Starting new job while on annual leave from current job

dazedandconfused123

Hi all,

I resigned from my current job on 13 June 2019 and I’m required to give 3 months notice (last date will be 13 September 2019). I have 4 days holiday left to use before I leave.

I am keen to start my new job ASAP. If I wait until 16 September 2019 to start, I’ll only receive approx 50% of my normal salary from my current job and will not be paid by my new job until the end of October.

My question is: if I were to take 2 weeks annual leave at the end of my notice period (i.e. 1st 2 weeks of September) and start my new job, what would be the possible implications?

I should add the following:

- my current employer refuses to agree to a shorter notice period;
- my current employer usually always authorises annual leave requests;
- I understand that taking an additional 6 days annual leave will eat into the final salary payment in September from my current employer; and
- my current job doesn’t require me to be on call (if you’re off, you’re off).

Any friendly advice would be much appreciated.

MovingForwards

Not many companies allow people to book annual leave during their notice period.

Do you even have enough holiday accrued between the start of your holiday year and your end date to use?

If you manage to do this you will be taxed as having two jobs.

dazedandconfused123

Thanks for your message.

I’m allowed to book annual leave during my notice period e.g. I’ve booked tomorrow off.

I’ve asked HR and they’ve said that any holiday taken which exceeds the number of days I’ve accrued will be deducted from my final salary payment in September.

I’m more concerned about the tax implications.

[Deleted User]

Not a lot you could do about the tax. If you want to do it the way your suggesting you will have to accept the tax implications or you will have to wait to start the new job.

General_Grant

MarkN88 wrote: »

Not a lot you could do about the tax. If you want to do it the way your suggesting you will have to accept the tax implications or you will have to wait to start the new job.

Not sure what you and MovingForwards are referring to about the tax situation.

Though there could be one month when the second employer deducted tax at 20% off the lot because they didn't have a P45, surely that would be sorted out when they corrected things with a P45 - or HMRC might have to send them a notice of the code to use.

Whatever, the OP wouldn't pay more tax than due and might save a bit of NI.

Or am I missing something?

TELLIT01

You say you have 4 days holiday to take before you leave, but then go on to talk about taking 2 weeks annual leave at the end of the notice period. That simply doesn't make sense so can you clarify please.

If you mean you want to take 6 days unpaid leave at the end, it seems likely, from the fact that your current employer won't accept a shorter notice period, that the will also not allow you to take unpaid time off either.

gettingtheresometime

On the assumption you can start your new job earlier by taking annual leave, I would expect you to be paid from your current employment on your normal pay day.

As a result, you wouldn't have a P45, or whatever it's called these days, until they sent you your final payslip.

So, and I'm guessing here, but when you start your new employment you'd be placed on emergency tax which will correct itself once you submit your P45

TBagpuss

I think this could easily backfire on you.
You are proposing to book 6 days of unpaid leave at the end of your notice period, even though you already know that your employers won't agree to shorter notice periods.

Your new employers will want you to agree a start date fairly soon. Your current employer can cancel any leave you book, provided they give adequate notice, which for 6 days would be 12 days notice, or for the full 2 weeks would be 4 weeks.

Is your reasoning to try to avoid the gap between pay packets? If so, it might be simpler to try to make some savings over the next couple of months and possibly see about moving some of your direct debits etc. to the end of the month so they go out after you get paid?