What a notice period is: Notice periods - Acas

A notice period is the amount of time an employee has to work for their employer after they resign, are dismissed or made redundant. How much notice they get ... Skiptomaincontent Breadcrumbs Home Advice Contracts,hoursandpay Employmentcontracts Terminationofanemploymentcontract Whatanoticeperiodis Noticewhenbeingdismissedormaderedundant Noticewhenresigning Whenthenoticeperiodstarts Whenanemployeeisnotrequiredtoworktheirnotice Whatanoticeperiodis Emailaddress Whatwereyoulookingfor? Pleasedonotincludeanypersonalinformation,forexampleemailaddressorphonenumber.Unfortunatelywecannotrespondtoindividualrequestsforinformation.Ifyouneedhelp,contactourhelplineon03001231100 Send Whenanemployeeleavesajobtheyusuallyhavetoworkanoticeperiod.  Anoticeperiodistheamountoftimeanemployeehastoworkfortheiremployeraftertheyresign,aredismissedormaderedundant. Howmuchnoticetheygetdependson: howlongtheyhaveworkedfortheiremployer what'sintheiremploymentcontract whethertheyhavebeendismissed,maderedundantorhaveresigned Lastreviewed 17May2021 Next Noticewhenbeingdismissedormaderedundant Print Download PrintcloseX Printthispage Printentireguide DownloadcloseX Downloadthispage Downloadentireguide Emailaddress Pleasetelluswhytheinformationdidnothelp Selectthestatementyoumostagreewith: Idonotunderstandtheinformation IcannotfindtheinformationI'mlookingfor Icannotworkoutwhattodonext Other Tellusmoreaboutyouranswer Pleasedonotincludeanypersonalinformation,forexampleemailaddressorphonenumber.Unfortunatelywecannotrespondtoindividualrequestsforinformation.Ifyouneedhelp,contactourhelplineon03001231100 Send Sharethispage Linkedin Twitter Facebook Didyougettheinformationyouneedfromthispage? Yes No ✕Close