shouldn't it be a least 2 weeks?
2007-12-11 05:33:59 · 10 answers · asked by angelica* 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Why would you give notice, and give them a chance to do something that damages your business?
IF the person is not being fired for wrongdoing, it might be nice to give them some notice so they can look for another job. It is nicer to give them a week pay so they also have time to look for another job.
There are some federal laws that apply to large companies, requiring them to give some notice if they are closing a business, but usually there is no requirement of notice.
2007-12-11 08:15:36 · answer #1 · answered by Cindy B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless your employees have a written employment contract that specifically calls for notice then - in the US - you don't have to give them any notice at all.
I don't know where the other poster gets the idea about "severance pay", but no jurisdiction in the US requires such a thing. You have to pay the employee up until the moment you fire them, and not a second longer. If they "do" have a written contract that calls for, say, "two weeks notice", then you have to either give them the notice, or two weeks pay in lieu - but that's a contractual issue, not a legal one.
Hint..... Many States, including mine, require that an employee be given his final paycheck as soon as he's let go, and penalize the employer if he doesn't do so. (In my State it's a days pay for every day he waits for his check) A good trick, therefore, is NOT to fire the guy right away, but to put him on unpaid suspension while you "consider what to do". That gives you a couple of days to get his final paycheck calculated and written, and then you call him in, say "We've decided to fire you, goodbye, here's your final check".
Richard
2007-12-11 13:41:53 · answer #2 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The law doesn't require that you wait two weeks but I think that if that's what you expect from your employees then that is what you should give them. It's really hard to be let go on the spot and not have anywhere else to go. You are soooo worried about paying your bills and had no time to go look for a job in the meantime. If you want peace I would suggest two weeks
2007-12-11 13:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by savyswinginsistah 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
None. They can do irreparable damage to the workplace. Have their final check ready, plus two weeks pay, and have a security guard watch while they get their possessions together and escort them off the premises. Take all company property including IDs.
2007-12-11 13:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by scottclear 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The law does not require you to give any notice
2007-12-11 13:38:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you don't want someone working for you after you told them they are fired (or laid off).
you should pay them for the time but not have them come in.
This gives them time to look for a new job
2007-12-11 13:48:41 · answer #6 · answered by MP US Army 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is customary to give them two week pay, but not any notice.
2007-12-11 13:42:16 · answer #7 · answered by Dash 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It all depends upon the circumstances of the termination.
2007-12-11 13:41:35 · answer #8 · answered by Ditka 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you need to give one week for every year worked. If you do not give any notice, you must still pay one week for every year . This is called severece pay.
2007-12-11 13:38:42 · answer #9 · answered by Molson 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
None.
2007-12-11 14:59:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋