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the Length of Probation Period in Employment Contract (China)
How long is the probationary period ?
1. Where the labour contract was signed before Jan 1st 2008, the probation period should be not more than 6 months.
2. Where the labour contract was signed before Jan 1st 2008 in Shanghai,the probationary period depends on the term of the labour contract.
| The term of a labour contract | Probation Period |
| the term of a labor contract < 6 months | no probation period |
| 6months ≤ the term of a labor contract < 1 year | ≤1 months |
| 1 year ≤ the term of a labor contract < 3 years | ≤3months |
| 3 year ≤ the term of a labor contract | ≤6 months |
3. Where the labour contract was signed after Jan 1st 2008, the probation period also depends on the term of the labour contract.
| The term of a labour contract | Probation Period |
| 3 months ≤ the term of a labor contract < 1 year | ≤1 month |
| 1 year ≤ the term of a labor contract < 3 years | ≤2 months |
| 3 year ≤ the term of a labor contract(fixed-term contract) | ≤6 months |
| Unfixed-term contract | ≤6 months |
