[CalRobert]

Tbf it could reduce hiring friction and make it easier to take a chance on a riskier hire. Also makes it easier for workers to change jobs, notice periods here can be outright insane (3 months in some cases) and even as an employee I hated them.

[ligne]

It reduces risk for employers by piling it onto employees, who are also probably in a worse position to bear it.

[CalRobert]

Arguably this is the reason it should be borne by the government, not companies. This is one option https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flexicurity

[someonebaggy]

Is a 6 month probationary period not good enough to take a chance?

[CalRobert]

Longest I’ve seen in NL is 2 months, and it’s usually one. It’s common to string multiple “temporary” contracts together though.

It still increases switching cost. As a worker with a permanent contract I have to weigh new opportunities against losing that. And it has real impacts! Getting a mortgage is harder on a temp contract (doable in NL, basically impossible in Ireland)

[Timon3]

Six months is the default probationary period in Germany, I can't remember ever seeing a job without that.

Temporary contracts are also a thing here, but if there's no objective reason for the contract to be temporary it will end after max. two years. According to Verdi ~1/13 contracts are temporary - not great, but could be much worse.

[CalRobert]

This seems like companies will struggle to eliminate roles they no longer need if the person filling it has been around more than 2 years.

[Timon3]

The two year limit doesn't apply if the company has an objective reason for making the role temporary, e.g. external dependencies.