[b800h]

Notice periods have been getting longer and longer. When I was younger, one month's notice was largely standard in the UK. As time has progressed, I noticed first very professional roles in Law and Accounting moving to three months, followed by other sectors. For the first time this year, I've spotted six-month notices popping up in different places.

Honestly, I think the government need to step in, as a six-month notice period seems like a restriction of liberty to me.

[toyg]

I suspect that, if challenged, a judge would equate reasonable notice periods with the minimum-severance terms set in law, at least for employment that lasted only a few years. So the 6-months clauses you see are probably a bit like noncompetes: everybody knows they are not enforceable, but companies still enjoy the chilling effect they produce.