Termination of contract, how much notice??

Dale_UK

Hey guys, I currently work in Cyprus, and I plan on giving notice to terminate my contract... im looking for some advice on how much notice I should give? I am on my probationary period. The reason I am asking, is that my wife has fallen into a similar problem here before, where she gave what she thought she had to give (2 weeks notice), but they said goodbye on the same day without any pay for the 2 weeks (otherwise she would have given same day notice).

Any opinion appreciated :beer: ... heres the text from the contract:

6. Term and Termination

6.1 Commencement date of the Agreement shall be the 1 st of August, 2018, or such other date as the Employer and Employee may mutually agree in writing.

6.2 During the probationary period both the Employer and the Employee may terminate this Agreement on two weeks’ notice. The Employer may also terminate the Agreement without notice if it pays the Employee
the amount he would have earned had the termination been on notice.

6.3 Termination by Employee
(i) The Employee may terminate this agreement at any time by giving the Employer a written notice, the duration of which depends on the period of continuous employment that the Employee had with the Employer and as determined under the Termination of Employment Law, such that the agreement terminates on the expiry of that notice;
(ii) If paragraph (i) applies, but subject to paragraph (iii):

(a) the Employee must remain available for the balance of the period of notice under
paragraph (a) to provide services to the Employer at the request of Employer;
(b) the Employee must adhere to the Employee’s duties as mentioned under Annex 1;
(c) the Employer may require the Employee to remain available but not to attend the
offices of the company for all or any part of the period of notice under paragraph (a)
unless requested to, so attend.

(iii) At its discretion and despite paragraph 6.3 (i), the Employer may at any time pay the Employee an amount calculated by reference to the remuneration in lieu of all or any remaining portion of the notice period referred to in paragraph (i), such that the agreement terminates on the date the Employer makes
that payment.

6.4 Termination by the Employer without cause
(i) Other than in the circumstances described under clause 6.2 or clause 6.6, the Employer may terminate this agreement at any time and for any reason by giving a written notice, the duration of which depending on the period of continuous employment that the Employee had with the Employer and as determined under the Termination of Employment Law, such that the agreement terminates on the expiry of that notice period.
(ii) If paragraph (i) applies:

(a) the Employee must remain available for the balance of the period of notice under
paragraph (i) to provide services to the Employer at the request of the company;
(b) the Employee must adhere to the Employee’s duties as mentioned under clause 2
above;
(c) the Employer may require the Employee to remain available but not to attend the
offices of the company for all or any part of the period of notice under paragraph (i)
unless requested to, so attend by the company;

6.5 At its discretion, the Employer may at any time pay the Employee an amount calculated by reference to the remuneration for a period as determined under the Termination of Employment Law, based on the period of continuous employment that the Employee had at the company from the date of the notice in paragraph 6.4(i) instead of all or any remaining portion of the notice period referred to in paragraph 6.4(i), such that the agreement terminates on the date the Employer makes that payment.

6.6 Termination by the Employer for cause
The Employer may terminate this Agreement immediately at any time, for any one of the below causes have been taken place:

Causes will include but not limited to:

i. a serious offence by the Employee in the course of his/her duties;
ii. improper behavior by the Employee in the course of his/her duties;
iii. willful misconduct;
iv. serious or repeated violation or disregard of work regulations or other rules in relation
to the employment;
v. failing to use reasonable care and skill in carrying out the duties assigned to the
Employee;
vi. any indictable offence.

Termination for Cause will result in the Employee losing all entitlements to any issued and pending Performance Rights, and/or bonuses.

LilElvis

6.2 - two weeks notice.

Masomnia

LilElvis wrote: »

6.2 - two weeks notice.

Assuming OP is still in probation.