Employment Advice for Employers

The Employment Rights Act 1996 states that an employee shall receive one weeks’ notice if he/she has been employed by the employer for more than one month and up to two years. Two weeks’ notice if the employee is continuously employed for more than two years and one additional week’s notice for each year of continuous employment up to a maximum of 12 years.

The holiday entitlement in 2011 for a full time employee is 28 days or 5.6 weeks, which can include statutory holidays.