3 month notice period in low paid admin role

SandC

I realise that, but in my circumstances they did issue papers with a space for the employee to sign.

As I said, it probably contributed to my 'redundancy' anyway, I realise that. But like I said it meant I got 3 months pay tax free on top of a bit of redundancy money so...

Anyway, not relevant to OP's case but I did want to show that it does happen with non management/senior positions as well. I rather suspect that often the employee is not required to work the full notice period but it does cover them if they can't find anyone or if they want the current employee to be there to train the new starter, which with a month's notice is not always possible if the new starter also has to give notice.

MrChandlerBing

I'll try and clear a few things up for everyone;

Yes I'm absolutely sure both my notice period and my 'sacking' period is three months.

Also, I know I could have refused this when I started but then I wouldnt have got the job and would have remained unemployed. For anyone who has spent any time unemployed in the current job market will tell you, you cant really pass anything up.

I've also not looked for another job yet due to worry about
my notice period, I'm a comp sci graduate and I've been working on improving my skill set over the past year so I can outshone my competitors for jobs, however with how competitive the current market is, I worry that a 3 month notice period is practically a death sentence.

Apologies for any grammaticial errors, I've typed this on my iPhone and it's lagging like crazy. I'll clean the post up when I get home

SarEl

MrChandlerBing wrote: »

I'll try and clear a few things up for everyone;

Yes I'm absolutely sure both my notice period and my 'sacking' period is three months.

Also, I know I could have refused this when I started but then I wouldnt have got the job and would have remained unemployed. For anyone who has spent any time unemployed in the current job market will tell you, you cant really pass anything up.

I've also not looked for another job yet due to worry about
my notice period, I'm a comp sci graduate and I've been working on improving my skill set over the past year so I can outshone my competitors for jobs, however with how competitive the current market is, I worry that a 3 month notice period is practically a death sentence.

Apologies for any grammaticial errors, I've typed this on my iPhone and it's lagging like crazy. I'll clean the post up when I get home

I understand all of that. But nobody held a gun to your head and forced you to agree the notice period and nothing you have said changes anything. They may agree to let you serve less - but you cannot rely on that. Your notice period id three months and there are no lawful ways of getting out of that. If you breach your contract nothing may happen. It also may. That is the risk that you decide to take. Any decent employer understands that you have a notice period - they will have one too. And strangely, they may also expect you to serve it. What would they think of you as a prospective employee if they find out that you don't think contractual terms apply when they don't suit you?

chrispafc

£14,000 is better than being unemployed. There are lots of people who can only dream of earning such an income.

Sammie2012

MrChandlerBing wrote: »

I'll try and clear a few things up for everyone;

Yes I'm absolutely sure both my notice period and my 'sacking' period is three months.

Also, I know I could have refused this when I started but then I wouldnt have got the job and would have remained unemployed. For anyone who has spent any time unemployed in the current job market will tell you, you cant really pass anything up.

I've also not looked for another job yet due to worry about
my notice period, I'm a comp sci graduate and I've been working on improving my skill set over the past year so I can outshone my competitors for jobs, however with how competitive the current market is, I worry that a 3 month notice period is practically a death sentence.

Apologies for any grammaticial errors, I've typed this on my iPhone and it's lagging like crazy. I'll clean the post up when I get home

I think you should be honest with your manager if they know your looking elsewhere you never know.... there may be opportunities they will start considering you for :-)

getmore4less

Get another job

Then negotiate

dizzyrascal

I would be actively looking for a better job if I were you. 14k is not enough to live on these days and I think it is to be expected that you want to progress and take on more responsibility and challenges.
You now have some work experience on your side which you can use as well as your degree to show employers what you're capable of. I would work on your CV and start looking for some graduate level jobs where you can use your degree skills.
I would identify the skills you have gained from this admin role, teamworking, communication, organisation, customer service etc and start to make them work for you.
If your degree skills are not used in your present job could you volunteer to do some work for a charity, perhaps web design or database design so that you can add a practical aspect to these skills and demonstrate what a great employee you could be.
Also, you might still be able to use your university's careers service, they often see graduates for some time after leaving. Ask them, can't do any harm

drwho2011

Negotiate with your employer.

Most want won't someone who is working "under protest" as it is.

planning303

this would be a bit of a gamble and would only work in certain fields, but if you get a job offer you could tell your employer that you are leaving to go to one of their direct competitors!

you might then find yourself on gardening leave for 3 months (unsure if you can technically start employment at a new firm until the contract expires but they would be keen as mustart to end the contact early then!)

good luck

SarEl

liggins wrote: »

this would be a bit of a gamble and would only work in certain fields, but if you get a job offer you could tell your employer that you are leaving to go to one of their direct competitors!

you might then find yourself on gardening leave for 3 months (unsure if you can technically start employment at a new firm until the contract expires but they would be keen as mustart to end the contact early then!)

good luck

If your job was of such importance that going to one of their direct competitors would perturb them due to your knowledge of the company the last thing they would do is terminate your contract early because they would want to put as much time between your client / business contact and starting a new job as possible.

And tou cannot technically or otherwise start a new job whilst in gardening leave - you are still in their whole time employment.

And nor would they have to put you on gardening leave either - what you could equally find yourself doing is three months of dross work, which is a perfectly lawful change of job where a leaver cannot do their normal job due to a potential conflict of interests.