Hi, Does my curent employer have to let me go for interviews once my notice has been given?

Question

If I hand in my notice where do I stand with regards to going for interviews as I work 9-5 and it is hard to get an interveiw before or after these times

Any advise would be great.

Answer 1

You are only entitled to time off for interviews if you are working notice after being made redundant. You would need to take holidays or ask for unpaid leave, although you are not definitely entitled to that!

Answer 2

It really depends on whether you're hourly or salary. If you are hourly, you should be able to leave for interviews without receiving pay for the time you miss. If you're salary, however, the employer is technically not obligated to allow you to seek other employment on their time. If I were you, I would try to schedule all interviews in one day, and just take a personal day. (It's personal, they can't tell you how to use your days you've earned.) Either that, or try to schedule interviews during your lunch hour, or before work if they do morning interviews.

Answer 3

He doesn't have to , but I'd ask.maybe under the circumstances he wouldn't mind if you were "late coming back from lunch" or " had to leave early due to a family emergency."

Answer 4

You have to take the time off as annual leave - or unpaid leave if you have no annual leave left. Your current employer is under zero obligation to give you time off. Time, his time, is money.

Answer 5

They have no requirement to give you time off, you are still employed by them, hence still required to give them your work.

You would need to use some holiday leave.

Answer 6

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/workcareer/experts/lawex/qas/0,,228_594933,00.html As everyone says, you can only get time off in some redundancy situations.

Answer 7

no he doesn't so why would you think he has to //you've handed your notice in why should he give you any assistance to land another position