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by uf00lme 1013 days ago
6 months is a way to lock people into a role. People with a 6 month notice periods, generally need to resign if they are unhappy with their pay or the role and then only look for new roles nearer the 3 month mark. The job market can change pretty drastically in 6 months, so be sure to factor that into your thinking. If possible use your probationary period to exit the role early if you think it won't work out.

I've never heard of 6 months for senior development roles in Aus/Uk/Ireland, it is mostly lead, staff or principal roles that have longer notice peroids. It can also be tagged onto a relocation package if they are sponsoring you and/or paying for your relocation.
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anakaine 1013 days ago
In Australia, at least, the courts have and will continue to strike down such abusive behaviour by companies.

Non compete agreements, for example, are completely unenforceable. I pointed this out to a former employer who presented me with one. The CEO who was a Business/Law graduate acknowledged the fact and withdrew the requirement to sign.

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dav43 1013 days ago
Having spoken recently to a Barrister in Australia who has represented in such cases - he has yet to see a judge support these contracts or non-competes. The basis theory is you can stop someone earning a living and restrict their liberty to provide for family/self.
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uf00lme 1013 days ago
Notice in general is a bit of a farce, my guess is well over >95% of cases companies don’t care if you don’t work your notice. In that they won’t go after you legally if you just plain quit, similar situations with NDAs. Unless you know extremely commercially sensitive information then most companies are just happy to see someone go when they choose to move on. Otherwise they’ll put you on gardening leave to see out your notice.
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quickthrower2 1013 days ago
Seen someone CTOish level with 3 or maybe 6 months contract get terminated. Guess what happens: garden leave. (Australia).
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uf00lme 1013 days ago
It doesn’t even need to be C level executives, anyone with information seen to be commercially sensitive gets put on gardening leave if something big is going down.
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