Part time + length of notice to quit
Discussion
Folks,
I have been working as a part time casual, at a local Hotel for one night a week and on other nights as and when needed. This has been since last September. Now I have been offered a full time position, not Hotel related and need to hand in my notice. The contract with the Hotel say's I have to give six weeks notice. But they have only given me confirmed work for the next four weeks.
The new employer wants me to start ASAP, can I ask / give less notice time ?
I have been working as a part time casual, at a local Hotel for one night a week and on other nights as and when needed. This has been since last September. Now I have been offered a full time position, not Hotel related and need to hand in my notice. The contract with the Hotel say's I have to give six weeks notice. But they have only given me confirmed work for the next four weeks.
The new employer wants me to start ASAP, can I ask / give less notice time ?
Technically you can walk out today. If you stopped turning up for work they would have to go through thier greivance procedure and sack you for gross misconduct, making most notice periods unenforcable. The exception would be if something specific was written into your contract about losses due to you leaving early.
Of course you will want to leave on better terms than that so just be honest with them and explain the situation and that you would like to leave early
I have always let people leave early as there is no point employing someone who does not want to be there and it can bring the rest of the troops down.
Of course you will want to leave on better terms than that so just be honest with them and explain the situation and that you would like to leave early
I have always let people leave early as there is no point employing someone who does not want to be there and it can bring the rest of the troops down. Nick Grant said:
Technically you can walk out today. If you stopped turning up for work they would have to go through thier greivance procedure and sack you for gross misconduct, making most notice periods unenforcable. The exception would be if something specific was written into your contract about losses due to you leaving early.
Walking out would be breach of contract. Their right to sue for their losses is enshrined in contract law, it doesn't need to be written into the contract. I very much doubt they'd bother, or that their actual losses would amount to much anyway. They could, and quite possibly would, mention the fact that you walked out on a reference though.mollymoo said:
Walking out would be breach of contract. Their right to sue for their losses is enshrined in contract law, it doesn't need to be written into the contract. I very much doubt they'd bother, or that their actual losses would amount to much anyway. They could, and quite possibly would, mention the fact that you walked out on a reference though.
I don't agree on the first point, if he just stopped turning up for work it is gross misconduct not a breech of contract, same as turning up late or turning up every other day. But as we've both said it's all moot anyway. I seriously doubt that anyone who is not in a key technical or managerial role has ever been sued for not working their full notice period. 
folk's,
Thanks for the replys. I contacted the HR department and told them about the differance between the length of notice and what work they actualy had for me. They have agreed my last day will be my last working day, i.e. in 4 weeks rarther than the 6 weeks they could have asked for.
No more nights and a new job driving
Thanks for the replys. I contacted the HR department and told them about the differance between the length of notice and what work they actualy had for me. They have agreed my last day will be my last working day, i.e. in 4 weeks rarther than the 6 weeks they could have asked for.
No more nights and a new job driving
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