the_msp

I have been offered a new job and am therefore planning to resign from my current job. I have two weeks holidays booked with my current job. Does anyone know can I hand in my notice before I go on holiday and my 2 weeks notice period is therefore used up by holidays, or do I actually have to work the 2 weeks notice?

Thanks in advance

Brun

If your holiday is booked then i suspect there is little they can do about it but i'm sure someone will confirm

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

U can hand ur notice before holidays i belive as u are entiltled to a certain amount of holidays per year depending on what holidays u have remaining u will get paid for them and if its less than 2 weeks holidays u have then the remainder u will not get paid

JohnSmith

My contract states (not that it is worth the paper it is written on LOL ) that upon resigning some or all holidays accrued may be taken as part of your notice period

I think we have that clause in so that the boss can make you take unused holidays as part of your notice so you dont have to work there and he has no extra to pay you when you leave

But I have a tw@t of a drug dealing, fraudster, coke snorting, weed smoking boss

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Of course if u have earned them i.e if you have 5 days holidays when u give ur notice and u take 2 weeks off, then u only get paid for 1 week only then the 2nd week unpaid

Kieran_Burns

iTrader: (1)

Polite nudge: You not u please?


(and legally you don't have to work your notice period at all. It's actually there for your protection. It's not recommended just to walk out though; burning bridges in that way is never a good idea)

JohnSmith

Kieran

I have always been led to believe that if you fail to give the correct notice period set out in your contract then you are in fact in breach and legal action can be taken against you

I guess this largely depends on the type of work you do of course

In my case if I just walked out then the boss would have to pay for someone to come in and fill my role, or he may lose customers because I walk out

Example is today I have been for a meeting for a large job (with many more orders in the pipeline) which starts on Monday, the customer has specifically requested I project manage the job onsite for the next 5 or 6 weeks

If I walk on friday (part of my intentions) then the customer won't be best pleased and could pull the 200k of outstanding orders they have lined up for us

Kieran_Burns

iTrader: (1)

Just done a bit of digging - the legal minimum you have to give is one week.

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Is that really correct, oh dear! employers that pay monthly wages expect you to work a months notice, so are they making us work extra when we dont need to?

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

Hols accrue pro rata per month so if you get 12 days a year, say, have worked 6 months then you can take 6 days leave. At our place you can either take leave due during notice period or get paid it instead.

TX.

JohnSmith

I think one of the main reasons for a months notice is generally to give the employer time to find a suitable replacement

the_msp

Ok thanks all. I have since found this on http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employme...s/DG_10034711:

As my holidays were booked in January (and carrying over 6 days from last year so I have enough for the 2 weeks) and they have thus already granted my holiday entitlement I am ok to hand my notice in on what is essentially my last day.

dunx

iTrader: (3)

Just done exactly that last Friday !
Scared and stressed out, but at last I feel alive, after five years of descent into hades...

dunx

P.S. Been a nice week to be "free", next week looks a bit more bleak

bustaMOVEs

iTrader: (31)

Ill keep my ears open for u dunx, any particular work. What was you doing before?