Do employees need to give reasonable notice of resignation?

Question: Is there common law reasonable notice for resignation?

Do employees need to give reasonable notice of resignation?
Colin Gibson

Answer: At common law is an implied term of the employment relationship (in the absence of an enforceable contractual termination clause) that an employee who is dismissed without cause is entitled to receive reasonable notice of termination. Similarly, an employee also has an implied common law obligation to provide the employer with reasonable notice of resignation.

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