Do I have to legally give notice for a contact that I only started for 7 days and then my employer put my work on hold?
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Do I have to legally give notice for a contact that I only started for 7 days and then my employer put my work on hold?
Hi there,
I recently began a contract as an OT with a travel company who contracts with the
school board. I worked for 7 days and then was told I can’t work again until my
live scan comes through, as there was a huge live scan processing delay at the
DOJ level. I have now not worked for 5 days and would like to simply quit at this
point, as the work level and amount of items expected to be completed upon my
return for meetings and assessments are completely unreasonable. My contract has
a 2 week notice clause, however as I have been out of work for a week now due to
my companies negligence of starting me too early prior to having all my
compliance documents in, do I really need to give two weeks notice?
Thanks, Michelle
Asked on October 30, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you would have to provide notice since the contractual obligation is for YOU to provide the notice when you intend to resign or quit. That you have not been able to work for reasons out of your conrol--e.g. the problem with scan processsing--does not alter your own contractual obligations.
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