One month notice period

Fluxfan

I am handing in my notice today at my current position. It says on my contract I must give 1 months notice. Is that 4 working weeks, or a calendar month does anybody know?

I told my new employer I had to give a months notice, and they emailed me a contract over the weekend saying my employment would start on the 8th September..is this a bit presumptuous of them?

Any advice on whats the norm here?

monflat

Fluxfan wrote: »

I am handing in my notice today at my current position. It says on my contract I must give 1 months notice. Is that 4 working weeks, or a calendar month does anybody know?

I told my new employer I had to give a months notice, and they emailed me a contract over the weekend saying my employment would start on the 8th September..is this a bit presumptuous of them?

Any advice on whats the norm here?

Well no as 4 weeks from today is the 8 sept

Stheno

A months notice is usually a calendar month

Fluxfan

monflat wrote: »

Well no as 4 weeks from today is the 8 sept

Yes but 4 weeks is not a calendar month

PauloConn

You could reply to the new employer and ask them to push it out by a week due to commitments, work till the 11th and then take a long weekend before starting again.

Nody

Depends on the HR really but an easy way to avoid this is to state your leaving date in your resignation letter; i.e. "As per my contract of Y month(s) notice my last day of work will be xxx". If it's off you'll get told directly and if they accept it your notice period can be shorter.

Technocentral

Two weeks is all I've ever given, month sounds like bollocks, a lot of new jobs want you to start within two weeks anyway,tell them to swivel on it, what can they do to you anyway? :mad:

JustAThought

A month dated from the day you give notice is fair & normal - so 3rd August notice = 3rd Sept etc . You could discuss with them & see would they consider letting you give a shorter notice, or ask them to let you take holidays accrued to you as part of your notice in lieu of payment. Of course you may prefer the money, but this most likely will be covered in the little print too!

Mrs OBumble

Technocentral wrote: »

Two weeks is all I've ever given, month sounds like bollocks, a lot of new jobs want you to start within two weeks anyway,tell them to swivel on it, what can they do to you anyway? :mad:

It depends on the industry, and your contract.

In many professional / technical areas, 1 month is standard - and is what new employers expect. For service industry jobs, where less training / handover is needed, shorter periods are generally ok.


What they can do to you if you p*ss the off when you leave is give you a bad reference if you're every looking for a job in future.

Fluxfan

Thanks for the replies lads. Got confirmation today that its a calendar month.

godtabh

My last job I had an issue. Contract said a month. My boss took it as one calendar month. I took it as 4 weeks and haven't looked back since.

Berserker

Technocentral wrote: »

Two weeks is all I've ever given, month sounds like bollocks, a lot of new jobs want you to start within two weeks anyway,tell them to swivel on it, what can they do to you anyway? :mad:

Not act as a referee for you when a future employer requests one from that employer?

leeroybrown

Stheno wrote: »

A months notice is usually a calendar month

Unless explicitly stated as a "calendar month" Irish contract (common) law recognises a "month" as being 28 days. A lot of employers automatically assume it means a calendar month but legally it doesn't.