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AIBU to ask what your notice period is at work?!

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Upset2021 · 07/04/2021 06:06

Would anyone mind telling me what their notice period is at work, meaning the notice they have to give their employer? Asking because I'm being made redundant and looking to start a new job from around July time, is it too early to be looking now and are employers going to want someone who can start earlier? Hope that makes sense! Not sure if most people have a month's notice, but have heard that some people have 3 months. Thanks!

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Mummadeze · 07/04/2021 07:11

Three months but that is more to protect me than them. If I got a new job they would possibly release me early.

TheMotherlode · 07/04/2021 07:11

Just make sure that you’re going by your employer notice period (what notice they need to give you) rather than your employee notice period (what notice you need to give them). As this is a redundancy, the first one applies. The employer notice period will be whatever is in your contract, or your statutory entitlement whichever is higher (statutory is one week notice for every year of employment up to 12 weeks, so could be high if you’ve been there for a while)

rainbowandglitter · 07/04/2021 07:12

Mine is 12 weeks. Lower levels are 4 weeks.

Needcoffeecoffeecoffee · 07/04/2021 07:14

3 months for me
Most jobs that are advertised now in my organisation would look at someone without notice starting in over a month to allow for advert to close, shortlisting, interviews arranged with a weeks notice given and then all the HR checks and processes which take ages.
So if your contract finishes in july with my organisation it would be more like under 8 weeks to wait for you in post

Frazzlefrazle · 07/04/2021 07:18

Mine is 12 weeks. I handed my notice in 2 weeks ago and then started applying. I have been very lucky and was offered a new job yesterday. I have the tricky thing of asking my current employers if they can release me earlier as the new job would like me ASAP really but they are willing to wait if not.

Original poster
Upset2021 · 07/04/2021 07:21

Thanks for all the replies! I'm on statutory redundancy which means they have to give me 12 weeks notice due to length of service which I'm getting in July. Then I can give 1 month's notice at any point and still get my redundancy, they said they could be flexible and let me leave a bit early if I find something. So just hoping now's not too soon to be looking, seems like a few of you have 3 months notice so hopefully should be ok to start. Just don't want to leave it too late and have to settle for something with really bad pay which most things seem to be at the moment!

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MeredithGreysScalpel · 07/04/2021 07:30

So in order to get your redundancy, you’re not available until at least august? I wouldn’t be applying for jobs now.

bonitasi · 07/04/2021 07:37

3 months

Dinosauraddict · 07/04/2021 07:38

Mine's 12 weeks. When I was more junior it was 4 weeks.

sittingonacornflake · 07/04/2021 07:40

3 months here.

ellesbellesxxx · 07/04/2021 07:40

Teaching: half a term which works out as two-three months notice depending on when you want to leave!

SquigglePigs · 07/04/2021 07:41

Mine is 3 months and so is DH. In my industry that's common for more senior staff. The junior staff and admin are on a month.

Definitely not to early to start looking though. By the time you do applications and interviews etc you it could easily be a month or 6 weeks down the line.

TheMotherlode · 07/04/2021 07:43

So the earliest you can leave is August, but can also stay until October if you need to. You have plenty of time so can afford to wait a little while, unless the type of job you’re looking for doesn’t come up often. Although, I don’t see any harm in applying for things now but I’d suggest just being up front that you’re not available until August.

KoalaOok · 07/04/2021 07:45

Use the dates in your contract. It doesn't really matter what mine is.
If you apply and explain to the employers you aren't available until x date some might be willing to wait.

JaceLancs · 07/04/2021 07:45

3 months for me

Penners99 · 07/04/2021 07:50

The last company I worked for, the notice period was 12 weeks.

DrMadelineMaxwell · 07/04/2021 07:54

Another teacher here. 3 months as stated by a pp but you can only give notice at 3 fixed points in the year. To leave at the end of a term you need to have given your notice by the half term generally. So 31st May if you want to leave at the end of the academic year. 28th Feb to leave at Easter.
I couldnt decide in november that I want to leave in February, for example as it is only set up for staff to finish at the end of a term.
Can be negotiated if the school are happy to see you leave, of course.

8bitgame · 07/04/2021 07:57

Mine is three months. It’s quite common

harknesswitch · 07/04/2021 08:01

All of mine have been a month with the exception of one company, which was 3 months

nancywhitehead · 07/04/2021 08:03

Three months isn't uncommon.

Don't give notice before you have a new job lined up and a contract in your hand.

TheyCallMeJustice · 07/04/2021 08:03

My notice period is a week because I am currently contracting. My husband's notice period is 6 months!

MrsG010814 · 07/04/2021 08:18

Mine is 1 month, I'm actually handing mine in tomorrow as I've got a new job. I would start applying now as I initially applied for my new role early Feb and only now been advised to hand in notice so it can be quite a long recruitment process.

2021booklover · 07/04/2021 08:20

Waiting three months for a senior candidate is pretty usual and bear in mind that the interviewing process can be pretty slow anyway I would at least start looking round.

Animum2 · 07/04/2021 08:24

Are u getting a redundancy package? If you are then I would suggest waiting or if you can find something that is worth more than the redundancy package

I'm in the same position at the moment

MeanderingGently · 07/04/2021 08:27

Three months here.

If I were in your position I'd certainly start applying now, it may take a while to get something else.

However, if you're a good fit for another job, the time to negotiate a start date is after they've offered you the new job and you've accepted. To say that you need to finish off the last job properly is perfectly acceptable, there might need to be some overlap, even if it means taking taking out of the job you are leaving to do this.