Survive Your Probation Period Without Losing Rights You Already Have
Ma Thida got hired as an admin assistant at a trading company near Bayint Naung. During her interview, the manager said the probation period was six months. Ma Thida was so relieved to get the job that she agreed instantly. For five months, she worked 10-hour days, took on extra tasks, and received no overtime pay. The manager told her benefits and overtime would start 'after probation.' On the last week of the fifth month, the manager said her performance was not satisfactory and terminated her. No notice. No compensation. No SSB card — because the company said they only register employees after probation ends. Ma Thida lost five months of labor with no legal protection, no SSB contributions, and no documentation. She later discovered through a Facebook labour rights group that the maximum probation period under Myanmar law is three months. The extra two months were illegal. The refusal to register SSB during probation was also illegal. She had rights from day one that she never knew existed. By the time she learned, it was too late to recover what she lost.
Ma Thida got hired as an admin assistant at a trading company near Bayint Naung. During her interview, the manager said the probation period was six months. Ma Thida was so relieved to get the job that she agreed instantly. For five months, she worked 10-hour days, took on extra tasks, and received no overtime pay. The manager told her benefits and overtime would start 'after probation.' On the last week of the fifth month, the manager said her performance was not satisfactory and terminated her. No notice. No compensation. No SSB card — because the company said they only register employees after probation ends. Ma Thida lost five months of labor with no legal protection, no SSB contributions, and no documentation. She later discovered through a Facebook labour rights group that the maximum probation period under Myanmar law is three months. The extra two months were illegal. The refusal to register SSB during probation was also illegal. She had rights from day one that she never knew existed. By the time she learned, it was too late to recover what she lost.
Probation does not mean you have no rights — it means the employer is evaluating you while the law still fully protects you. The three-month legal maximum exists specifically to prevent companies from using endless probation as a tool to avoid their obligations to you.
State the maximum legal probation period under Myanmar Labour Law 2013 and identify when an employer violates it
List at least 3 specific legal rights that apply during probation from the first day of employment
Evaluate whether their own current or most recent probation terms comply with the law using a simple checklist
Probation does not mean you have no rights — it means the employer is evaluating you while the law still fully protects you. The three-month legal maximum exists specifically to prevent companies from using endless probation as a tool to avoid their obligations to you.
State the maximum legal probation period under Myanmar Labour Law 2013 and identify when an employer violates it
List at least 3 specific legal rights that apply during probation from the first day of employment
Evaluate whether their own current or most recent probation terms comply with the law using a simple checklist
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