Long Notice Periods

[rog007]

Another ‘advantage’ some might say of a notice period is to give the employee a cooling off period if they decide one day on a bad day that they want to walk out. The notice period offers some time to reflect and, if the employer agrees, they can apply to withdraw their resignation if they have a change of heart.

[a340driver]

Scabutz said:

a340driver said:

Is it preferable to a no compete clause in some way?

I've got one of those as well. I also had a non-disparage clause attached to a retainer but as I'm walking away from that I guess I can slag them off at will.

Thankfully new role is a totally different industry to current so the non compete isn't an issue.

Nice, happy days then. Good luck with the new role!

[SkinnyPete]

rog007 said:

Another ‘advantage’ some might say of a notice period is to give the employee a cooling off period if they decide one day on a bad day that they want to walk out. The notice period offers some time to reflect and, if the employer agrees, they can apply to withdraw their resignation if they have a change of heart.

I want to quit my job, but as I have a two-month notice period, I keep thinking by the time the two months are up, I'll be over the hump and want to stay...

Personally, I'd prefer if it were one month, but I'd appreciate the two months in case of redundancy/PILON.

[Pit Pony]

Last year I resigned from a job with a 3 month notice period, without a job to go to, because I was fairly confident that I would find a new job in those 3 months.
Because it was for very personal reasons, which I explained to the MD, so that he understood my motivations had nothing to do with his particular management style, he asked me on more than one occassion if I wanted to reduce my notice period.
I didn't as I wanted to be in the area to prepare my mid week house for sale,which I could do in the evenings.
By the time I'd finished, I'd been offered 3 jobs in a location more suited to keeping my marriage alive.

There's always negotiation in the time scale. I've seen people work 2 jobs 2 or 3 days each a week, with the agreement of both companies, in order to get a reasonable handover in both roles.

[wiggy001]

A previous employer of mine wanted to change our contracts so we had to give 3 months’ notice whilst they only had to give 1.

I politely declined to sign the new contract and left before it was ever enforced.

[Terminator X]

I knew a chap on 12m notice!

TX.

[judas]

Terminator X said:

I knew a chap on 12m notice!

TX.

My missus was on 12 months in her last job. Meant a nice fat payout when she took voluntary severance and got a job paying 40% more

[Gazzas86]

judas said:

Terminator X said:

I knew a chap on 12m notice!

TX.

My missus was on 12 months in her last job. Meant a nice fat payout when she took voluntary severance and got a job paying 40% more

In the forces (Navy) 12 Month notice is standard, which is daunting in itself as, you are effectivly handing in your notice without a job to go to, as most new employers dont want to know until you have a few months to go.

[Bomyed]

Pit Pony said:

Last year I resigned from a job with a 3 month notice period, without a job to go to, because I was fairly confident that I would find a new job in those 3 months.
Because it was for very personal reasons, which I explained to the MD, so that he understood my motivations had nothing to do with his particular management style. he asked me on more than one occassion if I wanted to reduce my notice period.
I didn't as I wanted to be in the area to prepare my mid week house for sale,which I could do in the evenings.
By the time I'd finished, I'd been offered 3 jobs in a location more suited to keeping my marriage alive.

There's always negotiation in the time scale. I've seen people work 2 jobs 2 or 3 days each a week, with the agreement of both companies, in order to get a reasonable handover in both roles.

I seem to remember telling you at the time, that was to get you off the wage bill!!

[MDMA .]

Gazzas86 said:

judas said:

Terminator X said:

I knew a chap on 12m notice!

TX.

My missus was on 12 months in her last job. Meant a nice fat payout when she took voluntary severance and got a job paying 40% more

In the forces (Navy) 12 Month notice is standard, which is daunting in itself as, you are effectivly handing in your notice without a job to go to, as most new employers dont want to know until you have a few months to go.

My brother has just served his 12 months notice with the Army. Been in since 16 and 52 now. I believe the Air Force is 18 months notice.