Your Workplace Rights
Minimum Notice
How much Notice do I have to give my employer?
Both employees and employers are obliged to give notice in the case of termination of employment.
Employees
Employees who have been in continuous employment for at least 13 weeks are obliged to provide their employer with one week’s notice of termination of employment. If a greater amount of notice is specified in the employee’s contract of employment, then this notice must be given.
Employers
Employers must give employees notice dependent on length of the employee’s service.
Length of Service | Minimum notice |
Thirteen weeks to two years | One Week |
Two to five years | Two Weeks |
Five to ten years | Four Weeks |
Ten to fifteen years | Six Weeks |
More than fifteen years | Eight Weeks |
If the employer does not require the employee to work out any part of their notice, the employer is obliged to pay the employee for that period.
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