s 10 Notice of termination of contract
10.—(1) Either party to a contract of service may at any time give to the other party notice of the firstmentioned party’s intention to terminate the contract of service. (2) The length of the notice must be the same for both employer and employee and is to be determined by any provision made for the notice in the terms of the contract of service, or, in the absence of such provision, must be in accordance with subsection (3). (3) The notice to terminate the service of a person who is employed under a contract of service must be at least —(a) one day’s notice if the person has been so employed for less than 26 weeks; (b) one week’s notice if the person has been so employed for 26 weeks or more but less than 2 years; (c) 2 weeks’ notice if the person has been so employed for 2 years or more but less than 5 years; and (d) 4 weeks’ notice if the person has been so employed for 5 years or more. (4) This section does not prevent either party from waiving that party’s right to notice on any occasion. (5) The notice must be written and may be given at any time, and the day on which the notice is given is included in the period of the notice.