Convince New Employer To Wait For The Notice Period At Previous Employer

Hi all,

I am currently working in a BPO as a team leader. I have received an offer letter to work for another company. According to the appointment letter in my current organization, I am required to provide a 30-day notice period before resigning. The offer letter specifies that I should join by the 19th of August, which gives me only a 15-day notice period. How can I communicate to the new HR that I need more time to comply with the legal formalities? Please help.

Thank you.

It always happens! When a company hires a person, they need him to join as soon as possible. But in relieving an employee, they strictly follow the notice period. Why is it so? I don't understand.

Anyway Naren, what you can do is:

1. Negotiate the notice period with your current employer by promising them that you can train another person instead of you.
2. Bridge the 15 days with your PL (if you have any).
3. Discuss with your new company about the notice period and talk to them in a manner that it is your responsibility to adhere to the notice period, so that it creates a positive image about you. They might be ready to extend another few days more.
4. Buy the notice period.

"Best of luck."

Please inform your new employer that you maintain a good relationship with the current employer and wish to be relieved only in the proper form.

Every employer (including the place I work) demands that people join ASAP. But we do understand if the employee has to go through such notices. It's just a matter of helping them understand - be polite and show interest in joining them, but as a matter of responsibility, you will have to do justice to your current employer.

Good Luck!

Thank you, Neetu, Chum, Ash Mathew, Mahalaxmi 123, Nagi_hr, and HR Srinivisan. My new employer has agreed to a 30-day notice period. I have some more queries, please do help again.

I have lots of leave pending (Sick Leave, Casual Leave, and Paid Leave). Will the current employer encash those leaves or adjust them with the notice period? Also, the annual bonus for last year (April 2008 to May 2009) is pending.

Thanks again to all.

Dear Naren,

That also varies from company to company. In my previous organization, they clearly mentioned to us during the induction period itself that the extra/unused leaves can only be encashed upon completion of a certain period of tenure. In the case of resignation, the leaves will not be adjusted to the notice period, thus reducing the notice period.

However, this differs from company to company. So please check with your present employer. Moreover, the purpose of the notice period is to complete the tasks and hand them over to the next person without flaws. Therefore, I believe it cannot be adjusted against your unused leave.

I do understand your position, but frankly, I am sure that HR from your new employer had asked you regarding the date of joining, and that indirectly means how many days you require as a notice period. So if you have told them that you need a month to join, do remind your new employer about the same. If you have not had any such conversation, then this is the right time to inform them that the standard rule of notice in BPO is a month, which you need to fulfill as you are a man of ethics.

The third thing will be that if you told them that you need only 15 days to join, then you need to request them to extend it for your resignation to be accepted. The last thing will be to pay for 15 days to your present employer and join the new one, but that must be your last option as you said you are a TL. I am hoping that you will be able to convince your new employer to postpone the joining date.

Regards,
Isaac

Different options:

1. Do not join an employer who is not willing to wait for you and comply with the terms and conditions you had agreed upon with the present employer.

2. Negotiate with the present employer to shorten your notice period.

P. Hari