Probation period longer than six months – is that allowed?
Likely invalid — such a clause does not bind you.
A probationary period longer than six months is not permitted — § 622 (3) BGB caps the shortened two-week notice period at six months. Any longer probation clause is void; after six months the standard notice periods under § 622 (1) and (2) BGB apply.
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