Employment Law

[sophie_1003]

If you are paid monthly what is the longest notice period you are required to work? My dad has been told he would have to give 3 months notice; this is in his contract but he and his colleagues have been questioning it so want to get a legal viewpoint. TIA

[twix123]

Normally if you are paid monthly, then you would ahve to give one months notice, but if you have signed a contract stipulating 3 months notice then this should apply. See the following:

http://tinyurl.com/36oz2p5

[THECORBYLOON]

The minimum notice period an employee must give is one week unless a longer period is stated in the contract. As the contract says three months and the employees agreed to that when the contracts were signed, that is the period they must give.

[starmack]

Did you think of phoning Citizen Advice Bureau in a nearby city?

Three months notice would have been good notice in a contract...as it would have meant that if your dad was being let go he would have been entitled to three months notice or pay in lieu..... rather than month etc.

Whether he works one month or three month watch out for his full holiday entitlements. It is often the one area where companies get away with murder.

[Buenchico]

Your question seems to imply that you believe that there might be some sort of statutory maximum period of notice which takes precedence over contractual terms. That is definitely not the case. Three months is actually quite a short period of notice for a salaried worker. Teachers who intend to end their contract at the end of the school year often have to give 5 months notice. Senior employees in the banking industry may need to give one years notice. Some consultant surgeons have to give two years notice.

Chris

[sophie_1003]

Thanks all! I thought it would be a case of whatever is in the contract goes to be honest; have passed the answers on to my dad.