Employment law guides

Notice period during probation: how to count the 2 weeks

The notice period during probation is 2 weeks, for you and for your employer, provided a probationary period of no more than 6 months has been agreed (Sec. 622 (3) BGB). The 14 days start on the day after the written notice is received and end on the same weekday two weeks later, without a fixed date such as the 15th or the end of the month. If the notice is received on the last day of probation, the short period still applies.