Just would like to know,if signed the offer letter already,but not yet start working,then go n inform them i dun wan the job,will get sue not?

Yes they can sue u if they want, but normally they wont coz it will be wasting alot of time for them..
They will rather find another person to take the position.

wor...is like tat..ok..thanks

I know guys who signed the letter, came in for a few days and then disappear after that without even a note to the HR.

At least have the decency to give 24 hours notice.

but they will record your name, so you cant join the company next time..

this is what i did last time, just tell the one who recruit me with the nicest way as possible. i told them a better offer just sprung up... also gave him a decline letter just to be formal. he also know it's a competitive industry we're in. i

might reconsider tho, if he outbid the other offer

I also in this situation before, I gave the one recruit me a formal letter and call him to tell him I got a better offer.

just wan to knw if i alrdy signed the offer letter, and works for only 2 days can i disappear w/o any letter to the admin? the offer letter stated i need to giv 2 weeks notice, but i dun feel like work for 2 more weeks there.. will i get sue by the company?

if you have already turned up, give them the two weeks notice by courtesy. if you insist to go and wish not to give any notice nor paying in lieu, good luck.

same thing happened to me. my case is more complicated, it involved the head hunter. so, i upset two parties. good thing i apologized sincerely to the head hunter and sent a decline letter to the company. old folks saying: 事事留一线, 日后好相见 (canto)

p/s: man, you are greedy...

think deeply 1st before signing any letter dude..u dont want any trouble rite?u can always discuss with ur new company,say like u wanna work about 2-3 days before giving back the offer letter that u have sign.u have big reason to do dat for sure

i believe ur offer letter ther got a clause like, giv 7 days notice upon termination of contract.. sth like this? if yes, then its betta to abide it.. to prevent from being sue..

i dont think they will sue. maybe blacklisted you nia.

I don't think lestat was greedy. He had to courtesy and conscience to tell the employer and even gave a formal letter. Depending also on work performance, I might have considered offering lestat more ... given that there are way too many people out there who show no form of dedication or conscience at all. "I don't feel like it" and poof. Sure, some employers are plain nuts but two wrongs don't make a right. All it does is to escalate society's downfall as we race one another to see who can go lower.

greedy as in if the offered company will want to offer even more to him to outbid the other higher one

in my case, i was counter-offerred by current company with the condition i must stay on even the other party tend to offer even higher. i'm regretted that i took the same offered price as the other company when i have free hand to tell my current company any figure.

greedy is a human nature, nothing right or wrong.

but if b4 start working already dun wan the job?stil need giv them 1 month notice?(in the letter is written 1 month)

if you haven't started working, just no-show, as stated above, they won't spend time and money to sue you although legally they can do so. if you already signed, meaning you are bound to the terms, and you should give them 1 month notice from commencement date even though you have not started work.

Normally HR will release you immediately. Reason is simple enough, do you want to hire an employee that you know he/she will resign in one month time?

My advice will be always end in a good term. You can opt out anytime you want, even after you started with them. That's why you have "probationary" period. It works 2 ways.

Take time to fix an appointment to reject the offer and explain to them why. A good company will understand and the fact that they wanna employ you mean you have something they want. Maybe not this time, but who knows, when you progress you might ended up with this company again.

Hi.. i encountered same issue early this month..offer letter signed however my current boss counter offered and same time accomodate my relocation request.
so i just inform the HR / hiring personnel honestly followed by an apology for the inconveniences caused..i reckon u need to do it quick n not delay any longer..
imo ur new emplyer will not want you with them if they have the slightest idea tt you have the intention of leaving the co even before commencement..better to have a no-show than turning up and throwing in ur resignation letter like what, say the 3rd day of you being there..?

plus they wont take the time /spend money to sue you..they need to find someone to fill in ur position pronto
guess HR will probably record down somewhere.. however even if they do, they'll probably discard it after a few years..its not like u r involved in fraud or stole co's $..no big deal, so dun worry here

Did anyone happen to be sued by former company because you didn't abide the contract by giving notice period.

For my company, it's quite often where there's a person who signed the LO and did not turn up for work at the first day. we even need to call the person to ask for the absence reason.

It is better that you get back to them and ask whether they want their offer letter back or not as you already rejected them. If not, you are going to land yourself in hotsoup by adding a bad record to their database.

Oh oh...guess i read this page too late. I was with a company for 4 months. Got sick of the manager and the job. Just left without informing them one month ago. Called up some colleague the next day to tell the superior i quit. Will i be facing any legal issue for not resigning properly?

What can i do now? Should i write a back dated resignation letter?

Does it stated in the offer letter effective date for the offer ?

you can always discuss with the HR

i sort of just leave the office...just like that...left my appointment letter all in there. Dont feel like going back ever. So..no resignation letter or anything. Called this malay guy up to and ask him to inform my manager im quit.

C'mon seriously...what can i do now? What are the consequences? what do u guys suggest?

You'll get blacklisted for sure.

Whether your company take legal action or not, it depends on many factor such as position etc etc . But I think mostly no.

It's all about ethics and professionalism.
Atleast a certain degree of those qualities need to be practiced.

yes, u can be sued. like some of the forumer said, they may not wanna waste such time to sue u lar...but if u were offered by GCH Retail and did not turn up for work, u will be sue.....wanna know y? there's a family member of mine kena liao...kekekek

yup.. i did it too...

but i was a confirmed employee for 1 month. But ended up to see the MG true face where she treat us like ROBOT doing a 10 different task at one. no objective no goal no priority. that was FUQ!! then on the 2nd month work for like 3 days and resign its very mentally and physically disturb tho, indirectly insult and pressure u, i was not given a proper training then scold me that i'm not alert at work.

i wonder will they really go and sue me, and really take all that time consuming preparation than hiring a new employee. well it stated there "at least 2 months notice"..

This post has been edited by estaratam: May 10 2012, 06:50 PM

then what are the consequences? ur family member compensated after all?

give them a resign letter