references are useless, companies are very wary to give bad references due to the chance of a lawsuit, and a probation period is a massive cost to the company
> a probation period is a massive cost to the company
Perhaps, but it's a lot less than the cost of not having a probationary period and winding up stuck with a poor member of staff indefinitely because you couldn't do the impossible and spot every problem candidate during a momentary interview.
