Shanaynay joined SemiCom three months ago as a Junior Process Engineer and was immediately placed on a four-month probation. Shanaynay graduated from the University of South Africa in 2023. Early on into her work at SemiCom, she faced numerous hurdles in aligning with the highly complicated demands and responsibilities of her role. Shanaynay struggled to perform to the expected standards of SemiCom and was constantly being criticised for her shortcomings by her immediate supervisors. At no point during her probationary period did Shanaynay receive constructive criticism or mentorship. Instead, the immediate supervisors constantly and harshly berated her performance in front of other people and kept telling her to improve or be dismissed. The work of a Process Engineer is an extremely complex one. It requires potential candidates to be given at least 12 months of training before becoming adept at it. Indeed, it is impossible for any new Junior Process Engineer's ability to perform the job to be properly assessed in less than 12 months. Four months into her probation, without having received any formal performance appraisals or actionable feedback, Shanaynay was told that her probation period had expired and that her appointment would accordingly not be confirmed. Consequently, Shanaynay's employment was terminated by SemiCom and she is now without a job. With reference to legislation, critically examine Shanaynay's legal situation and explain whether her period of probation wa