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What is the average Irish notice period? And at what salary-level etc ?
Coming to end of second month in new role and just presented with a contract requesting three months notice, with the added clause that where this is not fulfilled the company reserve the right to deduct an amount equivalent to the unworked portion of this three-month period as compensation.
I.e. were I to give 1-months notice despite my contract stating 3-months is required, not only would I not be paid for my final month of work but any carry-over of holidays for which I might have hoped to be re-imbursed is lost, if less than the amount I would still purportedly owe the company! I would owe 2-months salary which would eat up the 1st month and probably any carryover of holidays. <I don't think they could ask me for a cheque for any remaining amounts =) >
I am fairly okayly paid in an Irish context, but likely one of the poorest in an office full of senior group execs. Apparently all contracts have been legally-proofed by law-firms.
My thinking - and I regret that this is necessary but in this day/age .. - but I must think about when I want to leave and can think that telling my next employer they must wait 3 months before I can join is pretty ... well ... I don't think the offer would be on the table for long.
Coming to end of second month in new role and just presented with a contract requesting three months notice, with the added clause that where this is not fulfilled the company reserve the right to deduct an amount equivalent to the unworked portion of this three-month period as compensation.
I.e. were I to give 1-months notice despite my contract stating 3-months is required, not only would I not be paid for my final month of work but any carry-over of holidays for which I might have hoped to be re-imbursed is lost, if less than the amount I would still purportedly owe the company! I would owe 2-months salary which would eat up the 1st month and probably any carryover of holidays. <I don't think they could ask me for a cheque for any remaining amounts =) >
I am fairly okayly paid in an Irish context, but likely one of the poorest in an office full of senior group execs. Apparently all contracts have been legally-proofed by law-firms.
My thinking - and I regret that this is necessary but in this day/age .. - but I must think about when I want to leave and can think that telling my next employer they must wait 3 months before I can join is pretty ... well ... I don't think the offer would be on the table for long.