“試用期”用英語怎麼說？

日前，廣州媒體“臥底”曝光麥當勞、肯德基等洋快餐店違規用工，其鐘點工的工資低於非全日制職工最低小時工資標準。此外，洋快餐連鎖店還被指控犯有“不爲兼職工繳納工傷保險、故意延長兼職工試用期”等六宗罪。

請看China daily相關報道：A popular local newspaper claimed that the US fast-food giants are violating Chinas labor laws by under-paying part-time workers by up to 40 per cent in their local chains.

"The fast-food chains have also asked the part-timers to work longer than the maximum five hours a day, deliberately refused to sign labor contracts or insure them against workplace injuries, and prolonged their probationary periods."

報道中的“probationary period”就是求職者必須經歷的'"試用期"，也可寫做“probation period”、“probationary employment period”或“trial period”。

“Probation”在此指“以觀後效的查看”，也可和介詞“on”連用，表示“在試用期”，如：Well have to take you on one months probation first(我們得先試用你一個月);He is a mechanic on probation(他是個見習機械工)。

此外，probation常用來指“緩刑”，如：three years probation under suspended sentence of one years imprisonment(一年有期徒刑緩刑三年)。