contract-law notice freelance
Notice period in a business contract
<p>I am writing up a contract as a self-employed freelancer and I have a question about contract termination and the notice period. Lets say I have a 14 day notice period clause in my contract and either me or the client decide to terminate the contract. Am I right to assume that once the notice has been issued to the other party, <strong>me and the client still work on the project for 14 days until the notice period expires</strong> and that <strong>the client is required to pay for the work that has been done in those 14 days</strong> (assuming that I have this clause defined in my contact)?</p>

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<p>Am I right to assume that once the notice has been issued to the other
party, me and the client still work on the project for 14 days until
the notice period expires and that the client is required to pay for
the work that has been done in those 14 days</p>
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<p>In the absence of any other wording to the contrary, a contract continues as normal up until the day of termination. The fact that a party has given notice to terminate merely establishes the termination date, <em>unless</em> the notice clause says something different.</p>
<p>Note that there is nothing to stop you drafting a clause which explicitly states this. Indeed, it is often useful to explicitly state things which are already implied as it helps to avoid any dispute from arising in the first place.</p>
