Contract/notice period

[Mastergunner]

12 Weeks for me.

[Andrew]

Unless someone's changed it without telling me??? it's 4 weeks for me.

[Dragonrider]

Private school, really people un-friendly management at the end, and after almost 30 years there, I was still on just 4 weeks notice.
Which was absolutely marvellous as newest head did her best to get rid of me, and many other long term employees, and when it got so bad I couldn't cope anymore, I gave four weeks notice and left at the end of term, just as the school broke up for --- (The seasonal word only permitted in December) ---.

[Dexter]

I am on 4 weeks but I'll give them 6 months notice when I retire.

It is worth remembering that you accrue annual leave for your notice period and it is good to either take your entitlement o request that it is paid, if it cannot be taken. Most payroll functions are not sophisticated enough to know your entitlements and annual leave accrued from the pervious leave year.

If you ever leave after a period of ill health, remember that you accrue annual leave for the entire period, that will need paying.

[hotwheels]

funny enough I only asked this question a week ago 4 weeks, I was told it goes on pay grade .been a minion that's 4 weeks for me was going to wait for the big holidays but think we will be gone well before

[Handyman]

Mine is 4 weeks like most on here. It seems completely pointless of them to want you to sign it if they don't plan on enforcing it so I'm not sure I would trust them. I understand why teachers and SLT are a term/three months as that is standard, but makes it difficult for support staff who want to change careers as, as you say, no employer is going to wait three months.

I did see one school recently advertising a site controller job that stated a terms notice, I just imagine wanting to move on in July and being told you are stuck there until December.

[magpie]

Mine was 4 weeks. I was on sick leave when i handed in my notice. I couldn't have done another days work for the awful people in charge

[Maverick]

Mine was 4 weeks. I was on sick leave when i handed in my notice. I couldn't have done another days work for the awful people in charge

In my last line of work I worked one week in hand and was paid weekly therefore I assumed that I had to give one weeks notice. Like Magpie said, I was on the sick with a work related injury when i applied for this position. I applied, was offered it and accepted it and a start date decided upon.
When I went to my former employer and gave notice I was told it had to be 6 weeks. .

I guess that by being on the Caretakers website you know what the answer was.

[Frankle]

4 weeks for me too, paid monthly so 1 months notice

[PalaceEagles]

Its 4 weeks for me in my current position, but my previous role it was 8 weeks.