Trial period: abolition in ordinary contracts
Do not insert a trial period in an ordinary contract. Student and temporary work contracts retain special rules.
Since January 1, 2014, a trial clause in a new ordinary contract is null. This removal results from the December 26, 2013 law on unified status, particularly its article 71.
For a student, the first three days of actual work constitute the trial, with termination without notice or compensation. A new trial is forbidden for successive student contracts in the same role, per article 127 of the July 3, 1978 law.
In temporary or interim work, the first three effective days normally constitute the trial. Parties may waive it or adapt its duration, which must remain proportionate to the contract and work. Successive trials are forbidden. Basis: article 5 of the July 24, 1987 law.