Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> "2.1.1 For the first 6 months of continuous employment the period of 
> notice to be given in writing by either you of the Company to terminate 
> your employment is one week's notice thereafter either party must give 
> at least four week's notice if you have been continuously employed for 
> up to four years and thereafter one additional week's notice for each 
> completed year of continuous service up to a maximum of 12 weeks' notice 
> after 12 years' service has been completed."
> 
> What... in the name of God...??!
> 
> That entire paragraph is ONE FRIGGIN SENTENCE!! >_< I almost wanna rip 
> out my own eyeballs! Who the hell wrote this?!
> 
> I'm loving how they mix "week's" and "weeks'". Mmm, nice grammar.

Actually, they write "week's" when referring to one week, and "weeks'" 
when referring to more than one week, and since these are in the 
possessive, their usage is correct.

If you want to see monster sentences, try Victor Hugo.

> So... anybody wanna take a guess how much notice I'm supposed to give?
> 
> [For bonus points, speculate how much notice you have to give if you've 
> worked for more than 6 months but less than 4 years.]

It's quite plain:  Four weeks' notice.

Regards,
John

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