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....

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!

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

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.

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.

Good news and very best of luck BBC

Congratulations BBC!

[Spiderman]

Nice one BBC

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