I don't want to work out my full notice period - what can I do?

You can get out of it sooner by handing in your resignation and explaining that you are leaving straight away (on that day) because of a personal family problem that you need some time to sort out and they have to let you go and pay you for any work you have done. They may be difficult about it and on pay day your money might not be in the bank and you may have to write to them and threaten them by saying you will instruct your Solicitor if they do not pay wages owed to you within 7 days - not nice I know and they will be pi***d off with you but you are not at work to make friends and have been unhappy there anyway. You have to think about your career and job security and get the hell out of there.

I'm not sure about the legal stance, but given how difficult your current employer is being here's what I would do...

First: List your work load, and put together a hand-over plan that shows exactly how you would finish tasks and hand over the other necessary ones.

It could be just that your boss doesn't realise how easy it would be for you to complete the handover in the time that you wish. If you hand them the answer on a platter it's a little harder for them to dispute it, plus it means you are being proactive and making their life easier.

Second: If that fails I guess, you could get a letter from your future employer (on their letter head) saying that they do require you at an early date, so he does believe you....I have no idea if this would help or hinder the situation with your current employer...depends how they will take it - so I'll leave you to ponder this one, it might not be the best idea.

If your handover plan doesn't seem to get through to your boss, show it to HR and make it clear that you are committed to finishing your work with quality and that what is being handed over won't be too much for a temp etc.

If you try and keep it positive/proactive from your side then it will be clear if they genuinely need you for the 4 weeks or if they are just being really difficult for no reason.

Hope that helps, sorry never been in that situation before!

Good luck :)

I've been in exactly the same situation and I just stopped doing any work. Its risky but you no longer want to work there and have no obligation to them so why wouldn't they let you go. If you're seen to be clearly messing around and disrupting other people then you'll be seen as a liability and they'll let you leave, as I said its risky but it worked for me.

So try at your peril. Or just start ringing in sick.

Thats possibly really stupid advice to some people but I did it and it worked!

but what would happen to your current employer....

his projects will get affected......deadlines will fail......

give them time .....4 weeks is not much .....they have to find a new

placement.....

and those who want you to join in 2 weeks ....ask them whats their reporting time before leaving job.

you may have to decline the new offer or face the action for not keeping the commitment.

tough choices ..coz its a lifetime offer.

we try to scare our staff abt consequences if fail to meet commitment.

The length of your word is thoroughly as much as you. it somewhat is incredibly rediculas on your recent employer to assume you to offer 2 complete months' word for the clarification you have in simple terms reported: No new job is going to be that versatile. the only component you face via leaving early is which you're able to have a undesirable reference on your resume. on the different hand, maximum employers in general look on the final job you have held... so in case you leave your new job on sturdy words, you have little to fret approximately. it incredibly is assuming you're taking yet another job different than your new prospect interior the destiny, of course; in the adventure that your new job is occupation-worth and you come to a determination to stay placed, none of it incredibly is an argument. additionally, you threat dropping any severance kit you would be entitled to had you observed the regulations of your previous employer. yet 401K plans would desire to nonetheless be "rollable," and you will desire to nonetheless have a term to the two purchase or sell any inventory thoughts in the adventure that your previous employer had presented them to you. i could drop a 2 weeks' word on your recent employer, and notify your new employer which you would be able to initiate on the date your word ends. this type, in the adventure that your recent employer comes to a decision to fireside you or enable you bypass early, you will basically drown for 2 weeks and not employing a sales earlier beginning your new job. And 2 weeks incredibly is sufficient on your previous employer to locate a alternative.

Well if you feel so strongly about this just leave. Whats the worst that can happen. If you really hate it and want your new job whats the worst they can do to you if you leave?