Handing your notice in

[richy]

I just wanted some opinions on this.

I've been offered a new job which I'm going to accept so obviously I've been thinking about handing my notice in with my current employer. I've dug out my contract of employment to have a look at the termination section and it reads as follows:

"Termination of employment will be by one weeks notice on either side during the probationary period and thereafter one week per year of employment with the company up to a maximum of 12 weeks."

I've only worked for them for 8 months.

Now when I first read it I assumed I had to work a weeks notice but someone else said it sounds more like 2. Obviously I can't ask my employer as it will give the game away.

What do you think?

 

[Ethan]

Reads like one week to me.

In fact, if you had completed the probationary period, but not yet completed one year, a vert literal reading could be that there is no notice due. They really should have said "one week per whole or part year of employment".

 

[DelB]

Just photocopy your arse and hand it to them! ))))

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

one week. The 'thereafter' is clearly relating to time in the company after the probationary period. I think for it to be two weeks it would have to read '...thereafter one additional week per year of employment...' The upper limit of 12 weeks is a pretty standard for a notice period - reading the 12 weeks as being additional, you'd have a upper limit of 13 weeks. Though that is possible as that is a quarter of a year / three months and that too is a common upper limit. But I think the clause would say that that is what was meant.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

As a general rule of thumb, if you are paid weekly it is a weeks notice.
Not always the case though.
In your case I would say it is probably a week.
Does it matter?

 

[anotherdouble]

Why not just give them 2 weeks notice. Should not really matter to you as you will be leaving. What is written in the contract is just minimum time. You could in reality give them a years notice.

 

[Liverbirdie]

I've had a similar situation. Handed my notice in 2weeks ago,mentioning I'm willing to work 4weeks notice, asked to clear off the same day, payed the rest of the week, started the next job the following Monday.

Can I ask them for 4 weeks pay? We were paid weekly.

 

[Wolfman]

In your letter of termination you can "offer" a leaving date and they can either accept this or not


I would be fair and give them 2 weeks in writing but ask if they will release you earlier

Make sure you have the new job offer in writing before doing the deed !

 

[DappaDonDave]

In your letter of termination you can "offer" a leaving date and they can either accept this or not


I would be fair and give them 2 weeks in writing but ask if they will release you earlier

Make sure you have the new job offer in writing before doing the deed !

It may only be an offer, subject to various pre-employment checks. We always advise new starters not o hand in heir notice until we have confirmed everything is clear.

I read that as 2 weeks notice. 1 week for probation with 1 week for your first year. It doesn't say full year. BUT that may be for the employer.

As mentioned above, a decent employee will give more than the required notice period

 

[Slime]

Just photocopy your arse and hand it to them! ))))

Don't do that, that's just ridiculous.
Just photocopy your wife's/girlfriend's arse and had it to them

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Slime.

 

[richy]

Thanks for the replies, I'll not mention anything to them until I've got my new contract. I think I'll give them 2 weeks notice so they can try and find someone suitable to fill my boots (ahem).

 

[Khamelion]

Depending on what your current job is, you could offer two weeks notice, but ask for one of those to be on garden leave, or you could ask for both to be on garden leave.

Som companies, like to put leavers on garden leave so they can't get up to any mischief, not saying you would do that, but garden would be nice before you start your new job.