Going to hand my notice in on Monday and.....

[runnyhabbit]

..I think that my boss will not want me to work my notice period (which is one month) Business is not doing so well, so have a feeling he might just "let me go"
Can he do this?

I would prefer to work the notice, just so I get an extra months pay.

tia

He has to either pay you for the notice period or you have to work it

If you give appropriate notice, he has to pay you - whether you work your notice or he sends you on 'garden leave'.

How long have you worked there?
I think normally you would give your 1 months notice, and even if your boss didn't want you to work it, you should still be paid for the month.
I was 'let go' from my job this week, and I'd only been there a few months. They wanted me to leave straight away, but I'll still be paid for the month - it's in my contract.

I will have worked there 2 years in February.

My contract states one months notice from either party. He still owes me some pay from December (the business has major cashflow problems)

He can't just tell you to go and not pay you. You are still entitled to the pay for the month's notice, plus pay for any holiday to which you are entitled but have not taken by the time your notice period expires.

I think he has to pay you for your notice period, even if he asks you to leave immediately.

I agree with everyone else. If you are willing to work, he has to either let you, put you on garden leave (you are still an employee, but you don't have to come in and still get paid) or pay you in lieu (your employment ends straight away and you get a lump sum for your notice).

The only time he doesn't have to pay is if you want to be released early. I had one situation where an employee resigned, said she didn't want to work her notice because we had a new job, we agreed, then she kicked up a stink saying we should pay her as well. That's not how it works.

she had a new job, not 'we', obviously...

Well, I handed my notice in, and my boss was really nice

Gave him my letter, (but he didn't even read it) and he just asked that I would be working my notice, and that he was sorry to to see me leave.

Thanks for all your advice
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