Delivering a termination notice will trigger a series of events that are difficult to unwind or postpone without putting the organization at significant risk.

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He said the three warning stages were a weed notice, a cultivation notice and finally a termination notice if no improvements were made after the first two requests.

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In June 2011, the council wrote to her giving her fresh notice of termination of her contract, with effect from September 2011.

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