I am in process of being made redundant by John Lewis and official last day is 14th of August. Applied for a band 3 admin role with nhs and explained in my application and the interview, that I couldn't start until then. I have now been offered the job and am thrilled but they have said I have to start on the 5th of July and they cannot hold the job.
My issue is John Lewis is fab and I get 6 months pay in Lieu of notice on top of my redundancy when I leave but, I have to work until the 14th of I lose the 6 months pay which is roughly £14,000. I am already taking a £9k cut in salary and can't afford to lose anymore.
I only applied for the job because it said its closing date was the 6th of June and I had heard it usually takes weeks for people to officially start due to CRB checks etc.
Does anyone have any experience - as I can't start on that date but don't want to lose the job.