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Most contracts have a clause which keeps you there depending on how many years you have serverd, not sure on the exact number but something like a week for every year is standard notice requirement on a salary.

03-CTR

i would ask first to see what their policy is.

i have a 3 month notice period with my employer but they were happly to reduce it to one month when i nearly left a while ago. although its down on black and white they appreciate that there's no use in holding an employee for 3 months against their will so have become flexible over the years.

Dunk

iTrader: (1)

It would also give you three months pay if they wanted you out. Normally if you gave them notice and happened to be leaving to go to a competitor they'd put you on gardening leave & you gain ££££'s.
3 months notice for checkout role clearly wouldn't be right, but if it's a senior poistion it's the norm at that level.

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darren...

Don't worry about it - in the event that you want to leave 99% of employers would negotiate a reasonable notice period. If push came to shove you could tell them you're going to work for a competitor and then suggest that you restrict your notice to 1 month...

Chins

3 months is a walk in the park. I had to give 18months to leave the military

If someone has a 3 month notice period, then you can assume they are valuable and worth the wait. If you are a Senior person within in an organisation I would worry if your notice period was only 1 month. To me, someone with a months notice is expendable!!!

Jonathan

KiwiGTI

Start sending angry emails, nobody likes a loose cannon, they'll get scared and let you go.

Turbohot

Every company/organisation has a recruitment policy and the employment contract is based upon it.The length of notice period depends upon the nature of the job( how important the job is,how quickly they can find your replacement,how long will it take for you to hand over the job to someone else etc).I was in same kind of situation when I left an organisation but they did let me go on a month's notice.I just had to negotiate with HR.If the job sounds good,dont let 3-month notice period come in a way.Deal with the situation,when it comes to it.May be even within probationary period,you will find its not for you and you can do one with a month notice anyway.
Must say i have never heard of a company asking from day one to give 3-month notice and not talking probationary period which means, you can leave or they can get rid of you with max 1 month notice if you dont suit the job or vice versa.Even on permanent contracts there is always a probationary period.
My job started with 1 month notice period and after 5 yrs service, notice period grew to 3 months.

dsmith

Left my last job that had a 3 months notice period with 5 weeks notice.

My wife with a 3 month notice period was held to it by her employer...her new company did wait quite happily for her.

jasey

My last job had a 6 month notice period from me and 12 months from the employer .
Just means you have to be happy that all the other conditions are OK as it will be harder to move on !

tmo

Tell them you are going to a competitor,
hey presto 3 months garden leave. At the same time start as a “consultant” with the other company and claim "reasonable expenses” i.e. day rate of your perspective salary.
Equates to double bubble

jasey

Doesn't always work that way.

Guy at our place was made to turn up to work every day for his 6 months notice .

Yex

It all comes down to the job you are doing that has the notice period attached to it. I'm a VP and a very big American Bank and am on a 3 month notice period because of my level of seniority. However, people at my grade have resigned and left in 4-6 weeks as both parties regard this as normal practise for most staff.

The only people I am aware of who are made to serve out their notice period on gardening leave are sales people and "specialists" who can take client lists and valuable knowledge to competitors. Their current employers are only protecting themselves in this case.

As for wanting to leave when you are on a 3 month notice period, don't worry about it. If another employer decides that you are the best person for the job they will wait for you, even if you are forced to serve out the 3 months in full by your current employer either in the office or on gardening leave.

It's standard business practise where I come from so if the offer you have is right for you then take it.

Yex

tmo

yep very true, but usually if its a competitor they will walk you off the premises. Depends what you do and how sensitive the info you are handling is.

sociopath

Pffft. VP's are ten a penny in american companies. It's like 'managers' in mcdonalds.

**************, I was on 3 months notice in a previous position. Negotiated it down to 6 weeks with an effective handover plan for my successor.

Yex

I think this sums up Scoobynet and the current occupants of it very nicely. I offer an informed opinion based on experience and fact and some idiot with 13 posts decides to pounce on it and deride it

Far too many ******* and opinionated ***** on here at the moment. Is it the school holidays ????

sociopath

Dry your eyes Mr President, you set yourself up for that with your blatant self promotion.

AndyP2005

Suresh

Wow. I have a 6m notice period (3m on my side though), which means I must be super-duper important!

MattW

Bravo I've just handed in my notice and will be starting a join next month with 13 weeks notice. It seems to be the norm.

Kiwi

I had three months notice from my last job. I had saved up my leave as I was unhappy & looking at leaving so I only had to do two months managed to negotiate down a little. Was told at by a HR women at the company that they were unlikely to do anything about it if I left early but I didn't want to burn my bridges in case I ever wanted to go back.

New company was quite happy waiting for the two months however in the oil industry it an employees market at the moment as its difficult to get hold of good people.