Long Notice Periods

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Why do companies persist with long notice periods particularly in strategic roles.

I was on 3 months, manged to negotiate it down to two. I've done very little for the last 4 weeks.

There isnt much to handover. I'm senior management. It's not like there is loads of process to what I do. Its meetings, emails, decisions. Stuff you just have to work out for yourself

Final week now and I've not even bothered opening my laptop today. Checked my emails and messages on my phone at lunch, nothing. Waste of time

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I suppose one benefit to an employee if its 3 months both ways and you get made redundant its a got chunk of cash for PILON.

I'd never agree to a 6 month notice. I worked for a company once and the MD was on 12 months.

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Mont Blanc said:

Scabutz said:

I suppose one benefit to an employee if its 3 months both ways and you get made redundant its a got chunk of cash for PILON.

I'd never agree to a 6 month notice. I worked for a company once and the MD was on 12 months.

I would never agree to 6 months either. It would be absolute purgatory, and would make applying for other jobs more difficult IMO. People react badly enough when you tell them they have to wait 3 months for your arrival, never mind 6 months.

3 months is tolerable, and you can sometimes wing it down to 2, or use a bit of holiday to shorten it.

Yeah my new place kept saying 3 months is ok we can wait, but then kept asking if I could get it shortened so it clearly wasnt. Thankfully I was able to. realistically I could have probably done a month and it would have been ok

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Jasandjules said:

Why complain? They pay you to stay at home.... Or you can be job hunting if that is needed. Massive benefit if you are made redundant for example or if you don't have a job lined up. Buys you time.

Yeah I know but I want to start my new job, it's better and has a large pay rise, but instead I'm twiddling my thumbs doing jack st.

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Zarco said:

What's the notice period on your new job then?

3 months

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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.