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Notice Periods - Banbury Local Jobs

How much notice is an employer entitled to?

The notice you should give your employer before resigning should be in the contract. If your contract does not say how much notice you must give your employer, then, if you have worked for one month or more, the minimum notice you should give is one week. If you have worked for less than one month, the notice period should be reasonable.

If the law does not give you the right to notice, and there is no notice period in your contract (whether written, spoken or through custom and practice), you will still be entitled to 'reasonable' notice. What is reasonable will often depend on your pay period. For example, if you are paid weekly, you could argue that a week is reasonable, and if you are paid monthly, you could argue that a month is reasonable.

In England, Wales and Scotland, in most circumstances, if your employer wants to dismiss you, they must follow proper dismissal and disciplinary procedures, laid down by law. For more information about the procedures your employer must follow when they want to dismiss you, see What you need to know, Dealing with grievances, dismissal and disciplinary action at work.

If your contract says you must give your employer more notice than this, you must give the amount of notice in your contract. Your contract may set out how much you must give, whether it must be written, and/or when you should give it.

If you leave your job without giving proper notice, your employer may try to withhold part or all of the money owed to you. In general, employers are not legally entitled to withhold money owed.

If this happens, you should consult an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by email, click on nearest CAB.

For more information in England, Wales and Scotland about your rights when your employer withholds money owed to you, see Employer withholds your pay in.