Unemployment? (sales, unemployment benefits, salary)

[Vickib2]

I am wondering if anybody here might be able to provide some insight into this situation and possible unemployment benefits for 30 days (state of Tennessee).

If someone has given 30 days notice to his employer and the employer tells him to GO NOW, is he entitled to unemployment benefits for 30 days? This person is available and willing to work and had planned on this salary for 30 days.
I realize that this person has started the "separation" process, but if you are a respected employee, why can't you be allowed to continue to work?

Thanks!

[2mares]

Originally Posted by Vickib2

I am wondering if anybody here might be able to provide some insight into this situation and possible unemployment benefits for 30 days (state of Tennessee).

If someone has given 30 days notice to his employer and the employer tells him to GO NOW, is he entitled to unemployment benefits for 30 days? This person is available and willing to work and had planned on this salary for 30 days.
I realize that this person has started the "separation" process, but if you are a respected employee, why can't you be allowed to continue to work?

Thanks!

I seriously dout it. Without a seperation notice I suspose you could file stating you were unfairly fired, but I doubt it would be worth the effort and time involved.

I would say you cant force the employer to keep you employed for your 30 days anymore than an employer can force you to work if you want to quit.

[danbutter]

You can submit a claim for unemployment without having a separation letter, but that is not going to mean you will be approved of course.
All you can do is try and see what happens.

[kdweller]

I've actually heard of businesses having a policy that when an employee gives notice, such as their last day of work will be two weeks from that date, to let them go the day the employee announces that.

I worked at a fast food chain long ago where that was the practice, then heard of this policy used at a variety of places later. I later had a professional job where I did not want to give notice because the employer (a huge corp.) had this practice. Ultimately, I gave several weeks notice and they allowed me to work until then, but apparently this was the exception to the rule.

[mrs1885]

It's very common in sales positions. They see you leaving and going to another company as a potential conflict of interest and worry you may take your last few weeks and try to convince your contact people to follow you to the new company. We have never allowed anyone in our sales department to work their two weeks. It's just common knowledge here that if you get another job you make arrangement with the new company that you may be available immediately and don't tell this company you've taken another job until you're ready to start there.

Doubt you'd get unemployment.

[2mares]

I always thought it was courtsey to give notice so not to leave you employer hanging until they can find a replacement.

[hiknapster]

In many, many businesses now, once you give your notice you are walked to your office or desk and told to pick up your personal possessions and then walked to the door. They are worried about corporate espionage, among other things.

[studedude]

I once was hired by a man who told me. "If you want to leave don't give me a notice. I won't give you one if I fire you." Over my 50+ working I have been on both sides of that equation