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by mulderpf » Wed May 18, 2011 8:40 am
Whilst the UKBA is reasonable when it comes to notice periods, so do you have to be. As your new visa is valid from 6 May, it would be reasonably expected from you to give your employer notice to terminate your employment as soon as you can do so from the issue date of your new visa as close as possible to 6 May (obviously if your notice period is longer than the gap between the date you receive your visa and the date your visa starts, then you might end up having to work in breach if your employer insists that you work through your notice period).
The situation you are currently in is not reasonable. You are now completely beyond the starting date of your new visa and in breach of immigration laws. You had better let your current employer know IMMEDIATELY. Given that your new visa started on 6 May and you still have not let your current employer know, they could report you for breaching immigration laws if they wanted to play the same game as you - especially as they would want to protect their backs as they didn't know that your new visa started on 6 May (and they are also breaking the law as you are still in their employ).
This is a dangerous game you are playing here and given that your current employer would know immigration law fairly well (since they got you an ICT), I'd suggest you get yourself on the right side of the law sooner rather than later as every day while you are in paid employment (even though you're on leave) is yet another day away from being reasonable.