Notice Period - No contract

[Davie_GLA]

Evening all. A question came up today whilst talking about recruitment.

The question was if you have no contract with a company and decide to leave, could you leave immediately? There is obviously a courtesy consideration to avoid burning bridges, but what would you do?

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[edc]

Statutory minimum notice to be given by an employee is 1 week if employed for 1 month.

[Davie_GLA]

So that's 1 weeks notice then even if they've been there for years?

[mr_tony]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/RedundancyA...

The key part is 1 weeks notice per year of service, up to a maximum of 12 weeks. There are various caveats so see small print above for details.

[edc]

mr_tony said:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/RedundancyA...

The key part is 1 weeks notice per year of service, up to a maximum of 12 weeks. There are various caveats so see small print above for details.

The 12 weeks refers to the notice and employer must give an employee

[mph1977]

what's the pay period ?

[Jonnas]

With nothing specified in a contract it is usually the pay interval I thought......

[mr_tony]

edc said:

The 12 weeks refers to the notice and employer must give an employee

I'm guilty of brain fade. I read the response from the employer perspective!
Looks like a good reason to have a contract if you're an employer!

[Davie_GLA]

Pay period winkle be regular, lets say same week every month.q