Finishing up a job without notice

mp3ireland2

Hi,
I am working as an engineer for a company and have just been made permanent recently. I have a contract where by i have to give a months notice to leave.

I have a job interview next week for a job that if I get it will probably double my salary.

I am a young engineer and the job next week is in the Pharmaceutical industry which is a promising industry in Ireland. I am currently working more as a mechanical engineer in an oil and gas based design role.

My friend works for the new company and seems to think they want somebody ASAP and that if I said I could start at a weeks notice my prospects would be a lot better.

Obviously I'll see what they say in the interview regarding starting, if I did get the job, but just wondering what happens if you leave a job early. Is it a bad idea? I'm unsure what to do if it comes down to that choice..... What are the repercussions?

finisklin

A job is a job and with more cash......Only problem is if you up and leave existing company your boss may not give a reference etc.

The other thing is that you haven't actually secured the job offer yet. Don't count your chickens just yet as it is a competitive jobs market out there and particularly the end that your in. Focus on the interview, do your best and sell yourself and what you can bring to the role.

When you have the job offer in writing contact a solicitor for more definitive, professional advice.

Best of luck with it.

CSU

• You won't be entitled to any outstanding holiday pay
• You will be liable to pay back any overlapping day's of holidays that you may have taken
• You will be liable to reimburse your employer for any in-house training you received

...to name a few

It really depends on how you communicate this to your employer and your ability to keep everyone sweet and in good faith.

mp3ireland2

CSU wrote: »

• You won't be entitled to any outstanding holiday pay
• You will be liable to pay back any overlapping day's of holidays that you may have taken
• You will be liable to reimburse your employer for any in-house training you received

...to name a few

It really depends on how you communicate this to your employer and your ability to keep everyone sweet and in good faith.

Yeah i don't even have the job or anything so might be worrying over nothing.... It's not like I could mention it to my boss and if he throws fit threatening stuff say "oh i won't leave so". Maybe it won't come down to it and they'll be grand with a months notice starting the new job if i get it! I'll see what happens i suppose but was just curious to see if people have done it before!

COYW

One months notice is standard in Ireland and I would expect that your potential employer would accept that. I wouldn't burn bridges with your current employer, as you will need them to act as a referee in future times.

Tabnabs

This issue came up at a employment law seminar I attended recently and the advice to the employers was your contract may say a month, but the legal minimums are set in stone and as long as they are adhered to then you'll have to challenge in court if you have a problem with it.

MINIMUM NOTICE AND TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT ACT, 1973