Leaving interview

kittycat204

When you leave a post it is a legal requirement to have a leaving interview, or just a moral one?

JournalGirl

Not legal, but gives the company good feedback to why they have lost the member of staff

HappyMJ

kittycat204 wrote: »

When you leave a post it is a legal requirement to have a leaving interview, or just a moral one?

Just moral...you don't have to go to it if you don't want to.

AP007

HappyMJ wrote: »

Just moral...you don't have to go to it if you don't want to.

I think if the company want you to have one you can not really refuse.

Daedalus

AP007 wrote: »

I think if the company want you to have one you can not really refuse.

I highly doubt it is in their contract.

No point rocking the boat with regards to reference. You can't fail so there is no need to stress.

LittleMax

Daedalus wrote: »

No point rocking the boat with regards to reference. You can't fail so there is no need to stress.

I read it the other way round, that the OP wants to give feedback but the company hasn't offered a leaving interview ... perhaps Kittycat could clarify?

AP007

Daedalus wrote: »

I highly doubt it is in their contract.

No point rocking the boat with regards to reference. You can't fail so there is no need to stress.

There are a lot of things that aren't in a contract dont mean they can make you do them.

Normally they are like:
What did you like here
Why are you leaving
Could we have done anything to have kept you

etc

It's normally a company who care who does them to learn from them.

Evilm

Not Legal or a Moral obilgation. It has no morality related standing at all! I've actually never been asked to do one at any place I've worked.

But why is it a problem? (And which side of the fence are you - asked to do one or want to do one?)

kittycat204

LittleMax wrote: »

I read it the other way round, that the OP wants to give feedback but the company hasn't offered a leaving interview ... perhaps Kittycat could clarify?

Yes sorry, I can see how it could be read.

I want one, it was only a small post. I still work for them but they are different contracts. I wrote a letter an sent it to my direct line manager. I've never even had a phone call to acknowledge the letter, nevermind a leaving interview.

I just think it's wrong.

LittleMax

I've never been invited to a formal leaving interview with HR from any post that I've left (and I've left a lot). Usually I part on good terms and there isn't anything I'd like to explain to anyone other than my immediate line manager. The couple of times I've wanted one and wasn't offered one, I think it just reinforces that I was correct about my decision to move on, I was clearly in organisations that didn't value my opinion, so no point in trying to give it.

You say that you are still working for the same company but in a different post, generally leaving interviews are only held to see why someone is leaving the organisation. It is expected that people will move around within an organisation and this isn't seen as anything negative - so no need for feedback on why you are moving posts. Also when someone is leaving altogether it is a good time to get feedback as they are most likely to be frank, someone staying within the organisation will be guarded about what they reveal as they still have to work there.

How much do you really want to rock the boat? You've let the line manager know the issues. It maybe that they have not passed it on. You could contact HR to request a meeting, but consider what outcome you are trying to achieve and how it will affect you in your current role.

Takeaway_Addict

kittycat204 wrote: »

When you leave a post it is a legal requirement to have a leaving interview, or just a moral one?

I wouldn't even say there is a moral obligation all the time either