Too much notice? Such a thing?

workstuff

Hi, I'm planning on leaving a job by late November/early December.

The guts of it is;

When I started the job (about 18months ago) I was a 'junior' so to speak, and had a manager in charge of me, who had been there years.

After about 6 months things changed, that person moved into a new area and I became the sole person in my area, doubling my worlkload effectively.

Now, a year later, I have decided to leave to do something else. I'm wondering how much notice to give. I have no 'contract' so I could give them anything from 1 week up. I was going to give 1 month, but I'm not sure if this would give them enough time to find someone else and have me show them the ropes for long enough.

It's quite a busy job, and it will be messy in terms of projects that I was working on being passed over, some of which need more work, some dont etc.

I dont want to leave them in the ****, but also, I dont want to end up with an awkward 3-4 weeks of training in the new guy.

sorry for the essay!

uberwolf

They haven't respected you enough to provide you a contract, and doubled your workload, and gave you the responsibilities of a manager.

Maybe you're well disposed to the people, but I don't see why you should make life difficult for yourself. One month is plenty. It'll take them minimum a fortnight to find someone, and that'll be 2 weeks training someone in. You may as well leave on good terms, but don't be abused like you have until now.

GoneShootin

If there's no contract then "technically" you could walk out the door today and never come back. However to keep the bridge from not being burned give the usual 4 weeks.

Beano

GoneShootin wrote:

If there's no contract then "technically" you could walk out the door today and never come back. However to keep the bridge from not being burned give the usual 4 weeks.

WRONG. As there is no contract then you must comply with the statutory notice period. As he is there 18 months I believe the notice period is 1 month.

seamus

Beano wrote:

WRONG. As there is no contract then you must comply with the statutory notice period. As he is there 18 months I believe the notice period is 1 month.

Kind of.

If your employer has failed to define a notice period for you, then you are only obliged to give one weeks' notice once you've worked there longer than 13 weeks.

So basically choose what you want, provided that you give more than a week's notice. Don't worry too much about leaving them in the ****. This is really their mess, not yours. Schedule in enough time to document your primary duties and then leave it at that. You're not obliged to train in your replacement.

workstuff

Cool, I'll just give them the month so, suits me. Cheers

Jo King

If you have no written terms of employment, complain to a Rights Officer. YOu will be awarded four weeks wages without a quibble!

workstuff

Jo King wrote:

If you have no written terms of employment, complain to a Rights Officer. YOu will be awarded four weeks wages without a quibble!

What/where is a Rights Officer?

Is this in relation to giving 4 weeks notice? Or just a general payment for not have any written terms of employment?

How Strange

Jo King If you have no written terms of employment, complain to a Rights Officer. YOu will be awarded four weeks wages without a quibble!

Why would you complain to a Rights Officer? Where do you work? In the Civil Service? There are more sh*tty jobs in sh*tty companies out there than good jobs in good companies.

OP, I think you only have to give a weeks notice but I would say give a month so you can get some money together. While you are working out your notice period, do up a good cv with all the extra duties you have done. Make sure you write it all out separately as well so when you go for an interview you can remember it. Also, make sure you take it easy for your notice period and don't get burdened with extra work.