A worker hired for work may be subject to a trial period not exceeding:
- 6 months for workers at the Manager level;
- 4 months for workers classified as level 7;
- 3 months for workers classified as level 6;
- 2 months for white-collar workers classified as level 5, 4, 3 or 2;
- 30 days of actual work, for blue-collar workers classified as level 4 or 5;
- 26 days of actual work, for workers with blue-collar duties classified as level 1, 2, or 3.
Without prejudice to the maximum limits referred to in the preceding paragraph, for blue-collar workers employed under a vertical part-time contract, the trial period may not in any event exceed three months.
Such trial period shall be evidenced by the letter of employment referred to in Article 5.
During the trial period, all rights and obligations of this contract shall subsist between the parties unless otherwise envisaged in the contract itself.
During the trial period, the employment relationship may be terminated by either party at any time without notice or compensation for termination.
If the termination is due to resignation at any time or dismissal during the first two months of trial period for level 7 workers and during the first month for level 6 workers, remuneration shall only be paid for the period actually worked.
If the termination takes place after the aforementioned terms, the worker shall be paid salary up to the middle or end of the current month, depending on whether the termination takes place within the first or second fortnight of such month.
If at the end of the trial period the company does not terminate the relationship, the worker shall be deemed confirmed and such period shall be counted for the purposes of calculating seniority.
Blue-collar workers who have already completed the trial period within the same company and for the same tasks in the previous 12 months or in the case of a direct and immediate transfer shall be exempt from the trial period.