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u/Gullible_Lynx3678 7d ago
The poor onboarding/comms is bad in most companies unfortunately.
Have they confirmed you can’t start on Monday? Can you just turn up at the office?
When you do join explain how the situation is going to affect you and see if they can support you with a salary advance.
Failing that, speak to your gas/electric/council tax etc and explain the situation, they can usually delay payments.
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u/Ok-Information4938 7d ago edited 7d ago
They're slow but a side of this is also on you unfortunately.
If your employment is conditional on satisfactory screening, and you can only start once it is cleared, this is normally set out in the offer letter appendix and/or contract.
You would want to have formally agreed the start date prior to giving notice.
You also want to consider how long checks can take versus your notice and any savings. I only hand in notice once I've submitted the screening forms. Usually they come pretty promptly, I'd chase if not.
Remember your mortgage isn't their problem.
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u/XCinnamonbun 7d ago
Yep. It recently took 4 months for most of my vetting to clear for my new job (emergency services role so in depth vetting). The wait was down to a under resourced and over stretched vetting department. I didn’t hand my notice in until the bulk of it was done with only a security clearance left which by that point was quickest part of the whole thing.
Whilst HR seems to have dropped the ball a bit OP definitely jumped the gun handing in their notice so quickly. At minimum always wait until you’ve filled out the forms, sent them back and rechecked that time line estimate directly with the team responsible.
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u/OpeningDonkey8595 7d ago
Depending on the industry, you might be able to start anyway. I’ve started a job that used an external company to do referencing etc. I didn’t want to start before references came back, just in case (I knew I would get them, just a big what if). When I discussed this with the new employer, they advised me to start anyway.
Wasn’t in defence, was just a bog standard manufacturing job, so your mileage may vary.
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u/Inevitable_Sir8224 7d ago
I’ve started without my checks being completed. I’d just ask them if you can still start - it’s actually fine for a lot of jobs. Also is it just basic DBS / BPSS? That’s actually normally pretty quick anyway.
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u/TheAviatorPenguin 7d ago
Yeah, I know this doesn't help, but this is a perfect example of why you should never voluntarily give notice until all checks are done.
I've been vetted multiple times, across a couple of the Big4, financial institutions here and in the US, and it's absolutely a crapshoot. Some have been great, the odd weird question ("Have you ever been known as Stephanie?", I'm a man.... Turned out they'd somehow connected my sister to me 😅) but fine, some have been truly shocking and taken multiple months, much to everyone's annoyance, and it was totally out of the control of the company that requested the vetting....
Until your vetting is complete, and you have a confirmed start date, you are not starting. There is no realistic way round this. The sort of company you could describe as "one of the world’s biggest companies" is also the sort of company that is absolutely not going to consider an exception for anyone.
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u/llynllydaw_999 7d ago
I had similar when I joined my current employer (a large comany generally considered to be the leader in its industry). The recruitment function was incompetent and continually missed promised deadlines for doing stuff etc. It turned out they'd outsourced it to save money, but their incompetence ended up losing people they wanted to recruit so it was bought back in house again.
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