My leaving is not convenient

bargainbetty

Done with playing fair? Tell them when you are leaving and tell them you either take your holiday or get paid in full for it.

You should play fair. It is legal and will stop you getting a shoddy reference. Send the HR dept an email, copied into your boss, explaining that while you appreciate that your departure isn't the ideal timing for them, you have provided a resignation notice that fulfills the terms of your contract and that your leaving date will be your leaving date. Calculate your holiday entitlement up to the date of departure and state that you have X amount of days of holiday accrued, and offer to either take it before you leave or accept the money, to avoid leaving them any more short-handed before you go.

Ask for a formal acknowledgement, in writing of the situation and a decision regarding your holiday. Get it in writing. No chats, no quiet words. In writing. Then you can go back if they accidentally forget to add it to your final salary.

Good luck - it sounds like you are lucky to be getting out.

getmore4less

New bos suddenly goes on holiday during probation!

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I sat down with HR this week who said it was regrettable and that I needed to give 6 weeks notice of holiday alone so that was that, no letup could be reached, they even had the gall to ask me to do a favour not to be returned of course

The Manager had express passed probation because it's their rules and that the legislation for new starters in the first 2 years is an absolute red herring it's claimed

I am aware now that 2 jobs can be lost so not feeling to clever but I'll get past this, I know now why you don't bring grievances so I still like my way of doing things

[Deleted User]

OK the company have tried today to say I can possibly leave a day earlier due to them being lucky enough to get someone to start immediate

Question is myself with potential no job, can I hold them to the original date they gave, if so minded

I've not been able to contact the employer I was due to go to see if they would accept version 3 so I'm thinking worse case at the mo, the more it goes on the more cold feet I'm becoming about it not to say starting off on a bad foot there

InsideInsurance

Statutory notice periods are a legal minimum, they can be longer.

Notice periods are contractually binding and can only be varied at the agreement of both parties. If they declined your request for a shorter notice period but now want to shorten it its up to you to decide if you accept their offer or not. Agreeing anything outside of the terms of the signed contract is pure negotiation

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Thanks for the help with my tale of woe - this is no longer an issue
I'm outta there already as okay to start new place apparently, life is just to short

Good night!