Common use of Trial Periods Clause in Contracts

Trial Periods. 1. A secondment agreement may only include a trial period clause if and insofar as the contract is concluded for a period of more than six months. In that case, the maximum trial period laid down by law shall apply. 2. If the private employment agency and the temporary agency worker conclude or have concluded more than one secondment agreement, no further trial period may be stipulated in a subsequent secondment agreement. As an exception to this, a trial period may be agreed if the secondment agreement is concluded for more than six months and the work performed by the temporary agency worker clearly requires the employee to have different skills or take on different respon- sibilities. This refers to skills and responsibilities into which the private employment agency cannot reasonably be expected to have acquired sufficient insight during the preceding agency work employment contract(s).