Notice periods.

[spongebob59]

Are these legally binding ?

Someone I know resigned their position at the NHS yesterday and thought they were on a 1 month notice but where told yesterday that their contract had changed in 2015 to a 2 month notice.

Not great when you've told your new employer you could start in a month

 

[Rooter]

Are these legally binding ?

Someone I know resigned their position at the NHS yesterday and thought they were on a 1 month notice but where told yesterday that their contract had changed in 2015 to a 2 month notice.

Not great when you've told your new employer you could start in a month

did they sign said contract in 2015?

 

[stokie_93]

Are these legally binding ?

Someone I know resigned their position at the NHS yesterday and thought they were on a 1 month notice but where told yesterday that their contract had changed in 2015 to a 2 month notice.

Not great when you've told your new employer you could start in a month

yeah it's in your contract usually, I don't know if they can change it without you authorising it and agreeing it in to a new contract.

Normally however notice's can be negotiable at an okay place, my last place was a month but I was allowed to go within 2 weeks, all depends on your relationship with them and obviously the company's position at the time.

 

[spongebob59]

did they sign said contract in 2015?

Nope, stealth mode :mmm:

 

[Matty6]

I would've thought there is a code of conduct/reaffirmation process once a year in a place like the NHS. Perhaps they slipped in the change during that?

 

[Norrin Radd]

if more than 85% have signed then i think that it is taken as read that you have as well .

thats what i was told when we had new contracts given to us where i worked ,i never signed it but was caught up in the everyone else has .
if that is law still then you really havent got a leg to stand on .but then i could have been spun a yarn.

 

[kerber0s1983]

My last job had a 6 month notice period, which i thought was going to be a real pain when changing jobs. Although i did explain to the new company it was 6 months, i negotiated it down to 3 months, mainly like others have said because i had a good relationahip with the company, the found a replacement quickly and i was moving to a new industry.

They did say if i was moving to a competitor i would have been made to serve the full 6 months on gardening leave.

A lot of companies these days seem to be wording notice periods differently in contracts, so that the notice period (only on your side) increases with the length of service.

 

[Kellfire]

Are these legally binding ?

Someone I know resigned their position at the NHS yesterday and thought they were on a 1 month notice but where told yesterday that their contract had changed in 2015 to a 2 month notice.

Not great when you've told your new employer you could start in a month

Exact same thing happened to me - had just got promotion to the level that includes two months noticed but wasn't told about this, and then got accepted to another job and thought I had only a month to work. As it turned out, my employer agreed to one month and then I ended up breaking my hand and going on the sick anyway so I got to sit at home and watch TV during my notice period!

 

[palindromicbob]

Usually depends on your pay band. If a higher band then notice period is usually longer.

 

[anotherdouble]

Homer might know. Isn't he on the hiring and firing squad at NHS

 

[SocketRocket]

It makes no difference who the employer is. To change the conditions of a contract of employment you must agree to the changes and sign a new contract. If a Trade Union or other Body carries out negotiations on your behalf then any agreement reached between them and your Employer will change your conditions without you having to sign a new contract.

 

[spongebob59]

They've split the difference and settled on 6 weeks
Thanks all for your input.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Homer might know. Isn't he on the hiring and firing squad at NHS

We swapped to two months notice for band 5 and 6 nurses a couple of years back. It was negotiated and agreed by the unions and management and notice sent to all employees involved with a consent form to sign. My understanding (and I am prepared to be corrected) was that having had it all agreed, even if the employee didn't sign and return the consent, it was a done deal and that opting out was non-negotiable

 

[ColchesterFC]

We swapped to two months notice for band 5 and 6 nurses a couple of years back. It was negotiated and agreed by the unions and management and notice sent to all employees involved with a consent form to sign. My understanding (and I am prepared to be corrected) was that having had it all agreed, even if the employee didn't sign and return the consent, it was a done deal and that opting out was non-negotiable

Didn't the unions recently agree a new deal with the government for junior doctors but the doctors themselves voted against it? Just wondered how that situation would be different and if it is only certain things that can be agreed without a vote and some that need a vote by the members themselves.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Didn't the unions recently agree a new deal with the government for junior doctors but the doctors themselves voted against it? Just wondered how that situation would be different and if it is only certain things that can be agreed without a vote and some that need a vote by the members themselves.

No idea. I have no dealings with the doctor side of things.