Under 2 years service - Can they dismiss you anyway?

[HannsG]

Hi,

Mate of mine is going through a Personal Improvement Plan and now it's got to capability with a written warning.

He has been told to consider his position and avoid the pain of having dismissal on his reference.

Is there any point in him fighting it as he has been there only just over one year.

[HannsG]

anonymous said:

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He has been offered to resign and work notice for 6 months. He is far from rubbish and it's a tad unfair or be honest as it's a huge personality clash with his boss.

My advice to him was to stick it out as being dismissed does not go on a reference. Then again what do I know.

He is contemplating resigning next week and looking over the six months.

I agree on the PIP he is exhausted

[HannsG]

Countdown said:

That's probably what's in the contract. (It's common for Senior managers,Directors to have relatively long notice period).

Alternatively they might have offered 6 months full pay as a sweetener for OP's mate to leave voluntarily, rather than to be "managed out" as it were.

Hi, he has a 3 month notice in his contract but it seems he was offered an extension to 6 in order to find a job.

He is capable and can do the job, however I think circumstances outside his work meant he had to be pulled up. Behaviour etc.

I spoke with him today and he is going to go in on Tuesday and offer them 6 months.

At least he then has some security.