Hi All,
I received an offer letter from a company that wants me to join in 1 month's time. However, my current employer has a notice period of 2 months. After discussing with my current employer, they are not allowing me to buy out of the notice period. I have communicated this issue to the new company's HR department, requesting them to kindly extend the joining date. Unfortunately, they are currently not responding to anything, and my background verification is still being conducted by the new employer.
What should I do?
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I received an offer letter from a company that wants me to join in 1 month's time. However, my current employer has a notice period of 2 months. After discussing with my current employer, they are not allowing me to buy out of the notice period. I have communicated this issue to the new company's HR department, requesting them to kindly extend the joining date. Unfortunately, they are currently not responding to anything, and my background verification is still being conducted by the new employer.
What should I do?
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What suggestion do you expect? You deliberately accepted a job to join in a month when you know your existing employer needs you to serve for two months. When you caused a problem intending to breach a contract, what suggestion do you expect? Your current employer is very much within their right to refuse.
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You need to be very clear that the buyout option can be exercised only if the employer agrees; otherwise, there is no legal option other than to serve the notice period. You have to either persuade your current employer for that or follow up with the new employer to postpone the date of joining. Jumping the notice period and joining the new employer without being relieved is a risky proposition and has a lot of consequences, so it is not recommended for consideration.
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Hi Saswata Banerjee, a new employer can extend the joining date if they really want to hire someone rather than just to show hiring on paper. These days, employers are playing very smartly. I have my own company with a 2-month notice period and yet they want candidates to join within 30 days. It reflects a pathetic culture.
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