Resigning today... any advice?

duncans-mum_2

Hate Decisions, I hope now you have done the deed that you feel better and calmer, and good luck in the coming months, I hope something turns up for you soon.

The_Zealot

RobertoMoir wrote: »

I would suggest not bothering to put reasons in your resignation letter if you think they'll cause problems.

You don't have to tell them why you're leaving, simply
"Dear x,
I would like to formally resign my post as a _____ as of today ___/____/2009. I understand that I have to work a notice period of ______ and therefore my final working day will be ___/___/2009. I will be happy to meet with you to discuss an orderly transition of my work to other people in the company.

Regards,
Hate Decisions"

That's all you have to put, just something like that. No need to give reasons, no need to justify yourself, and no need to burn bridges that you don't have to burn. I especially reccommend keeping that final point in mind. Especially if you have a career in a particular industry as opposed to just taking whatever jobs you can get, it can be a surprisngly small world.

But what about someone who does NOT want to discuss an orderly transition of one's work with other people in the company?
And what if that someone is permanent and has one month notice period and 19 holidays to take as anual leave?
Can he drop his resignation letter by the end of tomorrow and expect the other 2-3 working days to be taken from the salary?
And should the timesheet be printed and signed for with the resignation letter?

RobertoMoir

The_Zealot wrote: »

But what about someone who does NOT want to discuss an orderly transition of one's work with other people in the company?
And what if that someone is permanent and has one month notice period and 19 holidays to take as anual leave?
Can he drop his resignation letter by the end of tomorrow and expect the other 2-3 working days to be taken from the salary?
And should the timesheet be printed and signed for with the resignation letter?

Well that someone ought to amend my "template" resignation letter accordingly, and yes I'd pop the final timesheet in with it too. If you don't work some days then yes you probably wouldn't be paid for them.

I would strongly suggest remaining professional at all times. No matter how satisfying it might be to tell a jerk what you think, always remember that the world can sometimes be much smaller than you think.

Abbafan1972

All the best for the future OP.

The_Zealot

RobertoMoir wrote: »

Well that someone ought to amend my "template" resignation letter accordingly, and yes I'd pop the final timesheet in with it too. If you don't work some days then yes you probably wouldn't be paid for them.

I would strongly suggest remaining professional at all times. No matter how satisfying it might be to tell a jerk what you think, always remember that the world can sometimes be much smaller than you think.

Thank you very much for your answer.

One more though: Wouldn't it be breach of contract for working less than the 1 month notice period?
What are the consequences for that under English law?

chuckley

its not their business why u want to leave. whenever ive left i never say why, i just state my last working date. if anyone asks i just say 'because i want to'.

end of discussion.

LittleVoice

The_Zealot wrote: »

One more though: Wouldn't it be breach of contract for working less than the 1 month notice period?
What are the consequences for that under English law?

If you don't get agreement, then it would be breach of contract. The employer could seek damages for their loss occasioned by the breach. For instance this could be the cost of employing someone else (less the cost of what they would have paid for you to do it).

RobertoMoir

LittleVoice wrote: »

If you don't get agreement, then it would be breach of contract. The employer could seek damages for their loss occasioned by the breach. For instance this could be the cost of employing someone else (less the cost of what they would have paid for you to do it).

Aren't their losses basically going to be restricted to your wages for that day, outside of a few special circumstances?

The_Zealot

RobertoMoir wrote: »

Aren't their losses basically going to be restricted to your wages for that day, outside of a few special circumstances?

What special circumstances come to your mind?
I would really like to know this in more detail.

If it's just the wage for the day, then for someone who would still have 19 days for his annual leave would only have to pay back 1-3 days.
What else could be used by an employer to punish that employee?

LittleVoice

The employee needs to get agreement to holiday. If the employer doesn't agree, there is the cost of covering that time too. And agency workers usually cost the employer more than the cost of a regular employee.