# payroll.notice-period
The statutory minimum notice for ending a contract of employment in Great
Britain, from the Employment Rights Act 1996 s.86:
| Continuous service on the day notice is given | Employer must give | Employee must give |
|---|---|---|
| under one month | no statutory minimum (0) | no statutory minimum (0) |
| one month to under two years | 1 week | 1 week |
| two years to under twelve years | 1 week per completed year | 1 week |
| twelve years or more | 12 weeks | 1 week |
Service is measured with hr.length-of-service up to and including the day
notice is given, so the extra week arrives on the anniversary itself.
A contract can give longer notice, never shorter; this returns only the
statutory floor. It does not cover summary dismissal for gross misconduct,
payment in lieu, or s.86(4) (fixed-term contracts of a month or less treated
as indefinite after three months' service). Northern Ireland has its own
equivalent legislation and is not covered.
Source: Employment Rights Act 1996 s.86, "Rights of employer and employee to
minimum notice", https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/18/section/86.