Notice Period - Need advice

[champerington]

Hi,

 

I am currently in employment however i have made a decision to leave my current job to pursue my own business venture.

 

I am working for my current employer from July of this year (5 months) and need to give one months notice.

 

I'm quite eager to hand my notice in asap, however i was wondering if someone in the know could advise me as with the xmas holidays looming, i want to ensure i have got all my facts right.

 

If i submitted my Notice on Monday (2nd Dec), is my notice period up on the 31st Dec?

 

I am taking next week (2nd Dec - 6th Dec inclusive) as annual leave and then have a further 6 days leave remaining.

 

What is my entitlement in terms of pay.

 

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

[Emmzzi]

a month is a month - so 2nd Dec is up until 1st Jan. Which you may get as a bank holiday or not depending where you work.

 

is your holiday year 1st Jan to 1st Jan?

[champerington]

Yes i do get the 1st Jan as a bank holiday.

 

Our holiday year runs to the 31st Jan

[Emmzzi]

which will come off your holiday allowance I would guess. as will xmas and boxing day?

 

how many days you would get paid depends on how many holidays you get - 11/12ths of them are due. BUT your employer may tell you to take your holidays off before leaving. And with BHs you may owe them days?

[champerington]

No next week and the remaining 6 days are excluding bank holidays.

[Emmzzi]

sure, but it depends how holidays are worded in your contract and how many days you get in total.

[champerington]

I am currently in employment abd have been in the job for 10 months.

 

For some time I have considered leaving my job to start my own business but until now haven't really had enough to go on to jump ship as such.

 

Here is my dilemma.

 

I have recently fractured my ankle and require surgery, which would leave me unable to work for 6 weeks.

 

If I hand in my notice (which I believe is 4 weeks) now, what is my position should I need to get the surgery before the 4 weeks ends?

[becky2585]

You would have to be signed off sick in the usual way you should still receive SSP/company sick pay as appropriate. If that's the only thing holding you back, I wouldn't worry.

[champerington]

You would have to be signed off sick in the usual way you should still receive SSP/company sick pay as appropriate. If that's the only thing holding you back, I wouldn't worry.

 

Thanks for the reply Becky.

 

So if I completed 2 weeks notice for example and was then off for 6 weeks with post op immobility, would I be required to complete a further two weeks notice on my return to work, or would the remaining 2 weeks be fulfilled as i'm on statutory sick pay/leave?

[ericsbrother]

No, the clock starts when you hand in your notice. You are expected to take any holiday due to you within that time. If you have to give 4 weeks notice that time runs out whether you are in hospital or at work.

[becky2585]

You wouldn't have to go back and work an additional two weeks in that scenario - you would effectively be working your notice, but whilst on sick leave, so providing you give 4 weeks notice, it doesn't matter too much if it's in the office or on sick leave

[champerington]

You wouldn't have to go back and work an additional two weeks in that scenario - you would effectively be working your notice, but whilst on sick leave, so providing you give 4 weeks notice, it doesn't matter too much if it's in the office or on sick leave

 

Thanks for your help guys.