bozandhelen
2nd September 2005, 08:42 AM
Everyone at work has known I've been going to NZ sometime in Q1 2006 since about May, though some still think I'm going to Canada (brrrrrr!) which was our intended destination last year before I luckily checked out NZIS and found the points had dropped!
I thought I'd give my Company plenty of advanced verbal notice to allow proper succession planning and they have been on the whole quite grateful and understanding. I've had a few problems though, which may be worth noting for others:-
1. I'm not getting half the new projects I used to have as most of them go into next year (actually not a bad thing from my blood pressure!) however the projects are piling up on other staff
2. My boss is asking me every time I see him, when am I going, as do the other 150 odd people at work (anoying) It doesnt help that I give a different answer everyday. I was away last week on holiday and the rumour when I got back was that I'd already gone! (Jeez!)
2. They wont recruit a replacement until I've give my 1 months notice, which I can see there point, but it puts my other staff under more pressure, as they are mates as well.
I went to see one the HR director the other day about this and he said the way around it is to give them a written 'intention of leaving letter' for the end of the year ..and (and this is the good/strange part) "If you do happen to get a job in NZ in October say, you can give us your normal 1 month notice, I'll rip up your letter and we will pay you until the end of the year", the bottom line is they seem to be giving me the option of getting 2 months paid leave.
I havent really got any problem with this as now I have PR I intended to go before this anyway, I also dont have any moral problem in taking the money for nothing but the question is should I get something in writing and risk the 'under the table agreement' or just trust them to keep the promise?
There not a bad company when push comes to shove so I'm tempted to write the letter and just keep reminding them verbally of the wonga they promise to keep paying me, also the thought of going to NZ in November to look for work while being paid sounds a bit too much like "Free beer tomorrow" - Two months I may even find that perfect IT job in Nelson (oooh, a flying pink elephant !!)
..Anyway off to the real estate sites to look for our beach home!
I thought I'd give my Company plenty of advanced verbal notice to allow proper succession planning and they have been on the whole quite grateful and understanding. I've had a few problems though, which may be worth noting for others:-
1. I'm not getting half the new projects I used to have as most of them go into next year (actually not a bad thing from my blood pressure!) however the projects are piling up on other staff
2. My boss is asking me every time I see him, when am I going, as do the other 150 odd people at work (anoying) It doesnt help that I give a different answer everyday. I was away last week on holiday and the rumour when I got back was that I'd already gone! (Jeez!)
2. They wont recruit a replacement until I've give my 1 months notice, which I can see there point, but it puts my other staff under more pressure, as they are mates as well.
I went to see one the HR director the other day about this and he said the way around it is to give them a written 'intention of leaving letter' for the end of the year ..and (and this is the good/strange part) "If you do happen to get a job in NZ in October say, you can give us your normal 1 month notice, I'll rip up your letter and we will pay you until the end of the year", the bottom line is they seem to be giving me the option of getting 2 months paid leave.
I havent really got any problem with this as now I have PR I intended to go before this anyway, I also dont have any moral problem in taking the money for nothing but the question is should I get something in writing and risk the 'under the table agreement' or just trust them to keep the promise?
There not a bad company when push comes to shove so I'm tempted to write the letter and just keep reminding them verbally of the wonga they promise to keep paying me, also the thought of going to NZ in November to look for work while being paid sounds a bit too much like "Free beer tomorrow" - Two months I may even find that perfect IT job in Nelson (oooh, a flying pink elephant !!)
..Anyway off to the real estate sites to look for our beach home!