Choosing my own finish date

DanAboutTown

Hi,

I have been working at the same company for five years, and was recently successful in my application for teacher training to start in September. I have informed my manager, and let her know that I would like to work until mid-august, so that I can save up as much money as possible before my training! However, I get the feeling that my manager would prefer that I leave sooner, as she has a replacement lined up. My notice period is just 1 week.

What I would like to know is, from a legal standpoint, how much control would I have in choosing my own finish date? Would my manager be able to ask me to leave before I want to go?

getmore4less

their notice to you is 5 weeks.

never tell your employer you are leaving till you have to

DO NOT RESIGN

Takeaway_Addict

getmore4less wrote: »

their notice to you is 5 weeks.

never tell your employer you are leaving till you have to

DO NOT RESIGN

But to add if they sacked the OP for this then they could be taken to a tribunal for unfair dismissal as they are over the 2 years in employment.

Though OP it was a silly thing to do telling them so far, they will now think you are unmotivated and drifting through the rest of your time, no wonder they are annoyed.

JeLaw

getmore4less wrote: »

their notice to you is 5 weeks.

never tell your employer you are leaving till you have to

DO NOT RESIGN

I echo this. Don't give them formal notice until you have to. If your notice period is one week, wait until then before doing anything official.

It's a shame really because you were obviously trying to do the right thing and give them more time to find a replacement. Some companies are more understanding than yours and would welcome the heads up without pushing you out before you need to leave.

DanAboutTown

Thanks for your help. I'm potentially reading too much in to the situation, as I will still be needed to train up my replacement for a considerable period of time, but it's good to know that, provided I do everything right from now on, I can leave the role on my own terms.