notice period in civil service

[messyleo]

does anyone know how many weeks notice you need to give in the civil service? iv tried searching through circulars and my contract and can't find it

 

[Dreamerb]

I'm not sure there's any formal notice period: the norm is to give at least four weeks (and if you're on projects you lead on which you'll have to hand over, longer is always appreciated!). I have known people to hand in their notice on the basis of the pay period - i.e. COs giving just a week's notice, or EOs up giving only a fortnight - but that's rare; equally, I've seen people give two months' notice, even within the junior to middle ranks.

 

[A_b]

if you get paid every 2 weeks, then 2 weeks notice is enough but at least 1 month is expected

 

[26cb]

When I resigned it was one month.