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Thread ID: 64412	2005-12-14 09:48:00	Employment Rights	roddy_boy (4115)	PC World Chat

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412636	2005-12-17 13:51:00	If lack of a signed contract means that a default one is in place then you have probably breached that default one, as tweak'e says. That's certainly not a responsible way to go about leaving, and one day may count against you getting a better job .... I thought default was 24 hours notice, hence would only lose one days pay? Sucks if I lose the whole weeks pay... seriously. But it is teh most crappest job in the world, so I can quite easily get a better job, as a mandarin thinner in Kerikeri over the hols.	roddy_boy (4115)
412637	2005-12-17 15:44:00	Wait.. so if I hadn't shown up for work for a couple days with no explanation, and got fired, I would have got paid for last weeks work? Whereas quitting with insufficient notice = no pay? That makes no sense.	roddy_boy (4115)
412638	2005-12-18 04:38:00	But isn't that what the employment court is for? To decide if dismissal is justified or not? Its called "litigation risk". Often it is cheaper to pay a compromise sum than fight the case. Just get rid of the problem. It'll cost $2000 - $3000 or more for an Employment tribunal case and if you lose you'll have to pay some of the other sides costs as well. As well as whatever you are ordered to pay in compensation. Employment law and cases favour employees so employers have to be careful.	Winston001 (3612)
412639	2005-12-18 04:41:00	Wait.. so if I hadn't shown up for work for a couple days with no explanation, and got fired, I would have got paid for last weeks work? Whereas quitting with insufficient notice = no pay? That makes no sense. Well not nescessarily. You can face a claim for damages from the employer who was relying on you being at work. He can claim compensation from you for not turning up. Its called damages in lieu of notice. However in practise this doesn't happen much.	Winston001 (3612)
412640	2005-12-18 05:53:00	Speaking from the comfort of ignorance of employment law,it will depend upon what your employment contract says. If you are Ian Fraser, then you walk away with a packet, a very big packet indeed :eek: 001 answerd that nicely. I was amused when in Dorset to go through a place called Piddletrenthide,there they have a pub called the Piddle Inn,naturely took pic ouside. http://www.piddleinn.co.uk/	Cicero (40)
412641	2005-12-18 06:08:00	001 answerd that nicely. I was amused when in Dorset to go through a place called Piddletrenthide,there they have a pub called the Piddle Inn,naturely took pic ouside. http://www.piddleinn.co.uk/ There are some quaint names in Dorset, as that site says there is a small river called The Piddle, hence along the river also, Piddlehinton, Puddletown, Tolpuddle, Alfpuddle, Turnerspuddle. Then they have small streams that only flow in winter, hence names like Winterbourne something or other, Steepleton, Abbas, Monkton. Then as cropped up in another forum T E Lawrence lived not far from where we did at a tiny cottage called Clouds Hill, and not far from the Bovington tank museum. A very old historic county with many stone age remains, and Roman roads, which incidently seem to be in better condition than many NZ roads :)	Terry Porritt (14)
412642	2005-12-18 08:03:00	I thought default was 24 hours notice, hence would only lose one days pay? I haven't looked at the Employment Relations Act 2000 but so far as I remember, there is no "default" notice period . The general law says that the period of notice must be reasonable . Thus if you are employed in a permanent position with responsibility a month may be required to give the employer time to replace you . But if you work casually on call, 1 or 2 days notice might be reasonable . It depends on the job and the type of employment . However you can be sure that texting goodbye can never be reasonable .	Winston001 (3612)
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