Bare with me, as my saga continues even whilst trying to leave my current role! It is almost laughable.
I was offered a 12 month fixed term contract (with a 6 month probation period). I was informed at month 5 that my contract would actually end after 9 months. I claimed this to be a breach of contract, but they are having none of it and are actually 'looking forward to receiving a letter from my solicitor' Flaming Cheek!
That aside, I have now past my 6 month probation period and am on month 7, however I have now found an alternative job (a 9 month fixed term contract which requires a quick start).
I am fully intending of giving my current employers a 1 week notice and not a day longer, but wish to know how I can phrase, or back this up in my resignation letter?
So I have in effect passed a 6 month probation period, and am left with essentially only a 3 month fixed term contract with a 1 month notice period!!! making my opportunity of finding work pretty impossible without a break in employment, and i'll be damned if I do that.
My contract states "1 week for fixed term contracts of 6 months or less" "1 calendar month for fixed term contracts of more than 6 months" after succesful completion of probation period.
Now I can see a couple of options;
1) having completed 6 months probation, my contract states my employment will be confirmed in writing. I have not recieved this, so thought I could stress "having not recieved any confirmation of succesful completion of probationary period in writing, I am giving you 1 week notice as per my contract"
or
2) simply state that given my fixed term contract has been breached by changing my end date, I have no choice but to seek alternative employment, and as such I present a 1 week notice period.
Any thoughts?
PS although the notice period is written as a month in the contract of employment, it is a blanket contract which doesn't stipulate an early termination clause, but does have a spevified end date, which they are no longer honouring.
I was offered a 12 month fixed term contract (with a 6 month probation period). I was informed at month 5 that my contract would actually end after 9 months. I claimed this to be a breach of contract, but they are having none of it and are actually 'looking forward to receiving a letter from my solicitor' Flaming Cheek!
That aside, I have now past my 6 month probation period and am on month 7, however I have now found an alternative job (a 9 month fixed term contract which requires a quick start).
I am fully intending of giving my current employers a 1 week notice and not a day longer, but wish to know how I can phrase, or back this up in my resignation letter?
So I have in effect passed a 6 month probation period, and am left with essentially only a 3 month fixed term contract with a 1 month notice period!!! making my opportunity of finding work pretty impossible without a break in employment, and i'll be damned if I do that.
My contract states "1 week for fixed term contracts of 6 months or less" "1 calendar month for fixed term contracts of more than 6 months" after succesful completion of probation period.
Now I can see a couple of options;
1) having completed 6 months probation, my contract states my employment will be confirmed in writing. I have not recieved this, so thought I could stress "having not recieved any confirmation of succesful completion of probationary period in writing, I am giving you 1 week notice as per my contract"
or
2) simply state that given my fixed term contract has been breached by changing my end date, I have no choice but to seek alternative employment, and as such I present a 1 week notice period.
Any thoughts?
PS although the notice period is written as a month in the contract of employment, it is a blanket contract which doesn't stipulate an early termination clause, but does have a spevified end date, which they are no longer honouring.
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