HR Practice For Payroll Practitioners

HR Practice for Payroll Practitioners

Skill Check 1 - Resignation

1. Can an employee be forced not to work notice and be paid in lieu?

Yes / No

2. Is notice the same as redundancy compensation?

Yes / No

3. If an employee resigns, which of the following statements is correct?

(a) If not in the employee's employment agreement, the employer can choose to pay notice or not, and final pay can be paid three weeks after the employee leaves. (b) The employee provides a letter with a date they wish to leave based on the agreed notice period in their employment agreement. The employee works the agreed notice period and gets paid termination pay that includes agreed terms and minimum leave entitlements.

(c) The employee does not turn up to work, resigns by text, and does not work notice; no final pay is paid.

4. What is one of the most important areas to confirm when an employee resigns?

(a) Their termination date (confirmed in writing)

(b) That they have returned all company property

(c) A farewell party is arranged

(d) They fill out their final timesheet

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