[pascalo]

To provide an outside US perspective, it's not that easy to fire someone in Germany, the UK or Australia. Once you're past the probation period, you'd probably have to get one or multiple sorts of negative reviews and written warnings from HR or your superiors before being let go, otherwise you'd have ground to sue for unfair dismissal. That, or you'd be given a redundancy package.

[UK-AL]

There's no such thing as probation period in law. It's a company specific thing. The laws the same if your own a probation period or not.

[krzyk]

In Poland there is such thing as probation in law, so you should specify what country are you talking about.

[pascalo]

In German law there is. In Australia unfair dismissal can only be claimed after 6 months of employment. Not really sure about the UK, but I am fairly sure it's not just cut throat firing like in the US, and you can claim unfair dismissal.

[DanBC]

UK you can claim unfair dismissal after 2 years, unless there's Equalities Act stuff happening.