One month Notice?????

[mim-o]

Anyone here heard of working out a one month notice???? I have heard of three weeks at the longest, but pretty much thought 2 weeks was the "standard". This seems strange to me.....

[Indy, LPN, LVN]

I gave 3 weeks and was told that the policy of 30 days would not be enforced; I thought 3 weeks was nice and they thought not enforcing it was nice. We don't agree but we're so nice!

[Sabby_NC]

:trout: I may be wrong but I always thought no matter what the policy is, if you are payed biweekly then legally that is all you are entitled to give in a notice that you plan to leave.

They may jump up and down and say their policy is one month but I think legally they cannot truly enforce it.

I could be wrong but it wouldn't be the first time LOL

[Cobweb]

I work in an "at will" state, which means they can fire me in a New York minute and I can quit the same way--no notice required. I give 2 weeks notice minimum though, and more if I know ahead of time.

[DDRN4me]

Although i work in an "at will" state as well, in a professional or management position i always try to give a month's notice. It usually takes that long for the wheels to turn to replace the position...my last job i gave 2 weeks but they were very upset!

[P_RN, ADN, RN]

We had a situation where tradition was 2 weeks notice. (2 calendar weeks.)

We also worked 12 hour days. One NM tried to define 2 weeks as 14 WORK days.

Considering we only worked 7 days in 2 weeks, that would mean almost a month of notice.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

:trout: I may be wrong but I always thought no matter what the policy is, if you are payed biweekly then legally that is all you are entitled to give in a notice that you plan to leave.

They may jump up and down and say their policy is one month but I think legally they cannot truly enforce it.

I could be wrong but it wouldn't be the first time LOL

I don't think we're really talking about a LEGAL issue, just a practical one. LEGALLY, unless you've signed a contract that stipulates some kind of financial consequences for not giving the required notice, there's nothing they can do.

Let's face it, we're "at will" employees (unless you're in an arrangement like stated above) and if you don't give a single minute's notice they can't legally seek action against you. But they can, and will oftentimes deny you the niceties of an amicable break such as a good reference in the future, or rehiring if that's how it goes as well.

[RNsRWe, ASN, RN]

We had a situation where tradition was 2 weeks notice. (2 calendar weeks.)

We also worked 12 hour days. One NM tried to define 2 weeks as 14 WORK days.

Considering we only worked 7 days in 2 weeks, that would mean almost a month of notice.

That's absurd! I suppose when or if she ever worked in a typical business office, a five-day week, then she was expecting people to give not "two weeks' notice" but rather, one day shy of THREE weeks, based on those same 14 workdays? Ridiculous.

Still, a nice ploy to keep staffing for a bit if you can get people to fall for it.

[Rizpah]

By us CNAs are only required to give 2 wks, charge nurses and supervisory staff are required to give 30 days. If required notice is not given, you lose your severance pay. They say it's supposed to give more time to get the new replacement recruited and trained, but usually don't end up hiring til after the person is gone anyway.

[mom2michael, MSN, RN, NP]

Our policy where I work now just changed to all non professional staff, 2 weeks, all professional staff 30 days and all management staff 60 days. RN's and LPN's where I work fall into the 30 day frame.

My last job stated I needed to give 3 weeks and I gave them 3 days which I felt was as nice as I could possibly be w/o risking my life, license and sanity.

[oneLoneNurse]

If they ask for one month's notice, my suggestion is you give them one month's notice. Don't burn any bridges with your ex-employer if you can help it.

My present job is just pool, but scheduled to relieve someone for the next couple of months. I am looking, BUT would have to give one month's notice, even though I think I might be able to get away with three weeks.

I have accepted two jobs in the past in non-nursing positions (corporate), neither of which have worked out. I go back to my old employer. As a nurse we can branch into other things. My present employer allows me a cushion to fall back on and I am very grateful.

[cheshirecat]

In the UK, 4 weeks notice is mandatory for all salaried workers including health professionals.

[tvccrn, ASN, RN]

In the UK, 4 weeks notice is mandatory for all salaried workers including health professionals.

Therein lies the problem. Here in the US not all nurses are salaried. The majority are hourly workers.

Here in this area of my state, the accepted practice is 4 weeks for nurses. I don't know if we are required to give that much, but if you go elsewhere to work as a nurse both facilities know that the standard is 4 weeks and they both work with you on that.

tvccrn