Signing a Permanent contract but then wanting to leave

If you sign a permanent contract and then want to leave/ or know you will be leaving after certain time can u still sign the contract?

Reply 1

threeportdrift

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Original post by Princess92

If you sign a permanent contract and then want to leave/ or know you will be leaving after certain time can u still sign the contract?

If you sign believing you will stay there long-term, and then subsequently change your mind, that's fine.

If you sign knowing that you have no intention of staying long-term and already have other plans, then as a matter of honesty, you should not sign. While it is highly unlikely that an employer will pursue any legal action or anything like that, the fact that people of a certain age/stage regularly do this is why employers are so reluctant to hire them, ie students!

Reply 2

SeanWilliams92

It's fine, they can't tie you down, as long as you give notice you should be able to get your last pay check and they can even give you a reference, if required

Reply 3

S23a

You can do whatever you want. The employer will probably expect a high turnover of employees.

Reply 4

Freak Out

More than likely nothing bad will happen to you, it's just a question of morals and the possibility that they will write a bad reference. I'd do it too to be honest.