Resignation stuff help/advice needed.
Discussion
There's a few points that need clarifying here.
What is your agreed end of employment date? Is it when your holiday finishes? Which letter have they taken as your notice period (I assume you're on 1 month from the detail of your post). Whatever date is agreed, that is the end date.
The company will have to honour you being on holiday for those days that you've booked off. They could be arsey about not giving you the holiday back (which would turn into the cash equivalent of outstanding entitlement at the end of your employment), because they are closing for that period. In other words, the 'free' time off will not be granted to you. That's the worst case scenario that I can see.
Sounds like you will need to ask HR the company's position on your situation.
Hope that makes sense!
Edited to add: You'll still be paid for the last week.
>> Edited by Migsy on Monday 13th December 12:06
What is your agreed end of employment date? Is it when your holiday finishes? Which letter have they taken as your notice period (I assume you're on 1 month from the detail of your post). Whatever date is agreed, that is the end date.
The company will have to honour you being on holiday for those days that you've booked off. They could be arsey about not giving you the holiday back (which would turn into the cash equivalent of outstanding entitlement at the end of your employment), because they are closing for that period. In other words, the 'free' time off will not be granted to you. That's the worst case scenario that I can see.
Sounds like you will need to ask HR the company's position on your situation.
Hope that makes sense!
Edited to add: You'll still be paid for the last week.
>> Edited by Migsy on Monday 13th December 12:06
Don't know if this will help or not...
I resigned a few weeks ago on the 23rd of November.
I already had holiday booked from 22nd - 31st of December.
My holiday period runs from the 1st of Jan to the 31st of Dec.
I am being paid for the holiday and my the exact words of the HR person when I asked him was 'if its signed off your entitled to it when you asked for it' so they couldn't force me to take it sooner or anything.
Don't know if this is just the policy here or not.
9 days left
I resigned a few weeks ago on the 23rd of November.
I already had holiday booked from 22nd - 31st of December.
My holiday period runs from the 1st of Jan to the 31st of Dec.
I am being paid for the holiday and my the exact words of the HR person when I asked him was 'if its signed off your entitled to it when you asked for it' so they couldn't force me to take it sooner or anything.
Don't know if this is just the policy here or not.
9 days left
Just a (hopefully pragmatic) point. If I were in your shoes I'd probably be keen not to fight too aggressively - regardless of who's right or wrong.
If you've handed your notice in, then clearly you've not been sacked - which is good. The better the relationship with your current employer, the more likely they are to be a reasonable reference in the future. Or at the very least - not a terrible reference.
As an employer myself, I often talk to other employers for references and will ask "is he/she easy to work with".
Remember, what you 'say' you can't 'unsay'.
If you've handed your notice in, then clearly you've not been sacked - which is good. The better the relationship with your current employer, the more likely they are to be a reasonable reference in the future. Or at the very least - not a terrible reference.
As an employer myself, I often talk to other employers for references and will ask "is he/she easy to work with".
Remember, what you 'say' you can't 'unsay'.
wiggy001 said:
Or at the very least - not a terrible reference.
Isn't it true that an employer is not allowed to give a negative reference?
Nope. An employer must give a fair and accurate reference. But it doesn't matter anyway, because in the "real world", employers call other employers and have a nice little (off the record) chat. And that's the world that we all inhabit!
wiggy001 said:
Or at the very least - not a terrible reference.
Isn't it true that an employer is not allowed to give a negative reference?
Yup. But if they give a reference (IIRC they're not obliged to, which in itself speaks volumes) they are perfectly entitled to put things (if true
) like: Reason for leaving: Dismissal, gross misconduct
etc
which would deter a prospective employer...
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