Handing my notice in.

Mupette

I work very causal hours at a school.

during the holidays i have managed to find another job, i can't do both.

The school job wasn't cost effective, £10 a day, most eaten in petrol money.

Now i need to hand my notice in, assuming 1 week as i have only been there since January this year, and not been called in since May.

I start work 17th Sept, i can hand my notice in the first day back at school, which should be fine, as i have just signed p46 saying this is my only job, well it would be by the time the tax office processes it, and i will not be due to be paid by the new job until 25th October.

I thought about handing my notice in now, but no one will see it until school reopens, there isn't anyone there, my pre empoyment screening came back last week saying they could not get any answers from the telephone or letter or email, and so had to provide wage slips as proof of working there (not a problem)

I feel awkward doing it now, knowing no one will see it until after the weeks notice has been given, they have been a wonderful team to work for, i feel i owe it too them to wait until school starts again.

Thoughts please

MissSarah1972

What does your contract say about notice?

MissSarah1972

If you have no contract it's this

Notice your employer must give you

Whatever your contract says, your employer must give you at least the statutory minimum period of notice, which depends on how long you've worked for them:

• one week if you have been continuously employed for between one month and two years
• one week for each complete year (up to a maximum of 12) if you have been continuously employed for two or more years

So, for example, if you have had six and a half years service, you will be entitled to six weeks' notice.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/RedundancyAndLeavingYourJob/Resigningorretiring/DG_175837

paddedjohn

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

If you have no contract it's this

Notice your employer must give you


Whatever your contract says, your employer must give you at least the statutory minimum period of notice, which depends on how long you've worked for them:

• one week if you have been continuously employed for between one month and two years
• one week for each complete year (up to a maximum of 12) if you have been continuously employed for two or more years

So, for example, if you have had six and a half years service, you will be entitled to six weeks' notice.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/RedundancyAndLeavingYourJob/Resigningorretiring/DG_175837

The above applies to the employer not the employee.

getmore4less

What are the terms of the employment?

if it is a recuring casual contract then there will be no notice

How many hours a day were you working for £10.

cgk1

Sounds like the OP is on a zero-hour contract - no notice required.

MissSarah1972

paddedjohn wrote: »

The above applies to the employer not the employee.

Notice you must give your employer

If you have worked for your employer for one month or more, the legal minimum amount of notice you must give is one week.
Normally your employment contract will set out a longer notice period. If it does, you should give this length of notice to your employer.
If your employment contract does not set out a notice period you should give a reasonable period of notice to your employer. This is included in your employment contract as what is known as an ‘implied term’. What is 'reasonable' will depend on your seniority and how long you have worked there.


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anamenottaken

Simply sending a resignation letter to premises where you know nobody will read it until much later is not proper delivery of your notice. A week would still only be from when it was received.

However if when you were called in you have the right to say "no, thanks, this time" then there is absolutely no reason to be concerned about giving notice, even if it were a month, as you could simply turn down work during your notice period.

Uncertain

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

Notice you must give your employer

If you have worked for your employer for one month or more, the legal minimum amount of notice you must give is one week.
Normally your employment contract will set out a longer notice period. If it does, you should give this length of notice to your employer.
If your employment contract does not set out a notice period you should give a reasonable period of notice to your employer. This is included in your employment contract as what is known as an ‘implied term’. What is 'reasonable' will depend on your seniority and how long you have worked there.


then.....................

Yes, cutting and pasting is fine (and most people can manage that) but a little understanding is more useful!

This would appear to be a zero hour contract so the above if purely theoretical as the OP would be under no obligation to accept any work offered.

kingfisherblue

Although there is no one in this week, there will probably be someone in during the week before school starts. I know a few teachers and all go into school at least a day or two before the new term begins to set things up. Many schools also have inset days just before term begins as well.

If you want to hand in your letter before the new term starts, you could ring a couple of days beforehand and see if the headteacher is likley to be in. I would think he or she will be at some point, although not for the full day.

dancingfairy

Surely someone will be in at some point just to check over the post etc? The other thing that struck me was that maybe it would be curteous to give them as much notice as possible or did you feel the need to discuss it face to face with them? I was only thinking that if someone did go in then they had more notice than if you had simply waited until the first week back. Did you think it would get lost/misplaced during the holidays?
I think it's probably one of those situations where you should do what you think is best and what you feel would be received best knowing the people involved.
Good Luck with your new job.
df