Time off for job hunting

If you have been continuously employed for two years by the date your notice expires, you are allowed a reasonable amount of time off during your notice period to:

• look for another job
• arrange training to help you find another job

How long you can take will depend on your circumstances. If you attend an interview or two and do not take excessive amounts of travelling time, then this is likely to be reasonable.

Whatever the amount of time off you take, your employer only has to pay you up to two-fifths of a week's pay for it.

For example, if you work five days a week and you take four days off in total during the whole notice period, your employer only has to pay you for the first two days.