Notice Period Pay Calculation...

ITArchitect

Hello, I am looking for some advice please. I have just being told I am to be made redundant. My employer has sent me details of my notice period pay. My contract says I have a 4 week notice period.
The issue is in the calculation of my notice period pay.
My employer has simply taken my annual leave - divided it by 52 weeks and then multiplied it by 4 weeks.
This approach however means that I will receive about £1000 less than if I calculated it in what I think is a more fair manner:
Because my notice period spans January and February 2011 - with 5 days in Jan and 15 in Feb, my calculation is as follows using the following steps:
1. Annual Salary divided by 12 months;
2. Monthly salary divided by:
(a) 21 (working days in Jan) and multiplied by 5 working days
(b) 20 (working days in Feb) and multiplied by 15 working days
3. Add up results of 2(a) and 2(b).

So question is - is "4 weeks" one month or not - and which is the correct calculation method? Can I (legally) force my employer to use my method or not?

Thanks for any and all help.

kelloggs36

4 weeks is 4 weeks ie 20 working days, so find the weekly rate and multiply by 4 as the employer has done. If your contract had said a month's notice, then that would be different, but it states 4 weeks.

getmore4less

(5/21+15/20)/12 = 0.082341 of salary

4/52 =0.076923 of salary

so 0.005418 is £1000 that makes your salary £184,570


Are you sure it is £1000 different.

anyway it is 4/52.