Employment Pay and Notice

[Snapper7]

I have a question on Employment Pay and Notice

I was wondering if you are paid on a monthly basis is your notice period also on a monthly basis? I ask because when I used to employ others and paid them on a monthly wage basis I had to legally give notice of termination of contract or receive notice from the employee on a months notice....

I have just been offered a contract where I am paid on a monthly basis but will only get a weeks notice if the employer wishes to terminate this contract and it is the same if I also wish to hand in my notice. Is this correct and has the law changed since I last employed people?

[mondeoman]

Your contract is what your contract is.

[davepoth]

mondeoman said:

Your contract is what your contract is.

Unless your contract breaches the statutory minima, of course.

[Snollygoster]

There is no correlation between how often you are paid and notice periods.

Your notice period will be in your contract. Often, most employers will only have a one week notice period for a short time to make sure the employee is a good fit. This works both ways though.

Legally, there are statutory notice periods for which the employee must give you which is as follows:

One weeks notice if you have been continuously employed between one month and two years.

One week for each complete year (up to a maximum of 12) if you've been continuously employed for two or more years

[Pit Pony]

A short notice period isn't all bad. Contracting like I do, I prefer JUST a week, so if I see something more interesting, I am almost immediately available, although usually the security checks and paperwork take 2 weeks.

[Snapper7]

Thanks for the replies........ I guess the world has moved since I employed people or was last employed....