Handing in my notice - Brexit uncertainty

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Can I ask for people's opinions on my situation? I have a job offer which in ordinary circumstances I would take like a shot. However, I'm really quite nervous about handing in my notice next week. I have to work out 2 month's notice, so to the end of May, and I'm worried about the security of the new job starting at the beginning of June, and the possibility of the new job making redundancies in the event of no-deal. Does anyone know what my legal position would be? The new job has a three month notice period. Would they be obliged to employ me from June to August, or could they can me before I've even started? I'm in an industry that would be massively affected so redundancies in a no deal scenario would be highly likely - I can easily see them wanting to lose half the team, if not more.

I would sit tight for the moment

I would be honest with then you never know they might hold the offer till brexit decided .If not don't take the risk

If a company offers you a job, they can change their mind either before you even start, or at any time in the first two years. If there's a 3 month contractual notice period, and you've signed the contract and given it back, chances are they'd have to pay you for it. But get the wording checked.

Sit tight and don't move, especially as your industry will be highly affected by Brexit.

We should find out by April 12 if we are having a no deal, as to get a longer extension we either need to accept the WA or agree to a lengthy extension with purpose. Can you delay making a decision until then? You would hope the decision could be made earlier than April 11 so you may get your answer in a week or so.

Have you been in your current job for two years? If not, then they can dismiss you anyway. Having said that, your current employer will have a better understanding of you as an employee so, if it comes to a decision as to who to make redundant, will be able to take a more balanced view of your position & you won't be on the list just for being the new girl. Of course, this only helps if you're good at your job!

The new job has a three month notice period.

Check this point. It's rare to give 3 months notice period from day 1 of employment. It tends to be a short notice period eg 1 week either way, while on probation then elevated to a longer notice period eg 3 months once successful completion of probation.

This means they could potentially let you go with only 1 week's notice legally.

In your circumstances unless your current role and company is something you must escape from, and you haven't got 2 years service there, I would take the safe option based on employment rights alone.

Thank you all I haven't got two years service yet where I am, and apologies for the drip feed but this is actually my old employer, who have asked me to come back, so I'm fairly confident they know what I'm like - they said they shouldn't have let me go in the first place! I will double check the terms of the contract then - on a skim read I didn't see anything about a probationary period but that's a very good point.