How to leave this job

JDC14

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

WHEN you get the offer, then hand one week's notice in.

That's all you have to do.

That is the plan.

Obviously, they're not going to want me to go. Is there anything I should expect from them? As I have a feeling they'll dig their feet in etc. about me leaving.

Sambucus_Nigra

JDC14 wrote: »

That is the plan.

Obviously, they're not going to want me to go. Is there anything I should expect from them? As I have a feeling they'll dig their feet in etc. about me leaving.

Politely say to them if they mention it that if they want more notice then pop it in the contract. It's easily done.

JDC14

If they said they want more notice, I will tell them they should've put it in the contract.

Although, they chose to put me on a 6-month probation, therefore isn't it a week for that 6 months anyway?

Their system is that after 2 years, you give an extra weeks notice for every years service. And I don't reach 2 years until October.

getmore4less

JDC14 wrote: »

If they said they want more notice, I will tell them they should've put it in the contract.

Although, they chose to put me on a 6-month probation, therefore isn't it a week for that 6 months anyway?

Their system is that after 2 years, you give an extra weeks notice for every years service. And I don't reach 2 years until October.

Probation is meaningless in the context of notice unless the contract says something.

JDC14

I thought during a probationary period the contract could be terminated by either party with no notice (or as little as 1 week notice)

getmore4less

JDC14 wrote: »

I thought during a probationary period the contract could be terminated by either party with no notice (or as little as 1 week notice)

It what's in the contract or statutory if that is more, or by mutual agreement at the time.

But why are you still fretting,

Did you not say your contactual notice is one week per year minimum 1 week?

getmore4less

thought I would remind myself of the initial post

due to one of the guys being on holiday for a long period, then leaving the company about a fortnight ago

how long was this holiday, people don't normaly have very long holidays

Something fishy and I suspect it was related to you getting the job in May

Was he sacked? or on garden leave?

recheck the contractual notice thats all you have to give.

JDC14

getmore4less wrote: »

It what's in the contract or statutory if that is more, or by mutual agreement at the time.

But why are you still fretting,

Did you not say your contactual notice is one week per year minimum 1 week?

Yeah it's a week. Just want it to go as smoothly as possible and be prepared for anything they may bring out as they won't want me to go.

getmore4less wrote: »

thought I would remind myself of the initial post

due to one of the guys being on holiday for a long period, then leaving the company about a fortnight ago

how long was this holiday, people don't normaly have very long holidays

Something fishy and I suspect it was related to you getting the job in May

Was he sacked? or on garden leave?

recheck the contractual notice thats all you have to give.

He had 2 weeks over the school holidays (which is actually against company policy - but they allowed it)

He handed in his notice and resigned, he had another job offer so there was nothing suspicious about it.

fleesaurus

getmore4less wrote: »

thought I would remind myself of the initial post

due to one of the guys being on holiday for a long period, then leaving the company about a fortnight ago

how long was this holiday, people don't normaly have very long holidays

Something fishy and I suspect it was related to you getting the job in May

Was he sacked? or on garden leave?

recheck the contractual notice thats all you have to give.

Might be OP is high performing so that guy got sacked. OP wasn't complaining so the employer thought he can get away with hiring two people to do three people's work.

JDC14

fleesaurus wrote: »

Might be OP is high performing so that guy got sacked. OP wasn't complaining so the employer thought he can get away with hiring two people to do three people's work.

Not at all the case.

Always been a 3-man team, because of the sheer amount of hours. We cover about 120 hours per week, if not more.

But the centre is open 86 hours a week so that's the bare minimum we could work as one of us always has to be on site while open.