In the 2 months displacement notice period, it says it is non-working. Does that also mean we can't work for another company?
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@b6, fortunately my management sheltered me from you Mr know it all guys.
@b2 if you don't work in risk then you never judge the risks?
Guys you sure can tell that there are a lot of risk and compliance people on this board now.
People ask over and over again for even one anecdote of somebody losing their severance after working somewhere during notice period. And such examples are never forthcoming. There's theory and there's practice.
Of course, if you work for cash or yourself none of this even matters.
I started my new job the last week of my 60 days. My new employer would not push me out any further. It was only a week, and my 5 months of severance came through just fine. I wouldn’t risk it.
just gotta rant here-- the work number is a piece of sht. I registered a while ago but their site now says you have to register. Go do that and it fails every time. You call the number on the web pages-- nothing in their shtty VR to get you to a person to address the problems.
You can, you just won't get severance if they find out.
@ad you can do anything you want, including breaking the law, and nothing changes until you get caught. It's a risk someone will need to calculate on their own. With how easy info moves in this day and age, you can be caught easier than you think
Has anyone been "found out"? There has been over 60K of people given severance. I have never heard of one. After you get hired simply go to Equifax's Work number and put a freeze on it.Equifax's myWorkNumber. A freeze prevents third parties from accessing your data without your explicit permission (you'd need to temporarily lift it when you want someone to verify your employment). Also don't tell anyone you are employed or update your Linkedin.
Well, ask yourself, are you still employed for those two months?
Sure you can, but you probably won’t get your severance package since you’d be explicitly breaking the terms of the agreement.
this comes up all the time. Read the employee handbook.
The answer is no. During your non-working period you're still an employee. If take another job, they could find out and you'd lose your severance (i.e. you will be deemed to have resigned).
Just delay your start date.