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So have been offered a new role last week at an Education charity, all very exciting.
However my manager is away for a few days but I want to hand my notice in ASAP.
Should I just ping an email over today stating I am resigning from post so I can get an earlier leave date as date, then follow up, with I'd like a meeting, or just wait until manager is back and do via a Teams meeting?
I am on good terms with the current employer but I really hate my job.
I'd send it to my managers manager in this case, and get in with an a apology and explanation to my manager as soon as possible when they return to the office.
Why do you need a meeting unless you are trying to get them to counter.
Sign contracts with the new lot with start date TBD, then hand in notice with existing lot.
*starting new job on Thursday…
Email today
"Dear Boss,
Pleas take this as notice of my resignation. As per my notice period of *insert notice period*, my last working day will be *insert date*
I wish you and *company name* all the best for the future
mrwhyte"
**EDIT
I’d send it to my managers manager in this case, and get in with an a apology and explanation to my manager as soon as possible when they return to the office.
actually, this is a good point, send email above to boss's boss
What's your notice period? You don't need to arrange a meeting, you can just send a note to HR copied to your direct boss/manager's manager with your leaving date on it. Confirm receipt with HR, that fixes the date, then you can sort out other relationships when your boss is back.
and cc HR if your boss is away...
At the minute I'd be thinking...
a) how secure is my current job?
b) how secure is the new job in the charity sector? As charities will be hit hard over the coming months.
...you may already work in the charity sector though! 🙂
Thanks all! Well it appears my boss's boss is also away, so emailed them both.
Notice period is 3 months.
It'll be going from County Council (not very secure at the moment as they have a projected deficit of 70 million by Christmas and will be making cuts)
New charity is a global education charity and are in a very good place from their reports.
and cc HR if your boss is away…
This ^ then they have it on their record and the timer starts on your notice period.
I just sent a not to my boss who was off sick, along the lines of - wanted to tell you in person but you're not in - I'm giving you notice of my 3 months.
3 months is a long stretch (2 weeks to go and not feeling very productive)
In the Op's case I would submit a letter to HR and boss as above but would also be requesting a shorter notice period. Unless you leaving witout a replacement would cause major issues then t is not really in anybody's interest for you to hang around for three months.
Does your position / job role justify 3 months' notice? Unfair contract terms are unenforceable. There's no point you being there if you're just going to be sitting on your hands for ten weeks.
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I've never heard anyone suggest that a 3 month notice period could be considered an unfair contract term. To be an unfair contract term the employee would likely have had to have no realistic opportunity to individually negotiate the term. With a county council that may be true but ordinarily notice period is something that could potentially be negotiated prior to starting (unlike say a restricted covenant, ownership of IP, PILON clauses etc - which are not negotiable and boilerplate). My counterpoint would be, if the CC wanted rid of him would you expect the CC to respect the agreed notice period? Is it realistic to follow the process for advertising, recruiting etc within a much shorter period?
Now, a notice period being a "Fair contract term" and either easy to enforce, or worth the effort of enforcing are totally different things. It would however be total valid for an employer who was left in the lurch by an employee who didn't work their notice period to tell any future employer who sought a reference. So its almost always worth negotiating an early exit rather than just walking. (If the council are tying to save money they may be ammeanable although the person saving the money and the person who has to cover the role may not agree on the priorities!).
I’ve never heard anyone suggest that a 3 month notice period could be considered an unfair contract term.
It's relative to the role though, surely. For the CEO of a company, three months might be too short. For an unskilled worker, a three-month notice period is likely going to be prohibitive in changing jobs (and "contract negotiation" isn't going to be something viewed favourably when applying for such a position) when it's an employer's market.
Ipso facto, it's unfair. It has to be potentially unfair, otherwise where do you draw the line? "Well, you agreed to a ten year notice period when you signed the contract."