Notice periods

New and updated

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  FAQs

  Can an employer set a shorter notice period for its fixed-term employees than for its permanent employees?

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  FAQs

  Where an employee resigns but does not work the required notice period, must the employer pay them for this period?

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  FAQs

  What options are open to the employer where an employee resigns but indicates that they will not work the full notice period?

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  FAQs

  Can an employee be required to use up outstanding holiday entitlement during their notice period?

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  Letters and forms

  Letter releasing employee from notice period

  A model letter to an employee who is resigning agreeing to release them from the requirement to serve out their full notice period.

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  FAQs

  Is an employee who has exhausted their sick pay entitled to notice pay if dismissed on grounds of ill health?

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  Quick reference

  Statutory minimum notice to be given to employees

  A table listing the minimum notice periods to be given to employees.

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  FAQs

  Is the statutory minimum notice to be provided by employees the same as that to be provided by employers?

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  FAQs

  Can a contractual notice provision override the statutory minimum notice period?

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  FAQs

  What notice period should be given in a contract?