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Giving notice

  • 23-07-2012 8:07pm
    #1
    FullBeard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭


    I work for a large multinational software company. I was recently poached by another company (my contract says nothing about non-compete, and in any case, I'm moving to a distant geography, so it's kosher).

    1. I start the new job on 1 September.
    2. I must give my current company 30 days' notice.
    3. I really like my current job and team, so I would like to give them a little extra notice, say 5 weeks instead of 4.

    Should I tell them tomorrow and state that my last day as an employee will be 31 August (I'll use seven built-up vacation days in the week and a bit before the 31 Aug, though)

    OR

    should I just hand in my notice on 30 July?


Comments

  • #2
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Keep in mind that they might decide to not give you those days off and pay you for them instead. So you could book them off and get approval before resigning in a week's time (which could look a bit crappy). Or you could give the extra notice and say you're doing so out of courtesy to them as you want to take those days off and want to give them every opportunity to complete the handover.


  • #3
    FullBeard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭FullBeard


    Eoin wrote: »
    Keep in mind that they might decide to not give you those days off and pay you for them instead. So you could book them off and get approval before resigning in a week's time (which could look a bit crappy). Or you could give the extra notice and say you're doing so out of courtesy to them as you want to take those days off and want to give them every opportunity to complete the handover.

    I'm just wondering if, when I tender my notice, even if I intend to give them five weeks, they'll cut me loose after only thirty days. Could they do that?


  • #4
    chubchub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭chubchub


    FullBeard wrote: »
    Eoin wrote: »
    Keep in mind that they might decide to not give you those days off and pay you for them instead. So you could book them off and get approval before resigning in a week's time (which could look a bit crappy). Or you could give the extra notice and say you're doing so out of courtesy to them as you want to take those days off and want to give them every opportunity to complete the handover.

    I'm just wondering if, when I tender my notice, even if I intend to give them five weeks, they'll cut me loose after only thirty days. Could they do that?

    Yeah they could but as you describe its a decent team and they would appreciate your honesTy. As other poster said just give notice offer to stay longer if they want if not you'll get annual leave as pay when you leave anyway so all the one. Good luck:)


  • #5
    Eoin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,263 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Um, good question actually. I've never heard of that; just people being put on garden leave (i.e. paid to not come in for the notice period). It doesn't sound right, but I'm no lawyer.

    Personally, I'd appreciate getting the extra notice from someone on my team, but I can understand why people would say to just give the minimum required. It's just the week and a half leave you're hoping for - if you've a good bit to handover, they could (understandably IMO) be hesitant about giving you that time off.


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