Time Off For Job Interviews

[H2DaE]

What are the rules on this?
Does your current job have to give you time off for an interview or is it just down to them and I should start thinking up a good excuse?

[wadgebeast]

No rights! Think about what happens if you don't get the job!

The usual excuse is a dental visit..... hth

[Heskey]

Uhm...

If you're in a job, they really shouldn't know you're going to attend an interview to go work elsewhere...

Either go in your lunch, book the day off as a holiday, arrange for after work if possible, or just feign death.

[odyssey2200]

IIRC, If you have been told that you are being made redundant your employer is supposed to allow you time for this sort of thing.

[H2DaE]

Heskey said:

Uhm...

If you're in a job, they really shouldn't know you're going to attend an interview to go work elsewhere...

Either go in your lunch, book the day off as a holiday, arrange for after work if possible, or just feign death.

None of those are possible hence me asking the question

Think I'll go with taking my dad to the hospital

Cheers guys!

[bigTee]

you can if you are being made redundent.


if not - don't ask them!!!!

i'd give you permanent time off if you asked me!!

[Republik]

Illness, doctor/dentist visit, family death or simply book a day off.

[Puggit]

I went for a job interview 45 mins away - I said I was going to the dentist.

Thing is the office where the interview was IS next to my dentist

[maix27]

I made the mistake of telling an employer that I was looking for a new job once. Never again, it creates too much tension.

Definetly just make an excuse.

[richyb]

As a few have said its only if you are on notice for redundancy.

[prand]

There is an idiot in my office who sits at his desk moaning about how bad his job is, how crap his boss is etc etc. But the best bit about this is that he always loves tellign us that hes going for a great interview here, there and everywhere.He also goes as far as saying "I won't be workign in this team for too long as I'm lining up a job with xxxx".

Amazingly his manager hasn't tired of this and just given him the boot, but more hilariously, he's never actually got any of the jobs he's been telling us about.

As for the original question - definitely sickness/doctor's appointment and do not tell anyone particularly your boss.

[aclivity]

So when you go for your interview and they ask if you are of good character and trustworthy, you would say "no, I lied and am cheating my current employer today by being here"?

Book a days holiday.

[bigTee]

you should really book a holiday.

[rude-boy]

aclivity said:

So when you go for your interview and they ask if you are of good character and trustworthy, you would say "no, I lied and am cheating my current employer today by being here"?

Book a days holiday.

Yep.

Either go with "Need to leave early for embarasing personal reasons" (well it would be an embarrasing situation if you told them it was for a job interview) or just book a day/half day off.

[richyb]

prand said:

As for the original question - definitely sickness/doctor's appointment and do not tell anyone particularly your boss.

Agreed. If you don't get it no harm done in terms of perceived commitment to job by manager/colleagues and if you get it then you can give the relevant notice etc and still not mess anyone about.

[randomman]

In line with the 'cancelling gym membership thread' try telling them that you're dead.

Failing that doctors is a good one as unless you're really matey with your boss. 'Its personal' will be all you need.

Just make sure you get the job or everyone will think you've got knob rot

[bigdods]

If you think you can get away with it tell your employer you are looking for a new job (but dont mention you are interviewing as they get a bit annoyed about that for some reason ).

If you are any good/valued you may get a pay rise. I guess it depends what field you are working in. I've worked in specialist IT for 20 years and every time I've offered to move along more money has suddenly appeared.

The money never made me change my mind and stay but it was nice to have some extra readies while working out my notice ;-)

Edited by bigdods on Friday 12th December 10:16

[maix27]

bigdods said:

If you think you can get away with it tell your employer you are looking for a new job (but dont mention you are interviewing as they get a bit annoyed about that for some reason ).

If you are any good/valued you may get a pay rise. I guess it depends what field you are working in. I've worked in specialist IT for 20 years and every time I've offered to move along more money has suddenly appeared.

The money never made me change my mind and stay but it was nice to have some extra readies while working out my notice ;-)

That always annoys me. You tell them you're leaving and they offer you more. If they think you are worth the exta money, why aren't they paying you that already? Really gets to me (although, i am in recruitment).

[Geronimo]

bigdods said:

If you think you can get away with it tell your employer you are looking for a new job (but dont mention you are interviewing as they get a bit annoyed about that for some reason ).

If you are any good/valued you may get a pay rise. I guess it depends what field you are working in. I've worked in specialist IT for 20 years and every time I've offered to move along more money has suddenly appeared.

The money never made me change my mind and stay but it was nice to have some extra readies while working out my notice ;-)

Edited by bigdods on Friday 12th December 10:16

Huh? So you hand in your notice and then they pay you extra for the last month?

[Dugiet]

maix27 said:

bigdods said:

If you think you can get away with it tell your employer you are looking for a new job (but dont mention you are interviewing as they get a bit annoyed about that for some reason ).

If you are any good/valued you may get a pay rise. I guess it depends what field you are working in. I've worked in specialist IT for 20 years and every time I've offered to move along more money has suddenly appeared.

The money never made me change my mind and stay but it was nice to have some extra readies while working out my notice ;-)

That always annoys me. You tell them you're leaving and they offer you more. If they think you are worth the exta money, why aren't they paying you that already? Really gets to me (although, i am in recruitment).

Thats how the fat cats get fatter