An employment contract can foresee a probationary period. The probationary period must not be longer than six months. The failure of the worker to fulfil the working position requirements during the probationary period shall constitute a just cause for terminating the employment contract. The notice period for the termination of the contracted probationary work shall be at least 7 days.
Traineeship
Depending on the possibilities and needs, the employer shall ensure the education, professional development and training for the worker. During the change of the existing or the implementation a new manner of operation or work organization, the employer shall, in accordance with the needs and possibilities, ensure training and professional development for the worker.
Apprenticeship
Individuals who are employed for the first time in the profession they were formally educated in can be employed as an apprentice (trainee or other type of apprentice – hereinafter referred to as: apprentice). Apprentices are trained for independent work in their profession. A definite-term apprenticeship contract may be concluded. The manner of training the apprentice for independent work must be described in the Rules of Procedure or established in the employment contract. The apprentice can be temporarily assigned to another employer for the purposes of training for independent work. The training (apprenticeship) can last a maximum of one year, if not prescribed otherwise by law. After the apprentices complete the apprenticeship they take an expert examination as determined by law or any other regulation or by a collective contract or in the Rules of Procedure. The Rules of Procedure regulates the content of the examination and the manner of taking it, if the content of the expert examination and the manner of taking it are not determined by law, by other regulation or collective agreement. The employer can terminate the apprenticeship for the apprentice that has not passed the examination.
The procedure and documents are determined by the Labor Act Official Gazette 93/14, 127/17, 98/19 and the Ministry of Labor, Pension System, Family and Social Policy and institutions with relevant competence are responsible for its implementation. The employers decide how they will assign tasks related to traineeship and apprenticeship, all within the proscribed legal framework. It is advised to directly contact the company/institution.
Apprenticeship opportunities are directed towards the following groups:
a) unemployed persons with an undergraduate, graduate or integrated university degree who have been registered in the unemployment records for longer than 30 days, if they have less than one year of registered work experience in the profession they received education in, regardless of the number of years of pension insurance;
b) previously mentioned unemployed persons who, according to law, must pass a state exam or have work experience in order to carry out work tasks in a specific profession if they have less than one year of registered work experience in the profession they received education in, regardless of the number of years of pension insurance;
c) unemployed persons registered in the unemployment records for longer than 30 days who finished their secondary education for crafts and commercial activities and professions that require the person to be a member of a professional association established in accordance with special resolutions in order to be able to work within the profession.
d) unemployed persons who finished 4 years of secondary education and are registered in the unemployment records for longer than 30 days and, according to law, must pass a state exam or have work experience in order to carry out work tasks in a specific profession if they have less than one year of registered work experience in the profession they received education in, regardless of the number of years of pension insurance.
The participants must be citizens of the Republic of Croatia or any other country member of the EEA or with the same conditions mentioned above. They must have a registered residence in the Republic of Croatia and free access to the Croatian labour market.
More info:
https://mrms.gov.hr/about/directorate-for-labour-and-safety-at-work-7149/7149
