[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.