We would like to offer a member of staff an internal promotion to a different area of the business. Would we be able to apply a probationary period to the new role?
Placing a probationary period on an internal promotion would be of little benefit to the Company and could serve to de-motivate an employee. We would advise managing the employee’s expectations in the new role by explaining that you will have regular reviews to monitor how they are performing in their new role. If problems or areas of poor performance are highlighted, then you would be best to performance manage the employee through the Company’s formal performance management procedure.
