has quite a bit of "time off" due to sickness.
In one of the return to work interviews it becomes apparent that he suffers depression and possibly post traumatic stress.
It's approaching the end of his probabtion period and the MD still wants to help and still feels there's something there that could be an asset but reality is he hasn't performed to pass his probation.
Possibky the easiest thing is to let him go as the company isn't big enough to take on the potential liability or to extend his probabtion period to see if he's given a chance whether he comes good.
So the question is are you able to extend a probation period with specific targets one of which being attendance or is it a minefield and one probably not worth the risk?
The person struggles to make the transition from army to civvy work but does work well sometimes however has quite a bit of "time off" due to sickness.
In one of the return to work interviews it becomes apparent that he suffers depression and possibly post traumatic stress.
It's approaching the end of his probabtion period and the MD still wants to help and still feels there's something there that could be an asset but reality is he hasn't performed to pass his probation.
Possibky the easiest thing is to let him go as the company isn't big enough to take on the potential liability or to extend his probabtion period to see if he's given a chance whether he comes good.
So the question is are you able to extend a probation period with specific targets one of which being attendance or is it a minefield and one probably not worth the risk?
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