Retirement and holidays

ashpan

I work in a school and I'm planning on retiring in the next few weeks, the Easter holidays are coming up. I have to give 4 weeks notice

If I hand in my notice 2 weeks before the two weeks Easter holidays do these two weeks Count as part of my four week resignation period or will I have to work another two weeks after Easter? 

Marcon

Does your contract say anything about your notice period having to be given at a certain time and/or needing to work the full period of notice? If 'no' to both, then highly unlikely you would need to work another 2 weeks on top of your 4 weeks' notice - but ask your employer to be sure.

McKneff

Totally agree with marcon

ashpan

Marcon said:

Does your contract say anything about your notice period having to be given at a certain time and/or needing to work the full period of notice? If 'no' to both, then highly unlikely you would need to work another 2 weeks on top of your 4 weeks' notice - but ask your employer to be sure.

I think I wasnt clear enough - do my two weeks holidays count as part of my notice period or does my 4 weeks have to be 4 worked weeks? 

TadleyBaggie

It's not unusual for holiday to be taken in a notice period.

General_Grant

ashpan said:

Marcon said:

Does your contract say anything about your notice period having to be given at a certain time and/or needing to work the full period of notice? If 'no' to both, then highly unlikely you would need to work another 2 weeks on top of your 4 weeks' notice - but ask your employer to be sure.

I think I wasnt clear enough - do my two weeks holidays count as part of my notice period or does my 4 weeks have to be 4 worked weeks? 

A notice period begins to run continuously from the day after notice is delivered.  The time does not pause because a holiday occurs.

TELLIT01

The only potential issue I can see is if the OP is employed on a term time only contract.  If that's the case I can understand the question, and it is one the school is best placed to answer

ashpan

my second issue is, i am owed around 10 weeks holidays - i think our year in terms of hols ends in April, there's no way i can take them and currently due to covid issues were allowed to roll over 2 weeks, if i cant take them am i entitled to request them as paid or will i likely loose them?

Xbigman

You could hand in four weeks notice today, finishing on the 26th March. That would settle any issues with holiday counting as notice. As you are leaving before the end of the holiday year (assuming it is April it starts) you should get your 10 weeks holiday owing as pay. The only downside is the potential loss of lieu days from the Easter holidays. Only you know if that's worth it or not.

Darren

ashpan

school have now told me that my contract type means that im not entitled to take holidays lost whilst i was off, the union disagrees!

General_Grant

ashpan said:

school have now told me that my contract type means that im not entitled to take holidays lost whilst i was off, the union disagrees!

What "contract type" is that?
If not already, get your Union directly involved in sorting this with your employer.