Giving notice

Can anyone give any advice here?

If your job contract says you must give 12 weeks notice, but you are only working part-time (3 days a week) at this job, do you have to give the full 12 weeks notice, or would it be pro-rata (i.e. 8 weeks?)

TIA!!!!!!

I assume that it would be 12 weeks also, though might be worth calling the Dept of Labour? I found them really good at answering any queries I had about work.

I would say 12 calender weeks also. That is a long notice period!

Thanks so much ladies! Yeah I work for two different employers, one is two days a week and I have to give 4 weeks notice and the other is 3 days a week and 12 weeks!! It's a private clinic in the healthcare field, and they are unlikely to release me early as there is a shortage in our field and they will have a hard time recruiting a new employee.

Time is of the essence for me however, as if I had to give 12 weeks notice I wouldn't have that many weeks before going on maternity leave!!!

Thanks again.



Edited by queenbean

I think she means she will give notice that she wants to take maternity leave with the intention of returning... and therefore be eligible for PPL, depending on how it all works with part time and PPL of course.

Thanks so much for all your input so far. It's all a bit confusing!!

I have two options. One would be to give notice now, meaning I would lose my PPL entitlement with current employers, but I would only do this if my new employer would provide compensation for this. A bit awkward but possible, however not really worthwhile for my new employer if I have to wait out 12 weeks, then only work a couple of weeks for him before going on maternity leave.

Second would be to carry on as normal and get PPL under my current employers, then give notice during maternity leave once my PPL has been paid out and just start with my new employer next winter, instead of at the beginning of the year (depends how desperately soon they want me to start). Also feel a bit wanky doing this to my current employers but can't think of any way around it.


OMG this is so confusing and boring for everyone, sorry about this!! Such a dilemma!

You can start taking maternity leave up to six weeks before your due date, earlier if mutually agreed. So if you give them three months notice now that you are taking maternity leave that takes you up to 34 weeks which is about right.

Check with the Department of Labour but I think if you resign and finish up when you go on maternity leave you still get PPL but in a lump sum.

You can't be paid PPL and receive paid maternity leave at the same time though so just watch out for this if you are going straight into a new job after having bubba.

The new employer is in a different city so I would have to wait until my 12 weeks notice was up before starting. I think in the long run it will be easier to stay with current employers until the baby is born and take leave with them, just have to find out when its safe to give notice.

Thanks for all your advice ladies, you are awesome!!! Mwah!

Ok scratch that, i just re-read your first post, you said it was in your contract already haha.

I would just go with the 12weeks notice, or maybe you could ask your boss??

Dont pay any attention to me haha, its late and im very tired...

Must go to bed now... Good luck anyway