I am desperate to leave my crap job cause I am so unhappy here. My boss is power mad, I have no actual work to do, its so quiet you could actually hear a pin drop and about 99 per cent of all conversation is work related. It's driving me to despair. If I joined at the very end of last October, by law, do I still need to give the normal 4 weeks notice. I don't have a contract just a job offer I had to sign giving details of salary and holiday entitlement.
2007-03-12 00:55:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
if there is no contract signed, then i dont think you have to work notice, tho i do know if you work less then a certain amount of time you have to give at least 2 weeks.....if you are unhappy just tell them you are leaving....give them 2 weeks and done with it....at least then you can say you gave them time to find temps or replacements.....good luck
2007-03-12 01:00:39 · answer #1 · answered by deni 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ok, there are 2 issues here.
1. Contract
2. Notice
Basically, irrespective of whether or not you have signed a contract with your employer, you are tied into one. The mere fact that you turn up to work AND in return your employers pay you, this is binding.
The job offer you were given represents the basics your employer has to give you, and by law they should follow this up within 8 weeks with other details in your contract.
If, on the paperwork that you have already received, your employer has not informed you (in writing) of your notice period, then you can expect that it will be the statutory minimum written in the Employment Rights Act 1996:
That is one week for every year of service up to a maximum of 12 weeks. (The minimum being one week). Therefore, being that you started in October, both you and your employer need only give one weeks notice to either party of the deicision to terminate the contract.
If you decide to leave, your employer should pay any holiday pay accrued but not taken in your final salary.
Just double check that your terms and conditions do not state any notice periods as it is quite reasonable that they can change the notice period (as long as it meets the statutory minimum)
Good Luck!
2007-03-12 10:44:16 · answer #2 · answered by hmrhmr1717 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Under UK law, you must give a minimum of one week's notice for every year you have worked. Sounds like under this formula you would only need to give 1 week's notice.
However, if you have an offer letter or something that gives a longer notice period, you will have to abide by this.
2007-03-12 02:33:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do have a contract of employment - this came into force when your employer offered you the job and you accepted it. However, written terms and conditions of employment must be given to employees within 8 weeks of starting, so as he has failed to do this, he is breaking Employment Law anyway.
You mention the 'normal' one month's notice - is this mentioned in the job offer letter? If not, then you only need give one week's notice.
See www.acas.gov.uk for loads of helpful info and if in doubt, ring their helpline.
2007-03-12 01:05:43 · answer #4 · answered by fengirl2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Regardless of a contract you MUST give a MINIMUM of 4 weeks notice of yout intention to leave. If you do NOT your boss is perfectly entitled to keep any wages owed to you and ask for some money back.
2007-03-12 01:05:54 · answer #5 · answered by k 7 · 0⤊ 4⤋