I currently work at the Department for Work and Pensions and have recently been offered a new role in fraud.
When I accepted the offer, I selected the earliest available start date and gave around 5–6 weeks’ notice to my current role. My managers were already aware I had applied for the job and that I was successful.
However, I’ve now been told by my manager that they can’t release me for that start date and that I’ll need to move to the second (later) start date instead.
The issue is I don’t want to delay starting my new role, especially as I’ve given more than enough notice and been transparent throughout the process.
Has anyone been in a similar situation?
Can they actually stop me from starting on my chosen date, or is there anything I can do to challenge this?
Any advice would be really appreciated!