dunndog
Eats Squid
Hey all, well i did a search but nothing came up..
I'll be calling the Fairwork ombudsman about this tomorrow, but last time I called them I was on hold for almost 45 mins!! So thought i'd put it out here to see if anyone has any knowledge/expertise in this field..
So basically, I'll be finalising details this week before accepting a job offer. At this point i will be giving 2 weeks notice at my current job. My 2 weeks will basically be the 2 weeks after this coming week. The spanner in the works here is that I'm going to Fiji - guess when - that exact 2 weeks. The annual leave is booked in at work, they know and it's all good. They don't however have any clue that I'm about to leave them. So moral issue aside, if I were to give 2 weeks notice which is actually going to be spent on annual leave instead of physically at work will this legally be constituted as my 2 weeks notice?
I have seen the way they throw the book at people when they leave, they really do turn into middle aged big sooking babies and throw the proverbial book at them.
If it does constitute legal notice, then i'll gladly spend that time diving, lazing and drinking at the pool bar (with you Dozer if you read this!!) but if not I'll wait till I get back to give notice, however I doubt my new employer will really want to wait a month all up..
Anyone have any experiences similar to this or know the legals around it?
For the record I'm a tradie in victoria, but am under a national award...
I'll be calling the Fairwork ombudsman about this tomorrow, but last time I called them I was on hold for almost 45 mins!! So thought i'd put it out here to see if anyone has any knowledge/expertise in this field..
So basically, I'll be finalising details this week before accepting a job offer. At this point i will be giving 2 weeks notice at my current job. My 2 weeks will basically be the 2 weeks after this coming week. The spanner in the works here is that I'm going to Fiji - guess when - that exact 2 weeks. The annual leave is booked in at work, they know and it's all good. They don't however have any clue that I'm about to leave them. So moral issue aside, if I were to give 2 weeks notice which is actually going to be spent on annual leave instead of physically at work will this legally be constituted as my 2 weeks notice?
I have seen the way they throw the book at people when they leave, they really do turn into middle aged big sooking babies and throw the proverbial book at them.
If it does constitute legal notice, then i'll gladly spend that time diving, lazing and drinking at the pool bar (with you Dozer if you read this!!) but if not I'll wait till I get back to give notice, however I doubt my new employer will really want to wait a month all up..
Anyone have any experiences similar to this or know the legals around it?
For the record I'm a tradie in victoria, but am under a national award...