Nic situation to be in

[Viney]

Heres the story...

BBC was made redundant last month from a job she hated, so good there. She had a few interviews with various companies and ended up getting offered a job. After much consideration (There was a 3k pay cut involved) she took the job which she started today. Meanwhile, the middle of last week she was asked to attend an interview for another company. This she did on wednesday of last week. She was told that there would be a second interview and that would probably take place later this week. This took place on Friday as she had told this other company that she starts today. Anyhoo, she got offered the job today with the other comapny. Now, they have only offered 500 quid more than the comapny she started with today but its for 10 hours less a week, and still with a half decent bonus stucture. Shes pushing for a grand (so an extra 500 quid). By the looks of it, they really want her in the company as according to the agent, thats the fastest they have seen this comapny operate in an interview to offer situation by about 3 weeks!!

I know she wants to take this other job, so is in the position to go into the new job in the 1st week and leave.

Is there any legal stuff which she has to be aware of?

[Luckypants]

Congrats to BBC. Pretty sure she is fine to hand in notice very soon after starting, after all if it don't fit....

[falc]

Don't think so, usually within the first couple of months of employment you are on like a week or two week notice and I don't think there is any problem but i'd wait for the legal types to answer to get the proper answer.

End of the day I guess the contract will stipulate this.

Congrats also to her and good luck getting the extra bit of money!

[Tara]

Thats excellent V - wheres the new job?

and i think she can just leave upto the first couple of months after 1 weeks notice - is she on probabtion normally they put you on 3 months probabtion and she can leave after giving a weeks notice

[Ed]

Has she signed a contract already? If so that will state leaving period, andwhether there are any restrictive covenants applicable. If not, then no specific problems as far as I can see, most employers usually accept the inevitable without a fuss but some don't and will insist on notice - in this case a week, as long as Verna hasn't signed up to a contract yet.

[Baph]

As Ed has stated, contract signed etc.

If there's no contract, and BBC really wants this other job, then I would personally be tempted to tell the now current employer "Bye, I won't be here from tomorrow onwards."

She's worked there a day. Accept the monitary losses & move on, with a little celebratory holiday during the transitional period.

[Speedy Claire]

Good news and very best of luck BBC

[Ceri JC]

Congratulations BBC!

[Spiderman]

Nice one BBC :D

[kitkat]

congratulations. wouldnt leave current job until something in writing from new place.

[anna]

no comebacks at all she is on probabtion anyway (most likely!) .. I started a job and left within 4 days of starting and had no repercussions.

[Davido]

At my place you give a week's notice for the first three months, and then after that its a month's notice.

I wouldn't worry personally, but as said before, ake sure she actually has the other job before leaving the current one.

[phil24_7]

Congrats BBC.

Check any contract, job offer, terms and conditions of employment or any other paperwork. Some companies require no notice in the first week of the job, just in case you don't like it.

[Quiff Wichard]

get her pregnant !! then they aint got a leg to stand on..

[tonyt]

Heres the story...

BBC was made redundant last month from a job she hated, so good there. She had a few interviews with various companies and ended up getting offered a job. After much consideration (There was a 3k pay cut involved) she took the job which she started today. Meanwhile, the middle of last week she was asked to attend an interview for another company. This she did on wednesday of last week. She was told that there would be a second interview and that would probably take place later this week. This took place on Friday as she had told this other company that she starts today. Anyhoo, she got offered the job today with the other comapny. Now, they have only offered 500 quid more than the comapny she started with today but its for 10 hours less a week, and still with a half decent bonus stucture. Shes pushing for a grand (so an extra 500 quid). By the looks of it, they really want her in the company as according to the agent, thats the fastest they have seen this comapny operate in an interview to offer situation by about 3 weeks!!

I know she wants to take this other job, so is in the position to go into the new job in the 1st week and leave.

Is there any legal stuff which she has to be aware of?

I got made redundant last year...managed to get another job.. first week of starting said new job got a better job offer so handed my notice in after two days ... 6 months into new job got made redundant again !!!
But didn't have any problems with the first job just worked the 2 weeks notice.... wish I had a crystal ball tho .. when things seem a bit greener it's not always the case..

[DoubleD]

Congrats to BBC.

What are the current employers going to do, sack her for not working 1 weeks notice! I would just leave and tell the boss that its not the job for me and that I won't be coming back. (As long as the other job is guaranteed to BBC)

They have to pay you for the work you have done, you will probably lose holiday pay (big deal) and you won't get a nice reference (for a weeks work, who cares)

[Viney]

Well, shes wating for the offer letter. It will be subject to checks (Credit etc as it will be for a bank) and references. They are more than aware that she started the new job yesterday and already stipulated that they will obtain a reference from her previous employer.