I'm not thinking of doing this right now, but it might be useful to know where I stand at some point in the future. if I wanted to leave Sainsbury's and didn't want to give 4 weeks' notice, what would/could they do about it? Could they take me to court?
They wouldn't take any action but obviously if you don't honour your side of the contract then they won't take too kindly to that. Remember you will need a good reference from them from your future employer and if you don't do the decent thing then they are well within their rights to withhold a reference.
jacquiann Posts: 2,303 Forum MemberWow are you in management or something? Most other supermarkets only want a week.
They may not pay you & it will probably be mentioned in future refs - so will make you appear slightly unreliable/disloyal.
Sounds a lot if you are paid hourly. Almost all salaried employees need a months notice.
As said, you would be in breach of your contract but they are unlikely to more than mention it in any reference they give.
stinkymouse Posts: 1,573
Forum Member i wouldnt even think about it. id leave as soon as i got another job and sod the 4 weeks notice:)
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Forum Member I gave one weeks notice when I left Sainsburys after I'd finished college but this was back in 2001. [Deleted User] Posts: 1,446 Forum MemberDepends how much annual leave you have, can you take that as part of the leaving time? I'd say stick it out, a good reference is crucial if you've been there some time. They can't stop you from not going back mind you.
PS Employers can not by law now apparently give a bad reference, just a neutral one, so it'd be, for example, "they worked here for 2 years" if you left now and gave no notice, that may be what you get.
[Deleted User] Posts: 1,693 Forum MemberPS Employers can not by law now apparently give a bad reference, just a neutral one, so it'd be, for example, "they worked here for 2 years" if you left now and gave no notice, that may be what you get.
Thats just stupid. What is the point in references if you can't say anything bad even if it is completely true. I wouldn't expect anything different from this government though.
JCR Posts: 24,337
Forum MemberThats just stupid. What is the point in references if you can't say anything bad even if it is completely true. I wouldn't expect anything different from this government though.
It's not really the government. Employers can't say 'the sun shines out this guys arse' because the new employers could sue if they didn't think it was true. Equally they won't say 'this guy's terrible' as you could sue them too.
Even if there wasn't a law, you'd still get neutral references.
AcerBen Posts: 21,669 Forum MemberI have only worked there for six weeks and I haven't got any holiday yet. I was thinking about leaving - but that was before they agreed to change my hours. But I was still curious about it because a colleague was saying "if you hate it so much here you should just quit" and I said "hmm I would have done already if I didn't have to give 4 weeks' notice" but he said "well you don't actually have to give 4 weeks, they can't stop you from leaving" . so just got me thinking.
I know for sure this is going to be the last time I ever work for £5.70 an hour, that's practically slavery considering how hard I have to work on the fish counter
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