Handing in notice on a bank holiday

[Gooose]

Hi guys

I have found a new job and plan to hand my notice in, now if I hand my notice in say on Friday this week, I would miss the 8th of May coronation pay as I think it would be cheeky to ask my new employer if I can start on a bank holiday.

But to get the days pay from my current employer I would have to give my 4 week notice on Monday which is a bank holiday as well! Can I give my notice on a bank holiday day?

Cheers pH

[Tim330]

Time it so you start new job midweek or so you start the new job on Mon 15th May if it has to be a Monday.
Many years ago I had a job offer with a start day on a May Bank Holiday. I though yay, then a few weeks later the new Employers HR dept sent a letter with an amended start date to the Tuesday.

[Gooose]

The start date doesn’t have to be a Monday, they have asked me if I can start on the Tuesday as well, they have a job starting that week so could do with me in, due to the compressed week.

It’s not the end of the world if I hand my notice in on Friday but obviously I would rather a day off that’s paid! Lol

[sherman]

Will your owed holidays that you havent taken not cover the lost bank holiday?

[quinny100]

Why not just hand your notice in today, and in your resignation letter state your last day of employment will be Monday 8th May?

I've always taken contractual notice to be the minimum period between resignation and leaving, rather than a fixed period. Certainly I've never had any issues with longer notice periods on a few occasions. Not sure on the legal basis for that, but as with everything informal negotiation is often the best resolution.

[Gooose]

quinny100 said:

Why not just hand your notice in today, and in your resignation letter state your last day of employment will be Monday 8th May?

I've always taken contractual notice to be the minimum period between resignation and leaving, rather than a fixed period. Certainly I've never had any issues with longer notice periods on a few occasions. Not sure on the legal basis for that, but as with everything informal negotiation is often the best resolution.

I have thought of this, but I’ve got no idea how it works to be honest, do I have a authority to say when my last day will be if it’s longer than the 4 week notice period? Can my company challenge it? It does say in my contract the minimum notice is 4 weeks but nothing on the maximum

[sherman]

Your company can let you go tomorrow as long as they pay what your due.

[LastPoster]

There was a thread here years ago where a poster had handed in his notice but given more notice than his contract required. His employer thanked him and told him his last day would be exactly in line with his contract IIRC two weeks earlier than he was banking on.

Lots of posts saying “they can’t do that!” right up until our now departed employment law Barrister pointed out that they very definitely could

[mattybrown]

Gooose said:

I have thought of this, but I’ve got no idea how it works to be honest, do I have a authority to say when my last day will be if it’s longer than the 4 week notice period? Can my company challenge it? It does say in my contract the minimum notice is 4 weeks but nothing on the maximum

You have decided to leave them not the other way around. If they said they wanted to hold you to more than four weeks and you needed to start your new job how would that work? Employment contracts work both ways.

[anonymous-user]

When I was in charge of Uk payrolls to be paid for a Bank Holiday you had to be available for work the day before and the day after, you were available of certified sick or on annual holiday.
So by the rules we used you need to resign on a Wednesday.

[LosingGrip]

mattybrown said:

You have decided to leave them not the other way around. If they said they wanted to hold you to more than four weeks and you needed to start your new job how would that work? Employment contracts work both ways.

I guess it depends on the relationship with the company. My sister is leaving her job to train to be a teacher. She has I think a four week notice period, but she's giving six weeks. She likes who she works for and gives them a bit extra for handover.

I left my job at Tesco with a weeks notice. Actually handed my notice in on a day off and only had three working days left due to holiday/days off. I didn't care about the job.

Current job has a months notice, which if I did leave I'd give, but my bosses would know prior to me handing my notice in that I was leaving (but to be fair me not turning up wouldn't mean anything).