Less than a third of Russians are ready to undergo a probationary period lasting more than one month

CrimeaPRESS reports:

Avito Rabota conducted a survey of more than 7,000 working Russians and asked them questions about their readiness to undergo a probationary period. Analysts found that only 30% of Russians surveyed are ready to undergo a probationary period for a job they are interested in lasting more than one month. Of these, 13% are ready to undergo a probationary period of 1 to 2 months, 14% — up to 3 months, 2% — up to 6 months.

According to the survey, almost every fifth Russian (19%) is ready to agree to a probationary period of no longer than 1 week. The proportion of respondents (22%) who were ready to undergo a probationary period of 1 to 2 weeks was higher. 15% of Russians are willing to spend 2–4 weeks to complete the probationary period. Thus, the majority (56%) of those surveyed would like their probationary period to last 4 weeks or less. At the same time, 7% of study participants are not at all ready to undergo a probationary period: this was most often reported by workers in education and science (11%), fitness and beauty salons (10%),” noted the service’s press service.

The willingness to undergo a probationary period longer than 1 month decreases as the age of the respondents increases. Thus, 36% of Russians aged 18 to 24 are ready to agree to a probationary period longer than a month, 28% of respondents aged 45 to 54, and only 14% of respondents over 65 years old.

Most often, employees of banks and investments (44%), accounting and finance (42%), and insurance (40%) agree to a probationary period longer than 1 month.

List of professional areas in which Muscovites are willing to undergo a longer probationary period

Field of activity	Number of respondents ready to undergo a probationary period of more than 1 month, %, 2024
Banks, investments	44%
Accounting, finance	42%
Insurance	40%
Jurisprudence	37%
Production, raw materials	36%
IT, internet, telecom	35%
Car business	35%

Interestingly, the percentage of people who are ready for a longer probation period coincides with the actual length of the probationary period that the survey participants last completed. 35% of respondents indicated that their last probationary period lasted more than 1 month. For 16% of respondents, their last probationary period lasted less than 1 week, for 15% — from 1 to 2 weeks, for 10% — from 2 to 4 weeks. 18% of Muscovites have never completed a probationary period.

To successfully complete the probationary period, Muscovites try to quickly learn and improve their work (47% of respondents), complete assigned tasks on time (48%), and also ask questions if something is unclear in order to avoid mistakes (37%).

When assigning a probationary period to an employee, employers should remember its maximum permissible duration according to the law. According to the Labor Code, the probationary period cannot exceed three months, and for heads of organizations and their deputies, chief accountants and their deputies, heads of branches, representative offices or other separate structural divisions of organizations — six months. If the employment contract is concluded for a period of two to six months, then the trial period cannot exceed two weeks.

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