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More newsagents should hire with a probation period

When hiring a full time employee for a newsagents I encourage newsagents to consider doing so with a documented probation period. This gives you the opportunity to not continue with full time employment should the employee not work out. It offers a framework through which you can deal with a new employee who does not work out.

If you hire a full time employee without a probation period you risk not having access to a mechanism for easily removing someone who quickly turns out to not be ideal for the role.

The Fairwork website has more on this including sample letters. Hiring with a probation period is easy as long as you follow some simple rules.

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