Notice period

The notice period is the time period between the receipt of the letter of dismissal and the end of the last working day. This time period has to be given to an employee by his employer before his employment ends. It also refers to the period between resignation date and last working day in the company when an employee resigns.

Statutory redundancy notice periods in the UK

In the United Kingdom the statutory redundancy notice periods are:

• at least one week’s notice if employed between one month and two years
• one week’s notice for each year if employed between two and twelve years
• twelve week’s notice if employed for twelve years or more.

These statutory periods constitute the minimum notice period to be given by the employer, however, some employers may opt to give employees longer notice periods, in order to give the employees a better opportunity to find alternative employment.