Negotiating an early release

[Disneymaddaddy]

Hi all, I have handed in my notice and am on a 3 month notice period but would like to leave after 6 or 8 weeks max has anyone any advice on how to negotiate an early exit?

[Guest]

I think you have just got to ask your line manager and see. It would be a good idea to be able to explain how anything “project like” you may be working on will be finished or how you will hand over your responsibilities or complete any training (of others) in the shortened time.

[AntonyJ]

Do you have annual leave left that would knock some days / weeks off your final day?

Depending on your job, what can you finish now / sooner - that will not take 3 months?

Actually, knowing what your job is, would help my advice

[Guest]

I have

i was honest and said " i want to leave in 2 months " No was the answer, so i said i will just be " ill " and stay at home, i owed them nothing in loyalty, so the option was easy for them, let me go at 8 weeks or i leave on 8 weeks and spend 1 month on the sick

[scooby99]

Depends on the type of role/nature of work you do?

In my husband's role, he'd be likely to be released that day or end of the week at the latest on gardening leave due to the type of business he works in whereas I'd be required to work my full notice (unless I had annual leave available to use).

Be aware as well that if your current employer allows you to 'leave' early on gardening leave, you can't begin working at your new employer until your previous employment/gardening leave has ended.

[Lumpy]

Originally Posted by matt987106

I have

i was honest and said " i want to leave in 2 months " No was the answer, so i said i will just be " ill " and stay at home, i owed them nothing in loyalty, so the option was easy for them, let me go at 8 weeks or i leave on 8 weeks and spend 1 month on the sick

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Presumably though I they wished to dispense with your services you would have expected them to honour the 3 month notice period or give you full payment in Lieu?

I learnt very early on to ensure you leave on good terms if possible. I have changed jobs several times over the years and in three instances ended up with my old boss becoming my new boss at my new company

[Guest]

Originally Posted by matt987106

I have

i was honest and said " i want to leave in 2 months " No was the answer, so i said i will just be " ill " and stay at home, i owed them nothing in loyalty, so the option was easy for them, let me go at 8 weeks or i leave on 8 weeks and spend 1 month on the sick

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Somebody did that to me six months ago. I told him I would do everything I could to release him early, but I could not promise anything. It was the busiest time of the year, he had some prebooked holidays on the middle of his leave so we were losing some of his time and just no way we could get cover in, although we tried.

So he said he was going anyway, I could not stop him leave, but he left with everybody thinking badly of him. If you think that will not come back to bite you and you don’t care about contracts or even other people, well ...

And actually you do owe your employers loyalty. It is an implied term of any employment contract.

[JessBlu]

Remember

Who you meet on the way up, you meet on the way back down again and you might need a lift”

[BucksBugsy]

A piece of advice from old BB...

Never burn your bridges

[dismadbrit]

Glad you don't work for me.