…Making Employees Work Notice Periods Is A Bad Idea
1. After an employee resigns, you know that their productivity is going to fall off dramatically. Although a good employee will try to stay focused and continue to contribute, it is only natural that their mind will drift to the new job or dream of having some time off before starting a new role.
2. It can be bad for morale. Among the most likely reasons for an employee to find something new is that they don’t like their job or they have found something better. Either way, having the person in question openly talk about it with other staff members, which is only natural, may cause those staying to think a little less favourably about their work environment.
3. Seeing a colleague move on to something new, maybe to something that gets them excited, may cause other employees to think about leaving themselves.
4. If an employee hasn’t already done so already, notice periods allow ample opportunity to copy files (unethical, yes, but it does happen) or potentially recruit their colleagues. Better to mitigate any risk and have them leave as soon as possible.
5. For companies, having an employee use up their holiday time for not coming into the office during a notice period saves money! Unused holiday time generally has to get paid out, so by “allowing” an employee to use it means there is less money going out the door at the end of the day.
