Section 57: How Much Notice Your Employer Must Give You
57.Notice periods
(1)A contract of service shall not be terminated by an employer unless he or she gives notice to the employee, except—
(a)where the contract of employment is terminated summarily in accordance with section 68; or
(b)where the reason for termination, is attainment of retirement age.
(2)The notice referred to in this section shall be in writing, and shall be in a form and language that the employee to whom it relates can reasonably be expected to understand.
(3)The notice required to be given by an employer or employee under this section shall be—
(a)not less than two weeks, where the employee has been employed for a period of more than six months but less than one year;
(b)not less than one month, where the employee has been employed for a period of more than twelve months, but less than five years;
(c)not less than two months, where the employee has been employed for a period of five, but less than ten years; and
(d)not less than three months where the service is ten years or more.
(4)Where the pay period by reference to which the employee is paid his or her wages is longer than the period of notice to which the employee would be entitled under subsection (3), the employee is entitled to notice equivalent to that pay period.
(5)An agreement between the parties to exclude the operation of this section shall be of no effect, but this shall not prevent an employee accepting payment in lieu of notice.
(6)Any outstanding period of annual leave to which an employee is entitled on the termination of the employee's employment shall not be included in any period of notice which the employee is entitled to under this section.
(7)During the notice period provided for in subsection (3), the employee shall be given at least one-half-day off per week for the purpose of seeking new employment.
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You have the right to receive written notice before your employer terminates your employment contract, except in cases of summary dismissal (serious m...
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