Metro: Three-month notice periods are becoming the norm and this is the impact on workers

More UK workplaces are moving to three-month notice periods, and the impact on both early-career professionals and senior leaders is real.

A longer hand-off may feel like a safe option for companies, yet for the individual it often triggers disengagement, stalled momentum and a hidden cost in leadership agility.

As I commented in the Metro piece,

“If we’re keeping them without purpose, without a plan, they’re just going to build resentment. From an employer perspective, it also risks them sowing seeds of frustration or dissatisfaction among the team.”

For leaders building culture, strategy and collaboration, this shift matters. When someone is operating in ‘former role’ mode for months, the energy for growth, innovation and meaningful hand-over erodes.

My view: organisations need to ask: is this notice period protecting the business or limiting the human potential?

Optimising transitions ensures knowledge is handed over efficiently while the departing employee exits with dignity, and the incoming one arrives with clarity.

At &hope we help senior teams design those transition moments with both psychological safety and strategic intent. It’s not just about notice-periods, it’s about keeping change cycles purposeful, human-centred and forward-looking.

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