Resignation Notice Problem

Giraff

I have been offered a new job and they want me to start in 3 weeks.
I have to give my current employer 4 weeks notice.
When i handed in my notice I stated the date they want me to start and he was ok with it but now he has come back and said I have to work the full 4 weeks.
Any way around this?

I will be doing 76 miles a day less travelling in the new job as the current one is effecting me due to all the travel.

scooby088

Was think have you got any annual leave left? you could use that for the last week of your notice. But you could also state that the manager agreed that you could leave early.

Giraff

No I dont have any leave left.
I think he was ok until he spoke to mega !!!!! ( the wife )

Would I have any legal comebacks if I left early?

Ive always been fair to the compnay probably the best sick record i dont moan.

maninthestreet

You shouldn't have told your boss when your new employer wanted you to start!! He's probably asking you to work the full 4 weeks to cause you problems with your new employer. Whose wife are you referring to??

maninthestreet

One possible 'solution' is to call in sick for the last week of your notice.

Gordon_Hose

Right, I know this isn't the "done thing", and I have already put on my flame suit. Here's goes...

If I had a new job in the bag, ready to walk straight into and wasn't dependant on any references etc, and my current boss had agreed to release me at 3 weeks so I could begin said shiny new job, and the he went back on his word just to be awkward, I would keep quiet.

Then at the 3 week point, stand up, walk out, and begin my shiny new job. Purely because my ex-boss had decided to be a tool and make my life difficult...it cuts both ways, he wants to make it hard for you, you make it hard for him. Simple.

I have no time for people like your boss, who think it's OK to say one thing then go back on it just to make things hard work.

DVardysShadow

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

... at the 3 week point, stand up, walk out, and begin my shiny new job. Purely because my ex-boss had decided to be a tool and make my life difficult...it cuts both ways, he wants to make it hard for you, you make it hard for him. Simple.

I have no time for people like your boss, who think it's OK to say one thing then go back on it just to make things hard work.

Agree, especially if OP had finalised arrangements on the strength of boss saying 3 weeks would be OK.

Personal stuff home ASAP. On the day, computer on, passworded screensaver kicked in, cup of coffee on the desk, pencil dropped on pad with half written note, Marie Celeste fashion.

If you do this, you are entitled to pay up to your last day, but you risk being sued for the cost of a replacement.

BackOnTrack

Just give them 3 weeks notice and leave it as that. As far as I am aware they cannot sue you for the cost of the replacement but only any additional cost over and above that replacing you i.e. instead of you training the person they had to send them on a course to be trained and if they don't recruit anyone within your 4 week notice period then they couldn't even claim that as you wouldn't have been there to train them anyway. Only if the person started in week 3, when you will leave, could they claim additional expenses from you.

Gordon_Hose

I would have thought the chances of them actually taking you to court are pretty slim though.

GothicStirling

Gordon_Hose wrote: »

Right, I know this isn't the "done thing", and I have already put on my flame suit. Here's goes...

If I had a new job in the bag, ready to walk straight into and wasn't dependant on any references etc, and my current boss had agreed to release me at 3 weeks so I could begin said shiny new job, and the he went back on his word just to be awkward, I would keep quiet.

Then at the 3 week point, stand up, walk out, and begin my shiny new job. Purely because my ex-boss had decided to be a tool and make my life difficult...it cuts both ways, he wants to make it hard for you, you make it hard for him. Simple.

I have no time for people like your boss, who think it's OK to say one thing then go back on it just to make things hard work.

Very smart.

Do you realise that the employer has the legal right to withold the wages up to the notice period?

That would be a month's wages for the OP.

Personally I don't have time for people who would do something as you have suggested above.

Gordon_Hose

GothicStirling wrote: »

Very smart.

Do you realise that the employer has the legal right to withold the wages up to the notice period?

That would be a month's wages for the OP.

Personally I don't have time for people who would do something as you have suggested above.

But you're OK with people saying one thing then going back on it?

Nice one. :T

In any case, I clearly stated it wasn't the "done thing", and I'm in no way suggesting the OP do what I said. If it was me personally, I'd walk right out of there, I've done it before and I'd happily do it again. Couldn't care less what anyone thinks about that, my priority is me.