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Scrum Masters Notice Period

Last post 03:58 pm November 30, 2016 by Tony Moran
4 replies
Tony Moran
11:21 am November 24, 2016

Hi guys
Our employer (UK) is just changing the terms of employment for all staff.
My notice period has gone up from 1 month to 3 months.
Can anybody provide feedback on their notice periods please? I'm just trying to work out whether 1 month or 3 months is the norm.
Thanks
Tony

Nicko DeBeer
07:03 am November 29, 2016

Hi Tony,

I assume that it's both ways...

I have seen anything between 1 day to 2 to 6 weeks. Three months is unusual but at least your safe when they decide to pull the plug on a project your working on...

Adrian Tompa
01:26 pm November 30, 2016

20 working days

Ian Mitchell
03:34 pm November 30, 2016

> Three months is unusual but at least your safe when they decide
> to pull the plug on a project your working on...

Alas this is not necessarily the case. In my experience these arrangements are not always reciprocal, and the employer may only offer a statutory minimum period of notice.

It might be a good idea to check on that. Personally I'd consider an imbalanced contract to be an issue, rather than the length of notice itself.

Tony Moran
03:58 pm November 30, 2016

Thanks guys.
The three months is for both parties.
However, the underlying issue is that when I came on board in April 2015 I was the first full-time Scrum Master. I was told others would follow. Over 18 months on I'm still the lone full-time certified SM (We do have 2 other certified SMs but they have been employed under development or test roles).
Your input is most welcome.
Thanks again.
Tony

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