Leaving my job on wednesday without giving notice.

HappyMJ

Mrs_Arcanum wrote: »

You could give 10 days notice as holiday commencing Thursday.

They will rightfully refuse it.

Could sue them for the holiday pay but they'll counter sue for the lack of notice and if it's not too much bother to you then tell 'em where they can stick their job and good luck for the future.

edit: SNAP with googlewhacker...

wilykit

Good for you!! I did the same in November after working for a company for 7 months. I signed a contract that said I had to give 6 weeks notice, but in the end I had had enough - my dog needed veterinary treatment and they wouldn't give me the morning off (half a day holiday) to sort him out so in the end I walked out as loads of stuff had been building for months and I had had enough.

My boss was threatening to come to my house and beat my dogs up cos he was training as a boxer and all the rest of it, but I just ignored him and in the end they posted me my P45 and I got paid what I was owed.

Good for you for not taking anymore crap and I hope you are happy in your new job!

HappyMJ

wilykit wrote: »

Good for you!! I did the same in November after working for a company for 7 months. I signed a contract that said I had to give 6 weeks notice, but in the end I had had enough - my dog needed veterinary treatment and they wouldn't give me the morning off (half a day holiday) to sort him out so in the end I walked out as loads of stuff had been building for months and I had had enough.

My boss was threatening to come to my house and beat my dogs up cos he was training as a boxer and all the rest of it, but I just ignored him and in the end they posted me my P45 and I got paid what I was owed.

Good for you for not taking anymore crap and I hope you are happy in your new job!

Contracts can't usually exceed the law. It's 1 week notice in the first year. They know they would have lost in court. What a terrible condition to have.... 6 weeks. They would have had to give you 6 weeks.

RedSoleShoes

Firstly, an employer CANNOT sue you for anything relating to an employment contract unless it is a counter-claim. So if you are happy to lose the holiday pay then you have no need to take them to court and no worries about a counter-claim.

It is law that they must provide you with a P45 and you can report them to HMRC if they refuse to issue it. Someone else may have mentioned this but just fill in a P46 on your first day in the new job. Most companies would not think anything of it as P45s are not normally issued until your old place does your final pay, which theoretically could be almost a month away. A P60 will not be any use for this, it is a P46 you need to complete and you can even download one yourself and take it with you on your first day

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/forms/p46.pdf

With regards to the reference, it's hard to say really. What did you give as your reason for leaving the last job?

shikoku

You can always give them a weeks notice and then go sick with stress for that week.

Blobby8_2

Book your 10 days leave immediatley if you can, then resign by post.
Or go sick , then resign by post.

Hammyman

Jerryjerryjerry wrote: »

The question is, what do I do about my P45? Can old employers withold it? Isn't it against the law?

No they cannot withold it however you most likely wouldn't get it until after the next pay day when your final wage and holiday pay were paid.

How long can I fob off my new employers? I have a recent P60 - will that do?

A p60 is insufficient. Ask them for a P46, fill it in and hand it back to them.

Also, what if the new employers do ask the current employer for a reference? Isn't it against the law to say negative things?

No it is NOT against the law to give a negative reference. The reference merely has to be truthful so you may find that if they did approach your previous employer that they stated you just walked out.

One thing you haven't considered is that by walking out with no notice is that you can be sued by your employer for any costs of getting in covering staff as well as any loss to the business.

Googlewhacker

HappyMJ wrote: »

Contracts can't usually exceed the law. It's 1 week notice in the first year. They know they would have lost in court. What a terrible condition to have.... 6 weeks. They would have had to give you 6 weeks.

This isn't true, statutory minimum is 1 week however that isn't the maximum either.

Googlewhacker

Blobby8 wrote: »

Book your 10 days leave immediatley if you can, then resign by post.
Or go sick , then resign by post.

Lying won't help....

Googlewhacker

shikoku wrote: »

You can always give them a weeks notice and then go sick with stress for that week.

And if caught at the other employer gross misconduct would go down well, or even better the old employer phones the new one and lets them know what has happened....