If I complete my contract at my current place
I will get two weeks wages redundancy pay. The new place are adamant that they want me to start before my contract ends, thus gypping me out of a lot of money for a couple of weeks work.
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 18:51, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

How close are the dates likely to be?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 18:52, Reply)

They wanted me 1st september
I said it wasn't do-able, offered a start date 1st October (allowing me to complete my current contract) they're come back and said I can start 19th September latest, earlier would be better, later isn't feasible. So potentially I'm going to lose out on £800 for the sake of a fortnight. I have told them this, very politely and firmly, that either they recompense me or damn well wait.
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 18:59, Reply)

Exactly right.
Hope it works out for you mate, you deserve a bit of luck.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 19:02, Reply)

Tey can't actually force you to start before the end of your notice.
It's ytour notice period, it's a legal requirement.
( Kroney, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 19:02, Reply)

Well, I've only a month's notice to give
which would take me to the start of september...so I can't argue that.
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 19:05, Reply)

Oh, well, good luck!

( Kroney, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 19:09, Reply)

Have you told your new place this?

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 18:54, Reply)

Yeah, this morning
I haven't yet heard back from them though. *worries*
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 18:59, Reply)