what constitutes one months notice?

sotoken

Hi I have been working on a contract which runs month to month and has a one month termination clause built in. This was/is supposed to work on both sides. This month I was told my contract was being terminated. I was told this on the 18th january and that my final day was the 18 february. According to my contract I am paid on a monthly basis, not weekly or daily. Can they do this? I am only being offered payment up til the 18th feb and don't know whether i should accept this or fight it - can anyone help? Thanks

GEEGEE8

That is 1 months notice. I don't get what the problem is?

LittleVoice

Check the precise wording of your contract.

It is likely that it does just say one month's notice, which is what you have received.

However, one employer I worked for had a clause that notice had to be one clear calendar month. So if you resigned on 30 April your last day was 31 May but if you resigned on 1 May your notice expired on 30 June.

zzzLazyDaisy

I agree, do check the wording of your contract as some state that one months notice must be given to end on the last day of the month. But in the absence of anything like that, 18 jan to 18 feb is one month's notice.

Do remember to check that you also get your full holiday entitlement.

I am presuming here that you do not have 1 years service and/or this is not a potentially unfair or discriminatory dismissal?

Jowo_2

If you have been served a month's notice, in accordance with your contract, and you are being paid monthly, according to your contract, what is the specific issue you have, given that you appear to have been given a full month's notice which the client is paying you in full?

heretolearn_2

Why do you think this is wrong?

They've actually given you one more day that I would - 18th - 17th is one month, 18th-18th is one month and one day.

Uncertain

heretolearn wrote: »

Why do you think this is wrong?

They've actually given you one more day that I would - 18th - 17th is one month, 18th-18th is one month and one day.

No.....

Technically notice begins on the DAY AFTER it is issued so exactly one month.

I'm also struggling to understand the question here......

Sambucus_Nigra

sotoken wrote: »

Hi I have been working on a contract which runs month to month and has a one month termination clause built in. This was/is supposed to work on both sides. This month I was told my contract was being terminated. I was told this on the 18th january and that my final day was the 18 february. According to my contract I am paid on a monthly basis, not weekly or daily. Can they do this? I am only being offered payment up til the 18th feb and don't know whether i should accept this or fight it - can anyone help? Thanks

Luckily, the systems that pay wages these days are more than capable of working out daily rates; so yes, it is absolutely fine to give you a month's notice mid-month without waiting for the month end before doing so.