Section 69, The Employment Act, 2023

(1) The maximum length of a probationary contract for aworker shall not exceed 6months. (2) An employer shall not employ a worker under a probationary contract on more than one occasion, unless the worker is, on a second or subsequent occasion, employed to do work of a substantially different nature to that which he was employed to do on the first occasion. (3) Without prejudice to sections 82 and 83, a contract for a probationary period may be terminated by either party by giving not less than 7 days’ notice of termination or by payment of 7 days wages in lieu of notice.