Notice period.

[Regular.Cyclist]

Interesting story in today’s Telegraph about an employee who is leaving to go to another job and was required to give three months notice. It appears that the number of positions requiring such a notice period has risen by 8% in the last decade and is resulting in people, who are working their notice, becoming disengaged and a burden to the remaining members of the team.

I had to give three months notice in my last job, and the one before that, but my new job, whilst still with the NHS (and in a higher position) only requires one month of notice.

I certainly found three months a drudge, partly due to my boss being in denial for 11 of the 12 weeks), but one month is definitely too short for my current position.

What notice period do you have (or did in your last job)?

 

[Drago]

28 days in the dibble.

I was off sick for all of them.

 

[markemark]

That seems a bit odd. The 3 months is of benefit to the employer. If the employer is suffering from the burden to the team you mention, they'll stick them on gardening leave and kick them out. The employer is not bound to make an employee attend (unless it gets complicated with expected bonuses etc). It is for their benefit or cut short.

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

Posties that began employment in the last ~5 years are supposed to give four weeks now I think, previously it was one week.

 

[postman]

When we were offered EVR some staff went sick in their run up to finishing.Me no i did not,it was not in my nature.

 

[BigSid]

I was on three months notice. I was retiring and after about a month as there was no work for me as one project had finished and the next project didn't have any work for me yet I was put on gardening leave. It was probably because I was spending all day reading the internet for the third time.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

That seems a bit odd. The 3 months is of benefit to the employer. If the employer is suffering from the burden to the team you mention, they'll stick them on gardening leave and kick them out. The employer is not bound to make an employee attend (unless it gets complicated with expected bonuses etc). It is for their benefit or cut short.

The rationale behind it is that it can allow for a handover of knowledge from the outgoing post holder to the incoming one. In reality that’s nonsense. I handed my notice in on October 6th 2024 and my replacement didn’t come into post until September 8th 2025.

 

[Moon bunny]

It Should have been 3 months for me, but I took the gross misconduct and instant dismissal route.

 

[presta]

Back in the 1990s our place sent everyone a new contract with 3 month's notice, and nobody would sign it, so they sent out another, with one month's notice, and a letter saying that if you don't sign, you'll be deemed to be accepting the 3 month one.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Three months for me. Thats works both ways if they wish to make you redundant.

 

[DCLane]

I'm also on a 3-month notice period.

 

[PeteXXX]

Two months in my transport management role but I was allowed to gi after 4 weeks.

 

[geocycle]

6 months for me, works both ways of course.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Two months in my transport management role but I was allowed to gi after 4 weeks.

Then had to wait another 5 weeks for a bus to turn up?

 

[markemark]

The rationale behind it is that it can allow for a handover of knowledge from the outgoing post holder to the incoming one. In reality that’s nonsense. I handed my notice in on October 6th 2024 and my replacement didn’t come into post until September 8th 2025.

I know exactly what it’s for. My confusion is why you are suggesting a company is unhappy with it. The company can cancel it at any time and put the employee on gardening leave. I’ve never found myself stuck with an employee on notice. As soon as it’s a disadvantage they’re out.