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Can somebody who knows UK Business law help me?
December 8, 2012 at 9:38 pm
(This post was last modified: December 8, 2012 at 9:38 pm by Gooders1002.)
I was wondering what can my employer do if I quit without the contract defined minimum notice period?
I need somebody who knows UK Law to give me an answer. I would also like a straight answer and maybe a reference to any legislation that it may use.
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RE: Can somebody who knows UK Business law help me?
December 8, 2012 at 10:31 pm
As far as I know, nothing when I used to employ, people did it all the time, just after pay day. But it will not do your reputation any good, and may affect the willingness of that past employer to give references. I would not do it unless you had very good reason, if it is only a new employer is pressuring you to go to them quickly, you would have to question the ethics of the new employer. What would it be like once they have got you in their control?
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RE: Can somebody who knows UK Business law help me?
December 9, 2012 at 9:43 am
If it's in the contract that you signed, you'd be in breach of contract. The outcome really depends on the situation and the company you work for:
- The longer the notice period, the more likely the company are to be pissed off and make a legal issue out of it.
- If you are a "mission critical" employee who leaves without properly handing on your work to another person, expect legal action. The entire point of notice periods is so that the company can plan for someone to take over from you.
- Regardless of the above, if you piss off the company whilst leaving, they are not going to give you a good reference for your next job. When I was applying for a new job, I was required to give a reference from my current employer. A bad reference or no reference at all may result in you losing out on the new job, leaving you unemployed.
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RE: Can somebody who knows UK Business law help me?
December 9, 2012 at 2:59 pm
By leaving employment voluntarily you may not be entitled to benefits.
http://www.tuc.org.uk/extras/jsasanctions.pdf
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RE: Can somebody who knows UK Business law help me?
December 9, 2012 at 3:24 pm
(December 9, 2012 at 2:59 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: By leaving employment voluntarily you may not be entitled to benefits.
http://www.tuc.org.uk/extras/jsasanctions.pdf
what benefits, I get paid £4.98 an hour
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Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
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RE: Can somebody who knows UK Business law help me?
December 9, 2012 at 3:28 pm
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
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RE: Can somebody who knows UK Business law help me?
December 9, 2012 at 4:24 pm
(December 9, 2012 at 3:28 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: That makes you very young.
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
You may be entitled to Job seekers allowance.
https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance/eligibility
I am in full time education.
"Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful" - Edward Gibbon (Offen misattributed to Lucius Annaeus Seneca or Seneca the Younger) (Thanks to apophenia for the correction)
'I am driven by two main philosophies:
Know more about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you' - Neil deGrasse Tyson
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
