Probation extended again and again at low pay

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What happens

You are hired on a low probation rate that is supposed to run two months. It is extended, repeatedly, so the cheap rate becomes your actual salary for months. Extending probation beyond the legal limit — and paying below the required proportion of the agreed salary — is not permitted.

✅ How to protect yourself

Get the probation length and rate written into the contract with a hard end date. Ask what the full rate is and when it starts.

Real cases (1)

chinalifer/chinalife · Chengdu · 2026

They hire people giving them ¥4000/month for the first 2 months of the probation period ... Then they extend the probation period making the teachers work for ¥4000 a month for months. I know 6 teachers who worked around 6 months without the full pay as they kept extending the probation period and kept them on the business visa.

One person's account naming a Chengdu recruiter, describing six teachers they knew. We reproduce it as written and have not independently verified it.

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