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Six month probabtion on an 11 month contract..

  • 05-03-2009 3:03pm
    #1
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭


    A friend of mine has just got a job and there's something fishy about it, there is an initial 6 month probation period but it was advertised as a full - time permanent role and now its an 11 month contract. He done the interviews (2) and was offered the job at a lower rate of pay for the first 6 months.


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  • #2
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    A friend of mine has just got a job and there's something fishy about it, there is an initial 6 month probation period but it was advertised as a full - time permanent role. He done the interviews (2) and was offered the job at a lower rate of pay for the first 6 months.

    Sorry- whats the fishy part?
    Sounds pretty standard.
    My current job (full-time permanent) had a *2 year* probation- at which time I was on a different payscale and not entitled to join the pension scheme etc. At the end of the 2 years, I was told my work was satisfactory and that I was no longer on probation- I moved to a different payscale (higher) and joined the pension scheme.

    Sounds pretty standard tbh........


  • #3
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Whats fishy is its an 11 month contract, why would you have 6 months probation on an 11 month contract.. and now on a lower than advertised salary.. with the advertised salary at the end of probation.

    It would be standard if it was a 6 month probation with a view to perm position but its not.

    The guy went for an advertised perm role that is now an 11 month contract.. theres something legal in there.


  • #4
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    He needs to clarify whether the role he is now doing is the role he originally applied for- it would appear it is not.


  • #5
    sNarah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,570 ✭✭✭sNarah


    Well, first of all, you have to keep in mind that mostly the people who 'post' the job are usually not the people who are recruiting. If he applied for this role online through a jobsite, it was prob listed as "permanent" and with the max salary indicated. This would be usually the receptionist/PA/administrator posting this and they quickly scribble down what the boss says and post it. He/She however would have no idea about the specification of the role and just ticks the boxes that seems appropriate. That could be explanation #1.

    Explanation #2: they budgetted and posted the role before they had an audit or buget review and then realised that a) they only needed this role filled for this long, prob with a view of prolongation after those 11months, but not guaranteed since they don't know if business will pick up again and b) that's why the salary might be lower than first mentionned.

    As for the trailperiod, I presume they just have a 6m trail period as a standard and have so legally written in their house rules. I wouldn't worry about this too much in all fairness.

    As for the salary, "wrong" advertisement happens a lot, t is only after actually getting hired and signing a contract that specificaly mentions the salary, that you have any 'legal' grounds to stand on. Can he not negotiate a little bit?


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