Can't leave notice in until boss returns in 3 weeks?

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I've been offered a new job. My notice period is 3 months. The new company has just sent the contract through so I tried to leave my notice in today with HR. However, my manager has gone on a long period of annual leave a few days ago. HR have said they need to wait until I have spoken to my manager before they can accept the notice.

He's not back until the last week of August. What should I do? Should I just accept that I'm stuck and explain to the new company? I'm worried they won't want to wait.

No just email HR and CC your boss in telling them this is your notice effective of x date and your last day in work will be x date (3 months later)
They don’t need to ‘accept’ your notice. You’re leaving whether they like it or not so just tell them

You don’t actually need them to accept your notice - you just have to give it. So email to your resignation to your boss and HR stating this is your 3 months notice and your last working day will be 31 October 2024.

Submit your letter to HR. Tell them that you are starting your notice period now and you are happy to discuss with your manager when they return, or with a senior manager now if they prefer.
You can always post recorded so you have a date record.

They will not take any action against you for working your notice.

That is absolute nonsense. Hand in your notice. I agree hand it in. If they don't accept it that's up to them. I absolutely would not delay the start of your new job.

As above, an employer cannot refuse to acknowledge a notice of resignation (as long as it is given in whatever format your contract specifies eg written/signed letter). They don’t need to 'accept' it before it comes into effect, that is not legally necessary.

You have handed in your notice with dates. That's that. Their internal HR and management machinations are not your concern.

Just do as everyone above says. Email your manager and HR telling them you are handing your notice in effective from 'date' and will be leaving on 'date'. There's no requirement to accept your resignation; you are leaving and that is that. There won't be any comeback on you.

What on earth - it’s not up to them to “accept” your resignation! Do you think they mean that your manager might want to make you an offer (pay rise, promotion etc) rather than lose you? If so, is there anything that would make you stay, or is your mind made up?

They don't get to decide if they accept it or not, you are handing it in and that's fine. Give them the dates and that's it.

Email HR, your manager and manager’s manager

Further to my conversation with Jan Smith yesterday, I am writing to notify you of my resignation effective from xxx. My contractual notice period is three months and I have calculated my leaving date will be xxx.

Then a little bit of blurb about how wonderful the company is.

HR should know all of this, all the things everyone here is saying. Puzzling response from them.

I agree with everyone, it's not up to them! Just send the email with your last day and assume that's it.

What terrible HR. No wonder you are leaving! As pp say, you are giving them notice that you will be leaving on X date. That's it.

Submit your notice and state your leaving date. It doesn't matter when (or if) they accept it.

HR are talking nonsense.

Put it in writing to both manager and HR giving notice and your last date. As others have said its not for them to accept or not accept.

I could just be that it's the line manager's job to do a nice thank you for your service, we wish you luck for you future response, but it doesn't matter when you get that.

Just send your notice in.

You just hand your notice in.
And then leave on the date .
HR are talking rubbish

That's bs. Just send it to them and that's it.

100% this.

HR are waffling here trying to delay the inevitable that they will have to go looking for your replacement.

Send an email as @Gymmum82 has suggested and give them your final date.
Your manager should have left details with someone who can deputise for them while they are on annual leave, and if they haven't, that's not your concern.

If you're speaking with someone in HR you could perhaps bring into conversation that you're not looking for their permission to leave, you are advising them that you are leaving. Anything else is up to your manager when they return.

A friend left the team a few months ago and was offered a promotion with no pay rise as their retention offer. New role is a 60% pay increase so I'm definitely done.

Surely you resign to the person covering your line manager whilst they are on extended leave, or your grandparent manager.

They're just trying to delay your leaving and buy more time waiting for them to come back so they don't need to replace you sooner.

No one is covering