{
  "registry_version": "2026.08.3",
  "data": {
    "title": "Probation Period & Post-Start Confirmation",
    "status": "active",
    "evidence_ids": [
      "EVD-040",
      "EVD-041"
    ],
    "content": "# Probation Period & Post-Start Confirmation\n\nThe post-hire evaluation interval (statutory or contractual probation) during which performance, delivery, and team alignment are formally confirmed.\n\n### Pass Condition\nThe candidate completes the probationary period without termination notice and transitions into confirmed permanent employment.",
    "id": "B-016",
    "type": "barrier",
    "stage": "post-offer",
    "order": 16,
    "precedes": [],
    "description": "The post-hire evaluation interval (statutory or contractual probation) during which performance, delivery, and team alignment are formally confirmed.",
    "pass_condition": "The candidate completes the probationary period without termination notice and transitions into confirmed permanent employment.",
    "evidence_level": "established",
    "specimens": [
      {
        "kind": "note",
        "label": "Probation review milestone",
        "lines": [
          {
            "text": "Day 1–60: Objectives assigned, delivery metrics tracked",
            "tell": false
          },
          {
            "text": "Day 90: Formal probation sign-off review by engineering manager",
            "tell": true
          },
          {
            "text": "Status: Full permanent standing confirmed",
            "tell": false
          }
        ],
        "reading": "The transition from conditional probation to permanent standing requires explicit managerial evaluation or statutory lapse."
      }
    ],
    "perspectives": [
      {
        "actor": "hiring-manager",
        "sees": "Direct on-the-job execution during the first three months, assessing delivery speed, architecture decisions, and team communication.",
        "reads": "Probation provides a low-friction termination window if the hire demonstrates unexpected capability gaps.",
        "does": "Conducts regular 1-on-1 reviews and files the final probation confirmation report."
      },
      {
        "actor": "candidate",
        "sees": "Initial project onboarding, ramp-up expectations, and milestone checkpoints toward passing probation.",
        "reads": "Employment remains contingent on early performance until the probation gate is officially cleared.",
        "does": "Delivers against sprint goals and seeks written confirmation upon completion of the probation interval."
      },
      {
        "actor": "employer-policy",
        "sees": "Legal compliance boundaries (statutory 3-month caps under EVD-040 or contractual notice rules under EVD-041).",
        "reads": "Probation defines the boundary where statutory employment protections and standard dismissal standards take full effect.",
        "does": "Enforces notice requirements and confirms payroll status transition upon probation completion."
      }
    ]
  }
}