Moving to a New Job/Current Contract 2

[SamVimes]

Hi All, I've found the dream job for me. Small, tight-nit, technical team for customer support (telecoms) I'm moving to. Got the job, got a training budget, got a fair whack of a payrise... so I've handed in my notice at the other job.

They've came back to me and said that my contract says for a year after I leave them then I'm not allowed to work for another Comms company. I telephoned ACAS and they've said they can't hold me to that as long as I'm not a threat to there livelihood; which I am most definitely not.

I want to leave on amicable terms, I am 23 and have worked for my current company for 6 years. Not burning bridges with them as I have genuinely enjoyed about 4 and a half years of the 6 years.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? I am currently working 4 weeks notice but they've not said anything after pointing out that, that was in my contract. Any advice is appreciated.

"I'm worried and confused. So the first rule in the book is to spread it around.

 

[SamVimes]

Thank you HJ; will be onto them this afternoon.

All of you have been very helpful; first time I've ever been in this sort of situation. So I've been a bit lost.



"I'm worried and confused. So the first rule in the book is to spread it around.

 

[kims212]

your post on the 25th of October said three weeks to go, which makes it about now that you're concluding at your current employment and about to move to your dream job; so how is it unfolding? did you find a good lawyer to have on call? any further rumblings from the higher-ups?

haffto know how it all played out.

 

[SamVimes]

Funnily enough; I was just coming in to update this when you posted!

In the end they let me go quite easily; without complaints and quietly. Cut my notice short. Was very happy with that in the end; I think the stuff with the contract was just scare tactics. Left on good terms with them.

Worked out absolutely perfectly in the end.

Except I crashed my car on the way home from my last ever day at the old job that's another story though!

"I'm worried and confused. So the first rule in the book is to spread it around.