6.5 How much notice does my employer have to give me?

Notice means your employer must let you know in writing a certain number of days before your job finishes. How many days depends on how long you have been working for your employer:

• you must be given one (1) week’s written notice if you have been working between three (3) months and one (1) year;
• you must be given two (2) weeks written notice if you have been working between one (1) to five (5) years;
• you must be given four (4) weeks written notice if you have been working between five (5) to ten (10) years;
• you must be given eight (8) weeks written notice if you have been working more than ten (10) years.

6.6 What if my employer dismisses me without giving me notice?

Your employer must pay you if you were dismissed without the proper notice. You should be paid the salary you would have earned between the day you got the notice and the day you stopped working.

For example, you have worked six years for the same company. You show up for work one day and are told to go home, there is no more work for you. You should have been told four (4) weeks earlier that your job was going to end that day. Your employer owes you four (4) weeks salary because you were not given notice.