Notice Period Help!

DVardysShadow

PantherFan wrote: »

Hi,

I work for a company but have managed to secure another job.

On accepting the offer I stupidly wrote to the new employers telling them I would start on the 26 of this month expecting them to confirm this in writing with a contract (which would have given me enough time to hand complete my 4 weeks notice with my current employer).

However I had nothing in writing from the new employer (for 10 days) so I held off handing in my notice. I've rang the new employer twice to ask but they say starting any later than the start date will cause a problem.

Now I can't give enough notice (4 weeks as required in my contract) to give my current employer. I've read around and some websites say my employer can sue me for damages due to a breach of contract!

I should say I still have 5 days holiday and 4 lieu days remaining.

Help please!

You were not stupid in writing to the new company - they have been careless in not sending you written confirmation in good time for putting in your notice.

You seem to have been asking the new employer to give flexibility on your start date. You should have been asking them to send through written confirmation ASAP

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Best to state your earliest start date as "notice period" after unconditional confirmation that you have the job with the main terms in writing.