Legal Question in Business Law in United Kingdom

working notice dispute

i'm currently working for a company but start a new job with a employment agencie in two weeks, i have told my current employers and apologised for the short notice. They have informed me that i have to work my full notice or i wont get a reference, is there any thing i can do with regards to not working this period of time and is there any thing else they can do i.e with hold my pay or legal action? kindest regards


Asked on 11/26/05, 12:52 pm

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Andrew Dutton Legal -Zone

Re: working notice dispute

hi. the notice you must give will depend upon your contract of employment, or if no notice period is given the statutory minimum which in all probability is one week.

if you are in breach of a term in your employment contract by not giving sufficient notice you are in theory liable to the employers for any loss which they may suffer. In most circumstances there may be inconvenience to them but not monetary loss which could form the basis of a claim.

Their threat to withhold a reference is worrying. They are under no legal obligation to provide a reference and if they will not do so, there is little you can do about it.

I hope that this is helpful.

Andrew Dutton

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Answered on 11/27/05, 2:44 pm


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