SECTION 28

(1) There shall be probationary hiring where, prior to signing a final contract, the employer and the worker agree to appraise in particular, the worker's quality of services and his output, as concerns the employer and as concerns the worker, the working, living, wage, safety and hygiene conditions as well as the climate under the employer. (2) Any probationary hiring must be stipulated in writing. Such hiring shall not be made for a period exceeding that required for trying out newly engaged personnel, taking into account the techniques and practices of the trade or occupation. Under no circumstances shall probationary hiring exceed six months, including any renewal, save in the case of managerial staff for whom the period may be extended to eight months. (3) The time required for recruitment, travelling, training and probation shall not be included in the maximum duration of the trial period. (4) The cost of repatriation of displaced workers shall be defrayed by the employer regardless of the reason for termination. (5) Where the worker's employment is maintained beyond expiry of a probationary hiring contract and here no new contract is made, the parties shall be deemed to have entered into a final contract taking effect from the beginning of the trial period. (6) An order of the Minister in charge of Labour issued after consultation with the National Labour Advisory Board shall fix the conditions of probationary hiring.