Handing Notice in - Do I have to work shift?

myteeduck

Hi,

Ive had a second job in a pub for 12 weeks now. It has been to supplement my income, but due to various reasons, I wish to hand my notice in. I have to give 1 weeks notice.

I don't have a shift until 1 week today, starting at 5pm. If I hand my notice in after 5pm today - Will i have to work this 1 shift as part of the notice? or can I give Tuesday 21st as my leaving day, but as i've no shifts until then, I can in effect leave now. I am unable to add extra shifts in during the one week notice due to my other job?

Hope ive made sense - sorry if I haven't.

Myteeduck

hcb42

I am sure that could be avoided...perhaps write your notice with that date on it and when you hand it over just state that as you have no shifts in the last week, you assume you will not be going back in again, or words to that effect.

getmore4less

Notice starts the day after the day you give it.

What about offering to use accrued(not taken) holidays.

LittleVoice

Handing in one week's notice at any time on a Wednesday would mean it would end at mightnight on the following Wednesday (the one week would run from Thursday to Wednesday). So your employer would expect you to work that next shift.

myteeduck

Update:

Went last night to hand my notice in - my boss was extremely nasty, snatched my notice and my uniform - (I had taken my mums as she had worked there until this week as well - similar reasons for leaving) and she stormed off saying "Well you've both wasted my time!" so there is no way I am ever stepping foot back there or working that shift - luckily if there is any issue with pay etc I can sort it with HR at head office - I dont have to see her again.

Thanks for advice, I would have been willing to work the shift had she been courteous!

Uncertain

Make sure you get you accrued holiday pay and pay for the shift you might have worked!

This falls within the notice period you duly gave them so it was their choice to tell you to leave straight away!

Holiday accrues during the notice period too!

Googlewhacker

Uncertain wrote: »

Make sure you get you accrued holiday pay and pay for the shift you might have worked!

This falls within the notice period you duly gave them so it was their choice to tell you to leave straight away!

Holiday accrues during the notice period too!

The OP never said that the boss said leave straight away, the boss got in a huff and said they were wasting their time but didn't say not to come into the shift so they wouldn't have to pay that shift if the OP just decides not to bother.

Uncertain

Googlewhacker wrote: »

The OP never said that the boss said leave straight away, the boss got in a huff and said they were wasting their time but didn't say not to come into the shift so they wouldn't have to pay that shift if the OP just decides not to bother.

She said "snatched my notice and my uniform" which I rather took to mean her presence was no longer required! I would have thought it was worth a stroppy letter to head office - should yield one shift's pay plus another week in which holiday accrues.

If they don't pay and the OP files an ET1 I very much doubt the firm will defend it!

irishjohn

I guess the OP took her uniform in with her Mum's and her notice letter - indicating that she did not wish to work next Wednesday's shift. How else could the uniform have been snatched? I imagine the manager was a wee bit annoyed and regrettably showed it. The OP obviously wanted to leave without working the shift already scheduled and maybe that came across, rather than someone showing appreciation for having been given 12 weeks work by the company and perhaps doing what ever they could to minimise the problems of finding someone to fill that shift or replacement staff.

Googlewhacker

Uncertain wrote: »

She said "snatched my notice and my uniform" which I rather took to mean her presence was no longer required! I would have thought it was worth a stroppy letter to head office - should yield one shift's pay plus another week in which holiday accrues.

If they don't pay and the OP files an ET1 I very much doubt the firm will defend it!

You are probably right in what you say but also it can be construed that the manager was deeming that the OP was not returning to work.

HappyMJ

You don't even have to give notice if you don't want to. It's not compulsory it's just nice to do. If you want to say "you can stick this job. I'm off" and leave straight away then that's it you're out. Don't expect a reference.