There has been a lot of discussion about who has the power; Employer or the Employee. Although there is nothing like absolute power in Employment Relations as which party is more powerful may vary at different points of time due to various factors like market forces, skill set of the employees, etc. The main point is that both the parties should exercise their power in a responsible manner so that it is a win-win situation for both. Responsibility is a very subjective term but responsible behaviour certainly builds trust & benefits both the parties.
For example; Suppose an employee working on a very critical project gets a luring job offer from some other organization. The employee could pay for the notice period as the offered job is good enough to compensate for the notice period loss. Assuming there are no other legal implications, the employee can simply switch over to other organization leaving the project at such a critical stage, or the employee could give some time & ensure that there are no hiccups in the project due to any knowledge transfer gap on his part. In such a situation, a responsible behaviour on the employee’s part would be to negotiate with the current employer to reduce the notice period, so that the employee can provide the required knowledge transfer at the earliest & join the other organization without incurring any financial losses. It’s a win-win situation for both the parties.
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