Is there a maximum notice period a company can state?

marlot

gardner1 wrote: »

But at the end of the day if she's not happy in her job just leave with immediate effect,her employer can't withhold her pay for hrs done up to when she leaves
Granted she might not get a good reference for new job and her boss can spout all the claptrap about breach of contract etc and threaten to withhold pay,basically contracts aren't worth jack

A friend left with no notice. He was successfully sued for the cost of an agency worker to cover his notice period.

sangie595

gardner1 wrote: »

They cant/wont withhold her pay.........plus chances of them taking her to civil court to reclaim costs of temp/loss of earnings etc is at best very slim due to high court costs
I wasn't suggesting she walks away from job........but just pointing out that notice period means nothing

Rubbish. A notice period means that there's a notice period. They certainly can withhold her pay- employers do things that are not legal all the time, so "can" is easy. And you cannot possibly say they won't because you don't have a clue whether they will or not. You clearly also don't know what the court costs are, because I haven't ever thought £80 a high Court cost - and they can add that money to the claim!

Yes you did suggest that she walks away from the job.

So on a batting average, you have yet to score a run.

It's easy to give rubbish advice when you are not the one dicing with your bank account, isn't it?

JayRitchie

They could write a pretty damning but factually accurate reference:

A worked for xxx Ltd between 2016 and 2018. She left with immediate effect and did not serve her contractual notice.

How would that look to prospective employers?

Savvy_Sue

It is worth finding out if she would be held to that notice period, and seeing if a shorter one can be negotiated. Sometimes a company would prefer not to have staff in post whose heart isn't in it.

If she's been there a while, she may be able to work out what has happened when other people leave.

Undervalued

gardner1 wrote: »

They cant/wont withhold her pay.........plus chances of them taking her to civil court to reclaim costs of temp/loss of earnings etc is at best very slim due to high court costs
I wasn't suggesting she walks away from job........but just pointing out that notice period means nothing

Absolute nonsense.

If they were to withhold pay, or pay a reduced amount having deducted what they consider to be their losses, she would be the one having to bring legal action in an attempt to recover any excessive deduction. That is a far more common scenario, particularly with smaller businesses, than the company initiating legal action themselves.

agrinnall

The time to be concerned about the length of a notice period is before you accept the job, not at the point of handing in your notice. If you don't like it negotiate something different or don't take the job. A notice period of 2 months is of course perfectly legal, and as stated in several posts, relatively short when compared to some.

steampowered

Working 2 months notice is not the end of the world.

If her heart isn't in it, she can just do a half-hearted job for 2 months.

She can ask the employer to release her after a shorter period but they don't have to agree.

xapprenticex

3 is standard if you have an important role.



basic staff 1 month

Murphybear

When I worked for a University our notice was 4 months. This is standard for our type of work.

I don't know how much notice teachers have to give but I would imagine it's quite long.

phoenix1837

Surprisingly, teachers only have to give half a term's notice so in some cases only 6 weeks. I only have to give 1 month as support staff