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631-10
You may be in breach of your contract if you don’t give enough notice, or give notice verbally when it should be given in writing. Your employer could take you to court.
631
Handing in your notice
10
602
771
631-11
Your notice period usually runs from the start of the day after you handed your notice in.
631
Handing in your notice
11
772
862
631-12
If you change your mind
631
Handing in your notice
12
863
886
631-13
If you resign in the ‘heat of the moment’ (eg during an argument) and you change your mind, you should tell your employer immediately. They can choose to accept your resignation or not.
631
Handing in your notice
13
887
1,072
631-14
Get free advice from Acas
631
Handing in your notice
14
1,073
1,098
631-15
Call the Acas helpline to get advice about handing in your notice and pay rights.
631
Handing in your notice
15
1,099
1,180
631-16
Payment during your notice period
631
Handing in your notice
16
1,181
1,214
631-17
You’re entitled to your normal pay rate during your notice period, including when you’re:
631
Handing in your notice
17
1,215
1,304
631-18
off sick
631
Handing in your notice
18
1,305
1,313
631-19
on holiday
631
Handing in your notice
19
1,314
1,324
631-20
temporarily laid off
631
Handing in your notice
20
1,325
1,345
631-21
on maternity, paternity or adoption leave
631
Handing in your notice
21
1,346
1,387
631-22
available to work, even if your employer has nothing for you to do
631
Handing in your notice
22
1,388
1,454
631-23
‘Payment in lieu’ of notice period
631
Handing in your notice
23
1,455
1,489
631-24
Your employer can ask you to leave immediately after handing in your notice.
631
Handing in your notice
24
1,490
1,566
631-25
If they do, they’ll probably offer you a one-off payment instead of allowing you to work out your notice period - called ‘payment in lieu’.
631
Handing in your notice
25
1,567
1,706
631-26
You can only get payment in lieu if it’s in your contract, or if you agree to it. If you don’t agree to it, you can work out your notice period.
631
Handing in your notice
26
1,707
1,851
631-27
Disputes over notice pay
631
Handing in your notice
27
1,852
1,876
631-28
If you can’t resolve a dispute about notice pay with your employer informally, you can follow your company’s grievance procedures.
631
Handing in your notice
28
1,877
2,007
631-29
If this doesn’t work, you may be able to make a complaint to an employment tribunal for breach of contract.
631
Handing in your notice
29
2,008
2,115
631-30
Gardening leave
631
Handing in your notice
30
2,116
2,131
631-31
Your employer may ask you not to come into work, or to work at home or another location during your notice period. This is called ‘gardening leave’.
631
Handing in your notice
31
2,132
2,280
631-32
You’ll get the same pay and contractual benefits.
631
Handing in your notice
32
2,281
2,330
631-33
Restrictive covenants
631
Handing in your notice
33
2,331
2,352
631-34
There may be terms in your contract that says you can’t work for a competitor or have contact with customers for a period of time after you leave the company.
631
Handing in your notice
34
2,353
2,511
631-35
These are called ‘restrictive covenants’.
631
Handing in your notice
35
2,512
2,553
631-36
Your company could take you to court if you breach the restrictive covenants in your contract.
631
Handing in your notice
36
2,554
2,648
632-0
Overview
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
0
0
8
632-1
Your employer can ask you to stay at home or take unpaid leave if there’s not enough work for you.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
1
9
107
632-2
A lay-off is if you’re off work for at least 1 working day. Short-time working is when your hours are cut.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
2
108
214
632-3
How long you can be laid off
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
3
215
243
632-4
There’s no limit for how long you can be laid off or put on short-time. You could apply for redundancy and claim redundancy pay if it’s been:
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
4
244
385
632-5
4 weeks in a row
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
5
386
402
632-6
6 weeks in a 13-week period
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
6
403
430
632-7
Lay-off pay entitlement and short-time working payments
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
7
431
486
632-8
You should get your full pay unless your contract allows unpaid or reduced pay lay-offs.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
8
487
575
632-9
If you’re unpaid, you’re entitled to guarantee pay.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
9
576
627
632-10
If you’ve been told to take unpaid leave or reduced pay because of Coronavirus (COVID-19), your employer might still be able to pay 80% of your wages.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
10
628
778
632-11
Guarantee pay
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
11
779
792
632-12
Rate and length of statutory lay-off pay
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
12
793
833
632-13
You’re entitled to guarantee pay during lay off or short-time working. The maximum you can get is £30 a day for 5 days in any 3-month period - so a maximum of £150.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
13
834
998
632-14
If you usually earn less than £30 a day you’ll get your normal daily rate.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
14
999
1,073
632-15
If you work part-time, your entitlement is worked out proportionally.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
15
1,074
1,143
632-16
You cannot claim guarantee pay for any day that you do some work.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
16
1,144
1,209
632-17
Eligibility for statutory lay-off pay
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
17
1,210
1,247
632-18
You must:
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
18
1,248
1,257
632-19
have been employed continuously for 1 month (includes part-time workers)
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
19
1,258
1,330
632-20
reasonably make sure you’re available for work
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
20
1,331
1,377
632-21
not refuse any reasonable alternative work (including work not in your contract)
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
21
1,378
1,458
632-22
not have been laid off because of industrial action
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
22
1,459
1,510
632-23
Statutory lay-off pay and your employment contract
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
23
1,511
1,561
632-24
Your employer may have their own guarantee pay scheme. It cannot be less than the statutory arrangements. If you get your employer’s payments, you do not get statutory lay-off pay on top of this.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
24
1,562
1,757
632-25
Not paying guarantee pay counts as an unlawful deduction from your wages - you could make a claim to an employment tribunal.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
25
1,758
1,882
632-26
Applying for redundancy
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
26
1,883
1,906
632-27
You could apply for redundancy and claim redundancy pay if you’ve been laid off without pay or put on short-time and receive less than half a week’s pay for:
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
27
1,907
2,064
632-28
4 or more weeks in a row
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
28
2,065
2,089
632-29
6 or more weeks in a 13-week period
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
29
2,090
2,125
632-30
Write to your employer to claim redundancy within 4 weeks of the last day of the lay-off or short-time period.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
30
2,126
2,236
632-31
Your employer has 7 days to accept your claim or give you a written counter-notice.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
31
2,237
2,320
632-32
If your employer does not give you counter-notice, you can assume they’ve accepted your redundancy claim.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
32
2,321
2,426
632-33
A counter-notice means your employer expects work will soon be available - it must start within 4 weeks and must last at least 13 weeks.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
33
2,427
2,563
632-34
Your employer can withdraw their counter-notice in writing.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
34
2,564
2,623
632-35
Resigning
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
35
2,624
2,633
632-36
You must resign to get redundancy pay. The timing is crucial - you have 3 weeks to hand in your notice, starting from:
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
36
2,634
2,752
632-37
7 days after you gave written notice to your employer (if you did not get a counter-notice)
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
37
2,753
2,844
632-38
the date your employer withdrew their counter-notice
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
38
2,845
2,897
632-39
You can get help from Citizens Advice.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
39
2,898
2,936
632-40
Extra work or claiming benefits
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
40
2,937
2,968
632-41
You can take on another job while you’re laid off or on short-time (unless your contract says you must not).
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
41
2,969
3,077
632-42
You should:
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
42
3,078
3,089
632-43
get your employer’s agreement
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
43
3,090
3,119
632-44
make sure you’re not working for a competitor
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
44
3,120
3,165
632-45
make sure you’re available for your original job once the lay-off or short-time ends
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
45
3,166
3,250
632-46
Benefits you can claim
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
46
3,251
3,273
632-47
You might be able to get Universal Credit or ‘new style’ Jobseeker’s Allowance (or both) while you’re laid off or on short-time.
632
Lay-offs and short-time working
47
3,274
3,402
633-0
Overview
633
Raise a grievance at work
0
0
8
633-1
If you’re a worker and you’ve tried solving a problem or concern informally by talking to your manager but you’re not satisfied, you can make a formal grievance complaint in writing.
633
Raise a grievance at work
1
9
191
633-2
Your employer should have a written grievance procedure that tells you what to do and what happens at each stage of the process. After raising the grievance you’ll have a meeting to discuss the issue.
633
Raise a grievance at work
2
192
392
633-3
You can appeal if you do not agree with your employer’s decision.
633
Raise a grievance at work
3
393
458
633-4
Read Acas’s guide to discipline and grievances at work.
633
Raise a grievance at work
4
459
514
633-5
Mediation can also help resolve a problem - this can take place at any time during the dispute.
633
Raise a grievance at work
5
515
610
633-6
Following the Acas code of practice
633
Raise a grievance at work
6
611
646
633-7
You and your employer should follow the Acas code of practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures.
633
Raise a grievance at work
7
647
750
633-8
Otherwise, if you take your claim to an employment tribunal, any compensation you might get could be adjusted by up to 25%.
633
Raise a grievance at work
8
751
874
633-9
Grievance procedure
633
Raise a grievance at work
9
875
894
633-10
Your employer should put their grievance procedure in writing and share it with all staff, such as on the company intranet or in the HR manual.
633
Raise a grievance at work
10
895
1,038
633-11
It should include information about:
633
Raise a grievance at work
11
1,039
1,075
633-12
how to set out the details of your grievance in writing
633
Raise a grievance at work
12
1,076
1,131
633-13
who to send your letter to
633
Raise a grievance at work
13
1,132
1,158
633-14
who to write to if the normal contact person is involved in the grievance
633
Raise a grievance at work
14
1,159
1,232
633-15
a meeting with your employer to discuss the issue
633
Raise a grievance at work
15
1,233
1,282
633-16
how to appeal your employer’s decision
633
Raise a grievance at work
16
1,283
1,321
633-17
how long each stage should take
633
Raise a grievance at work
17
1,322
1,353
633-18
Mediation
633
Raise a grievance at work
18
1,354
1,363
633-19
Mediation is when an independent, impartial third party discusses a problem with you and your employer (or between you and another employee) to try and find a solution. It’s often used after informal discussions have not solved the issue.
633
Raise a grievance at work
19
1,364
1,602
633-20
Mediation is voluntary and confidential. The mediator cannot force you or your employer to accept a solution - both parties must agree on the way to solve the dispute.
633
Raise a grievance at work
20
1,603
1,770
633-21
It should not be used for problems that have to be formally investigated (such as harassment or discrimination).
633
Raise a grievance at work
21
1,771
1,883
633-22
Read the Acas guide on mediation for more information.
633
Raise a grievance at work
22
1,884
1,938
633-23
You can find a mediation service in your area.
633
Raise a grievance at work
23
1,939
1,985
633-24
Grievance meetings
633
Raise a grievance at work
24
1,986
2,004