Timeline for Can an employer dismiss an employee for saying they are considering leaving and might have a formal offer soon?
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| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:32 | comment | added | Daniel | @Touchdown As I said. It depends. In my line of work (programming mostly for small outfits) they usually make you work till the last minute. But as soon as industry secrets are on the line this becomes much more critical. A cousin of mine once worked as a high-profile headhunter. They had to be pretty secretive in their endeavors... | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:27 | comment | added | Touchdown | In my experience they might not make you redundant straight away but they will definitely start looking for your replacement (and who can blame them?), and will make you redundant at some point in the near future. | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:26 | comment | added | Daniel | @Relaxed That´s because if you do it right, handing in your notice is the first time your employer notices you wanting to leave. | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:24 | comment | added | Relaxed | After handing your notice (or deciding to fire someone for other reasons), that's not unheard of but that's a slightly different issue. | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:22 | comment | added | Daniel | @Relaxed: Firsthand experience of a friend: If you work for AEON and Willis knocks on your door, they will not let you near any of their computers again. They rather pay you to stay home and do nothing for half a year. It depends on your Industry. If "your" contacts are worth millions ... | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:18 | comment | added | Relaxed | I see, it seems completely unreasonable to me but it's definitely an interesting fact (+1) | |
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| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:12 | comment | added | Daniel | @Relaxed At least In Germany you can, kind of. Not directly but your Boss can make the argument that the trust needed for a work relationship is gone. This may be disputed and then it will depend on the circumstances and interests of each party. See for example (German): stimme.de/archiv/region-hn/… | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:06 | comment | added | Simon Pinner | Not that I'm aware of in the UK | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:05 | comment | added | Relaxed | Is there actually any jurisdiction where you can be fired for saying you are considering to leave? Either you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all (e.g. US at-will employment) and that's moot or there is a legally mandated list of valid reasons and I would not expect “thinking about leaving” to be on it (not the downvoter). | |
| Aug 21, 2020 at 11:01 | history | edited | Daniel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 21, 2020 at 10:56 | history | answered | Daniel | CC BY-SA 4.0 |