Common use of Notice Periods Clause in Contracts

Notice Periods. The template agreement contains the National Employment Standards (NES) for notice of termination, Continuous service’ is the time an employee has spent working for an employer without a break and this needs to be calculated so that the notice period can be worked out. Unauthorised absences from work do not break continuous service but are not counted when calculating how long the notice period should be. The following employees do not have to be given notice: employees employed for a specified period of time, for a specified task, or seasonal employees; employees whose employment is terminated because of serious misconduct; casual employees; trainees (other than apprentices) and whose employment is for a specified period of time or is, for any reason, limited to the duration of the training arrangement. The federal industrial laws allow for termination without notice in cases of serious misconduct. The template contains a clause providing for termination without notice in these circumstances.

Notice Periods. The template agreement contains the National Employment Standards (NES) NES for notice of termination, Continuous service’ is the time an employee has spent working for an employer without a break and this needs to be calculated so that the notice period can be worked out. Unauthorised absences from work do not break continuous service but are not counted when calculating how long the notice period should be. The following employees do not have to be given notice: employees employed for a specified period of time, for a specified task, or seasonal employees; employees whose employment is terminated because of serious misconduct; casual employees; trainees (other than apprentices) and whose employment is for a specified period of time or is, for any reason, limited to the duration of the training arrangement. The federal industrial laws allow for termination without notice in cases of serious misconduct. The template contains a clause providing for termination without notice in these circumstances.