Employment contact question - notice period
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Hello chaps.
I've recently been promoted at work, but am beginning to think the meager pay increase doesn't quite match up to an apparent doubling of my work load. I'd like to start looking at a move.
My problem is....when I joined the company a few years ago, my offer letter stated my notice period was ONE MONTH. I've received no correspondence from the HR people since, except for my annual P60.
However, it's common knowledge in the company that people at the level I've been promoted to have a THREE MONTH notice period, confirmed by the employee handbook on our company network (viewed on someone else's computer).
My question: if I've never received any official correspondence nor been directed to read the employee handbook since being promoted (and there's no IT record of me viewing the employee handbook) am I legally bound to the one month or three month notice period?
[I guess the HR people would argue that I never officially got told by them of my promotion or pay rise, so I can't have it both ways!]
I'm not too bothered what the answer is really, but I just need to know for any job applications I make....I don't want to say it's 1 month, get a job offer, resign, then find I can't move for 3 months in actuality.
[Before anyone suggest "ask your HR dept.", I've not in case they move to close the possible 'loop hole' by sending a letter straight after!]
Many thanks in advance.
I've recently been promoted at work, but am beginning to think the meager pay increase doesn't quite match up to an apparent doubling of my work load. I'd like to start looking at a move.
My problem is....when I joined the company a few years ago, my offer letter stated my notice period was ONE MONTH. I've received no correspondence from the HR people since, except for my annual P60.
However, it's common knowledge in the company that people at the level I've been promoted to have a THREE MONTH notice period, confirmed by the employee handbook on our company network (viewed on someone else's computer).
My question: if I've never received any official correspondence nor been directed to read the employee handbook since being promoted (and there's no IT record of me viewing the employee handbook) am I legally bound to the one month or three month notice period?
[I guess the HR people would argue that I never officially got told by them of my promotion or pay rise, so I can't have it both ways!]
I'm not too bothered what the answer is really, but I just need to know for any job applications I make....I don't want to say it's 1 month, get a job offer, resign, then find I can't move for 3 months in actuality.
[Before anyone suggest "ask your HR dept.", I've not in case they move to close the possible 'loop hole' by sending a letter straight after!]
Many thanks in advance.
In a previous role, a young lad worked with a weeks notice, uping to a month once the probation period was passed.
Being a bright lad he easily passed the probation, and was head hunted shortly afterwards.
His probation letter was never sent, so he gave us a week's notice, which he had to accept.
To be fair, he stayed for 10 days to handover the role to his replacement
Being a bright lad he easily passed the probation, and was head hunted shortly afterwards.
His probation letter was never sent, so he gave us a week's notice, which he had to accept.
To be fair, he stayed for 10 days to handover the role to his replacement
I spoke too soon...
Today at work there was a congratulatory email to all people promoted, from the big wigs, stating at the bottom that we should consult our employment handbook as our terms of employment may have changed as a result of being promoted.
I guess that's that then. Three months it is.
Today at work there was a congratulatory email to all people promoted, from the big wigs, stating at the bottom that we should consult our employment handbook as our terms of employment may have changed as a result of being promoted.
I guess that's that then. Three months it is.
An employer can't force you to work, but if the contract has a garden leave clause and the employer does not accept the short notice, it could apply for an injunction to stop you working for anyone else during the notice period. It would have to pay you during that period as a condition of obtaining the injunction. The court could grant the injunction if it considered it reasonable to hold the employee to the notice period. I am summarising here, rather than setting out in detail all of the relevant principles.
Never ceases to amaze me how many people b
h and moan about long notice periods.... but what if the situation was flipped and they were booting you? You'd be wanting your three months money.
Go talk to your boss. I've did it once, simply went to him, explained I was moving because I really didn't like it here, everything that I needed to hand over is already done.... can I leave on Friday?
h and moan about long notice periods.... but what if the situation was flipped and they were booting you? You'd be wanting your three months money.Go talk to your boss. I've did it once, simply went to him, explained I was moving because I really didn't like it here, everything that I needed to hand over is already done.... can I leave on Friday?
craigjm said:
Skyrat said:
I've always wondered what would happen if I just told my employer I wasn't coming back. Short of not paying me for my notice period, realistically, what are they gonna do?
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