Hiring at the end of an internship: what consequences on the trial period?
Verified 20 February 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)
If the company is hired after completing an internship during the last year of study, the hired intern can benefit from a reduction in his probationary period.
Conditions vary depending on the date of employment:
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Hiring takes place within 3 months of the end of the internship
The duration of the trial period reduction depends on the job for which the trainee was recruited:
Employment corresponding to the activities entrusted to the trainee
The duration of the internship is in full deducted from the duration of the trial period.
Example :
A former intern is hired in the 3 months following the end of the internship. If his employment contract provides for a trial period of 4 months, the duration of the traineeship shall be deducted in full from the duration of the probationary period (which shall then be 1 month).
Please note
When an intern is hired by the company at the end of an internship that has lasted more than 2 months, the duration of the traineeship shall be taken into account for the opening and calculation of entitlements relating to seniority.
Employment not corresponding to the activities entrusted to the trainee
The intern may be hired in a position whose activities are different from those entrusted to him during the internship.
The duration of the internship is deducted from the duration of the probationary period but within the limit of half the duration of the trial period.
Example :
A former intern is hired in the 3 months following the end of the internship. If his employment contract provides for a trial period of 4 months, the duration of the trial period is reduced but only by half (the trial period will then be 2 months).
Please note
When an intern is hired by the company at the end of an internship that has lasted more than 2 months, the duration of the traineeship shall be taken into account for the opening and calculation of entitlements relating to seniority.
Hiring takes place more than 3 months after the end of the internship
The duration of this internship is not deducted the duration of the trial period.
However, treaty provisions more favorable may apply.
Please note
When an intern is hired by the company at the end of an internship that has lasted more than 2 months, the duration of the traineeship shall be taken into account for the opening and calculation of entitlements relating to seniority.
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