Notice period - advice

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carina

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Hi guys,
I handed in my notice today.
AFAIK my contract says 2 months however I can't find my contract so am not 100% sure!
Anyhoo, I get p/d monthly and am only here 9 months.
I told my boss I am giving one month and said fine.
The HR Mgr is a bit of a cow and I am just waiting on her to arrive at my desk.
I have a feeling she will try and demand that I do the 2 months.
The thing is I am leaving as I am moving to Italy in Sept. I am going to work in an Italian restaurant between now and then.
Can she make me do 2 months?
 
If your boss has agreed to 1 month, it's unlikely that someone else will force otherwise but you really do need to check your contract.
Most employers are reasonable enough when given a proper amount of notice and it sounds like there is no animosity. You are moving abroad after all, not (I presume) going to work for a major competitor.
 
My boss is for the birds though, I am worried that he'll tell HR and they'll think - Oh no she doesn't!! He asked me if I could stay till the end of June (2 mths) but I said no.
I am quite sure my contract says 2 months but it was lost when I moved, I have no hope of finding it.
Yep am moving abroad but will be in Ireland until Sept.
I know they can't force me to stay but I would like to know that by law one month is fine.
 
To be honest I don't see how they can force you to stay. I work in HR for a large multinational and while our contracts state 1 months notice people have in the past left with as little as 1 weeks notice. Short of suing them for breach of contract there's nothing we can do.
 
That's great, thanks shoppergal. I always presumed it was 1 month anyway but a few of the girls have said their contracts say 2 months so I'm presuming mine is the same. (really should have put that somewhere safe!!)
I haven't heard from HR yet so I think it's ok. A month should be enough time to find someone.
 
shoppergal said:
Short of suing them for breach of contract there's nothing we can do.
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The biggest problem in a case like this would be trying to get a decent reference from the company. I know I've previously provided 8 weeks notice on a contract which required 4 weeks for this very reason (also, in small/specialist industries it can be very important to retain good relationships).

For a company to go to the effort of suing for breach of contract it would have to be a very sensitive market where the transfer of knowledge to the competition would have serious impacts on the company.
 
I agree shoppergal. We've had people who didn't show up for work not to mind giving us the 2 weeks notice. It can be put on a reference though ie: that you did not serve the required noticea sper contract.

Suing is another option but not worth the expence.
 
I am leaving the country and will never work in this industry again so I don't think they'd bother with suing me!! Also HR have not approached so I think they're ok with 1 month. Thanks for all replies.
 
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