PILON & Starting a new job

missyp284

Hi,

I resigned from my job on 7th May for various reasons, but basically my boss made it so that my position was untenable. I've been given PILON until 4th June. So technically I guess I'm still employed until that date even though I'm no longer going into work.

There is the possibility that I may be offered a new post in the near future. So, my question is, do I need to wait until after 4th June to start a new job or can I start it immediatley?

TIA

joolsybools

I would think you could start a new job straight away?

anamenottaken

missyp284 wrote: »

Hi,

I resigned from my job on 7th May for various reasons, but basically my boss made it so that my position was untenable. I've been given PILON until 4th June. So technically I guess I'm still employed until that date even though I'm no longer going into work.

There is the possibility that I may be offered a new post in the near future. So, my question is, do I need to wait until after 4th June to start a new job or can I start it immediatley?

TIA

There's the slight risk that your current employer could ask you to go in to see them or carry out work until your final day of employment.

They might also do that if they thought you had started somewhere else - alerted to this by the request for a reference perhaps.

Another thought - does your employment contract (which is still applicable even though you are not going in to work) require you to seek their agreement to any other work or restrict where you can work within a specified period after you have left?

You won't have a P45 until after you have left your current employment - so your initial payment from a new employer would be taxed at 20%. Any overpayment of tax would, of course, be sorted out once they had your P45.

It is safest to wait until you are truly free to start in the new position.

missyp284

anamenottaken wrote: »

There's the slight risk that your current employer could ask you to go in to see them or carry out work until your final day of employment.

They might also do that if they thought you had started somewhere else - alerted to this by the request for a reference perhaps.

Another thought - does your employment contract (which is still applicable even though you are not going in to work) require you to seek their agreement to any other work or restrict where you can work within a specified period after you have left?

You won't have a P45 until after you have left your current employment - so your initial payment from a new employer would be taxed at 20%. Any overpayment of tax would, of course, be sorted out once they had your P45.

It is safest to wait until you are truly free to start in the new position.

Thanks for the replies.

This is kind of along the lines I was thinking.
Theres nothing in my contract, and it would be in a completley different industry so there wouldn't be any conflict of interest but I can see where you're coming from with regards to them asking me to go in if they heard I'd started somewhere.
Thats just the kind of trick my old boss would pull.

In reality, by the time it comes to the actual job offer and agreeing a start date I'll probably be close enough to the 4th June for it not to make much difference anyway, but just wanted to get all my ducks in a row in advance.

an9i77

I think you can start immediately. Its pay in lieu of notice, therefore your contract has ended on May 7th and you have no obligations to your former employer. Unless you were put on garden leave, which is different (as you'd still be employed but not required to go to work)

ValHaller

an9i77 wrote: »

I think you can start immediately. Its pay in lieu of notice, therefore your contract has ended on May 7th and you have no obligations to your former employer. Unless you were put on garden leave, which is different (as you'd still be employed but not required to go to work)

I agree with this. The thing to watch out for is whether you have it in writing. It is so easy for a manager to tell you to clear off and never darken his doors again and say he is paying you PILON. And next minute, he claims that he sent you on garden leave.

Bosses who make positions untenable would be prime candidates to pull a stunt like that.

missyp284

I've received a letter today confirming acceptance of my resignation, PILON and that my last day of employment was 7th May.

So I guess that clears that up and I can start a new job as soon as the offers come in.

Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply.