Probation has been changed to 1 year. In the past, it was 6 months. After 6 mths of probation, you will get a confirmation increment. But you will still be in contract service till you fulfil 2 years of service before they consider you for full-time.

Newbies under the new scheme will be under probation for one year before they get their confirmation increment. However, they will be considered full-time right from the start.

I'm not too sure of the difference in service scheme benefits between full-time and part-time though. Probably it's the same. lol. I'll be going for the brief soon about the new scheme so perhaps i can let u guys know a bit more after that.