Is Two Weeks Notice Required?
An employee told me about three weeks ago that she was interviewing for another job. I was grateful for her honesty so rather than hire a new employee and release her once the new employee started (whether she got her job or not) I decided to wait and see if she would get the new job. She did get it and left immediately. She claimed her verbal notification that she was looking for a job was sufficient notice to me. Is she legally responsible in any way for the two week period for which I have no one to replace her? I did hire someone immediately, but she was considerate enough to give her employer a real two weeks notice.
1 answer | asked Sep 13, 2008 7:22 PM [EST] | applies to California
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Hello. Two-week notice of resignation is a mere courtesy and there is no law that provides that an employee must provide any notice of resignation. Thus, even if an employee agrees to provide such a notice, there is nothing in California employment law that mandates that.
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Arkady Itkin
www.sanfranciscoemploymentlawfirm.com
posted by Arkady Itkin | Sep 13, 2008 7:26 PM [EST]
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