Given notice at work

[Forgotwhat]

My work has given me my notice - 3 months and I’ve been there under two years-so I don’t have a leg to stand on.

I don’t desperately need the money-can I just go? I don’t really want to carry on working for them for another 3 months to hand things tidily over to other team members etc.

Basically I have set up a department and way of working for them, and now mostly the grunt work is done they want stuff taken over by cheaper members of staff (basically I am redundant with no redundancy rights) it’s all fine, I just don’t really want to spend three months training people how to do my job and showing them the tricks of the trade when they’ve decided to end my employment.

can I just say that’s absolutely fine, I don’t need a notice and I am happy to forgo that and leave today? I know if I give notice I have to work it- but this is different the decision to go isn’t mine-so I don’t feel I need to honour it?

Notice periods are notoriously hard to enforce, as people if told they can’t go usually just go off sick! If you leave tomorrow the worst they are likely to do if mention it in a reference if you need one

They should have been more honest then and hired a fixed term employee or contractor.

What should they? They are operating within the current UK law.

I think the above is very good advice!

Makes no difference if her contract says they can terminate on 3 months notice from either side.

Go off long term sick .....?

Get signed off sick. Don’t work. Or do the very bare minimum during your “handover”. I’d be pretty pissed too. Talk to ACAS and check they’ve handled this properly. Despite the 2yr rule you might have claims under protected categories (age, gender, race, religion etc). Worth asking an employment lawyer. But regardless, you have every right to be pissed.

Ask to leave early, you may need a reference in the future.

When they say yes / no, I’d be suddenly a bit rubbish, possible cold and sore throat / Covid etc (likely not to be paid).

do a rubbish handover, don’t give away all your hard earned future “gems” of knowledge. They have disposed of you and now you of them.

good luck for the future.

Did you know when you took the role that this may happen?
I just think it seems so unfair if you weren’t expecting it. I would have a conversation with them and say it’s a bit of a bummer and depending on their reply - go sick! Three months is a lot of notice to give.

Go off sick for 3 months with the stress of being made redundant! 3 months off and notice period done! No loyalty owed to them!

Pull a sicky

Get signed off by the doctor for work stress. Understandable given you’ve been served your notice and are extremely worried about how you will survive and finding a new role.

They absolutely can’t make you come to work so the only question is can they sue you for breach of contract. Firstly that’s not a good look suing employees particularly ones who’ve done their job well and you’ve decided anyway to let go. Secondly I think hard in these circumstances to quantify their loss where really you are inconveniencing everyone but not directly costing them money (in fact they save because they’re hiring cheaper people). So you could just walk out and leave them to figure it out which is a bit risky but PROBABLY fine.

or you can be a bit more creative and if you have kids for example put in a request now to take 9 weeks of parental leave in 3 weeks time. Have a think of any other company policy or statutory rights that get you out earlier

You said the 3 months notice period takes you to 1 year 11 months. Do you have any annual leave accrued to take you to the 2 years?

Call in sick with stress. They obviously don’t care about you, so don’t care about them. You should get your sick pay or at least statutory sick pay which will mean you only lose 3 days pay. You would still technically be working your notice

@Forgotwhat check out the advice given by @CuriouslyDifferent earlier. Very useful I would have thought...

Personally I’d just work it out and do as little as possible- what can they do about that! Either that or do a few weeks then get signed off sick for the remainder If money isn’t an issue? It sucks and I’d be really pissed off as well but you knew it was a 3mth notice period when took job so there isn’t a lot you can do about it

Have you got kids? You could request a bloc of parental leave for some of it.

Sounds like a time for malicious compliance

As you have under two years service you don't have the legal right to time off to seek alternative employment unfortunately. A decent employer will allow this however. Best of luck in navigating a smooth exit.

What difference would that make? She’s been given notice now.

I previously left a job without completing my notice period.

The company complained about it verbally to me once I told them I was leaving but nothing else happened.

What is the period if you give notice? Is it three months or is it less?

They do this at my work too. Make ppl redundant when they have less than 2 years. Often good ppl who are doing a good job. The last person they did this to left immediately, possibly work knew they were v pissed off and could do damage.
Otoh they once ppl have been in post over 2 years they get away with complete incompetence.

Tbh I think I would contact ACAS as I’m not sure how legally they can make you redundant if the company are expecting you to train other people to do the job. Either the job is ‘redundant’ or it isn’t!

I’d ask if there’s anyway you could be put on garden leave.

Without the long term security or promise of a job, what incentive have you got to stick it out? You could do far more harm if they forced you to go in!