• Drusas@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    You can’t (successfully) sue someone for quitting and you can’t fire them when they have already quit.

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      9 months ago

      I am obviously not a lawyer, but I’m pretty sure you can sue for breach of contract if it was in the employment contract and it causes actual damages. This random site agrees with me: https://www.mannlawyers.com/resources/can-my-employer-sue-me-for-quitting/

      You can absolutely fire someone after they quit if notice is in your contract. Employee gives notice, doesn’t show up for two weeks, and is fired with cause.

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        9 months ago

        I have never heard of notice being in a contract. I’m sure it’s a thing, but it’s very uncommon.

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          9 months ago

          I don’t know where you all work. But over here it is standard even for ‘unqualified’ work to have at least 1 month notice. For both sides. This gives employers and employees some time to find something new.

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            9 months ago

            I’m speaking for the United States, minus Montana (if I recall correctly).

            Neither employers nor employees are required to give notice. However, it is standard practice that employers do not give notice and employees do (usually two weeks).

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          9 months ago

          When I worked at a callcenter they offered a new contract trading an agreement to give 2 weeks notice for a better paid vacation plan, with the consequence of failing to give notice being that the any unpaid pay periods would be paid at the minimum legal wage (which is of course a very pitiful wage I might add)