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Notice period issue

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  • 08-11-2015 11:54am
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    Dord
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    Hi, posting this for someone else without a boards account.

    They have decided to leave their current job having received an offer for another. Their employer is requesting a notice period longer than required. The contract does not specify a notice period specifically but refers to the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973. Based on this, their notice would be 1 week but the employer has asked for 4 weeks. They don't wish to give 4 weeks notice. Where do they stand on this?

    reference http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1973/act/4/enacted/en/print


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    Penny Tration
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    If they haven't got a specific notice written into their contract, they only have to do the legally required amount.

    If they need a reference from the place, they may want to negotiate


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    _Brian
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    4 weeks is very extreme.

    They should offer to work two weeks and see how it goes.


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    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,361 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    If the employer is being unrealistic they can simply walk away. 2 weeks is plenty in most cases.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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