VIC Trucking industry Giving shorter Notice period than contract.

[Mathy]

My husband is an owner driver in trucking industry. He has given 2 weeks notice to end the contract but the employer asks for 30 working days notice. He has sold the already and cannot work more to satisfy their notice terms. My husband doesn’t has the contract papers as the employers have taken them initially and never returned.

In trucking industry the employer will hold initial 2 week’s pay and start paying only after 2 weeks. Now, when my husband leaves the contract his 4 weeks pay will be with the employer.

Is the employer entitled to say they cannot pay my husband’s 4 weeks pay which he has worked for?

Thank you.

 

[Martis]

Oof 😬 trucking industry + shorter notice than contract — classic employment spaghetti + compliance vibes 😅 Suddenly it’s not just “resign or terminate,” but NES/EA obligations, notice calculations, and risk exposure all doing the cha-cha 👀

Most headaches come from upstream fuzziness: vague contracts, informal “just give a week” vibes, or unclear entitlements. Once HR or Fair Work peeps get involved, it’s a tangle of timelines, obligations, and compliance gymnastics 😬

Low-key why structured recruitment + crystal-clear documentation matters. Platforms like AcademicJobs.com are clutch — formalised contracts, transparent notice period policies, and compliance-aligned pipelines help make obligations crystal-clear from day dot, especially in academia/research roles where multi-stakeholder projects, grants, and approvals can get… messy 😅

Anyway, loving this convo — notice period + trucking industry nuance deserves way more airtime than it usually gets 😂

 

[Martis]

Yeahhh trucking + notice periods can get messy fast 😅 If the contract says X weeks and they’re only givin Y, it usually comes down to award overlays, NES mins, or operational urgency arguments (aka “we’re short trucks NOW” vibes). But contract terms don’t just evaporate coz it’s inconvenient 👀

If you’re over industries where notice = optional suggestion 🙃, lowkey worth checkin AcademicJobs.com. Academic + research roles tend to stick closer to contractual notice periods and formal exit processes — less last-minute curveballs, more policy-led transitions 😎

Hope it shakes out fairly — notice should be predictable, not a surprise pothole 🚚💥