Offer and notice issue

JoshR_

Ladies/Gents,

I am currently facing redundancy and in the process of consultation at the moment. I have been looking to jump before I am pushed so to speak and have received an offer from a local company which I am looking to accept. This offer has come through the agency that has put me through and is currently only verbal. I have verbally told the recruiter that I want to accept so that he can notify the company to send my offer through in writing.

Here is the issue. He has turned around and said that on his system he has my notice down as 3 weeks. I told him this is wrong and that I told him it was 3 months and I also discussed this with the company in the interview. The agency recruiter has told me to go to my current employer and try to get it down as it may pose an issue.

Do you think he is just trying to get my notice down for his own interests or do you think the company may look less favourably at the offer they have given. Surely with it being discussed in the interview that 3 months is fine?

Any advice would be appreciated.

makeyourdaddyproud

How would that be in the interest of the recruiter if he/she will realise the commission anyway? In any case, three months' notice is unusual, and may have been overlooked on his part. As the new company is under the impression your are able to start in three weeks your best bet now would be to broach this to your boss and negotiate an earlier departure, but only if you get that offer in writing!

hcb42

three months notice is not unusual at all, indeed most professionals and middle managers probably have three months notice

given it was discussed at interview, the agent should clarify this with the co concerned, but no harm asking your employer if they are happy to shorten, given the circs

Three weeks would be more irregular, most people have a week, a month or three months, with a few having even longer still

anamenottaken

I agree that 3 weeks notice from an employee is unusual - unless for a lower level job which simply mirrors the notice period which an employer would need to give someone in their fourth year.

It was probably an error on the part of the agency - writing weeks rather than months. If it was discussed at the interview, then the employer is aware. However the agency's cash flow would benefit if the OP started sooner rather than later - and it would be more certain for them - lots of things can change in three months.

However, for the OP, given the redundancy situation with the current employer, negotiating an earlier leaving date may well be possible but I wouldn't try this unless I knew direct from the employer that they really wanted the earlier start.

Ed-P

JoshR_ wrote: »

Ladies/Gents,

I am currently facing redundancy and in the process of consultation at the moment. I have been looking to jump before I am pushed so to speak and have received an offer from a local company which I am looking to accept. This offer has come through the agency that has put me through and is currently only verbal. I have verbally told the recruiter that I want to accept so that he can notify the company to send my offer through in writing.

Here is the issue. He has turned around and said that on his system he has my notice down as 3 weeks. I told him this is wrong and that I told him it was 3 months and I also discussed this with the company in the interview. The agency recruiter has told me to go to my current employer and try to get it down as it may pose an issue.

Do you think he is just trying to get my notice down for his own interests or do you think the company may look less favourably at the offer they have given. Surely with it being discussed in the interview that 3 months is fine?

Any advice would be appreciated.

That's more than a little concerning and I would question the recruiter as to why such a glaring error was made and try to think whether this is the sort of company you trust to find you a job!

agrinnall

OP, does the redundancy you are facing come with a payout? If so I'm wondering why you want to "jump before you are pushed" as there must be a significant possibility of you not getting the redundancy payment if you resign yourself.

patman99

If your current employer is looking to make redundancies, then what about requesting VR if you have a potential job offer?.

If the boss accepts, then you could be available to start your new job way sooner than the potential 3 months that you would otherwise have to wait.