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Where an employer stipulates a probationary period for new employees must it wait until the end of this period before dismissing an unsatisfactory probationer? In what circumstances might it be appropriate to extend an employee's probationary period? Where an employee's contract is terminated during his or her probationary period is the employee entitled to holiday pay on termination? If an employer failed to follow its procedures for employees on probation would a dismissed probationer have any redress?