Probationary employment shall not exceed six (6) months from the start of work unless apprenticeship rules apply.
Art. 296 — generally ≤ 6 months.
Reasonable standards must be made known at engagement.
Termination still requires lawful grounds and due process appropriate to probationary employment.
Last reviewed November 9, 2026. Laws, rules and Bar Bulletins change; if a source above has been amended or superseded, the official text controls.
Generally no for ordinary probation.
Different legal classifications.
Contract playbook flags overlong probation clauses.
Art. 298–299 formulas for redundancy, retrenchment and disease.
P.D. 851 guidelines: 1/12 of basic salary earned in the calendar year.
Five days SIL after one year of service; commutation and exclusions.
