retraction of resignation

murphy66

hi... due to me forseeing alot of time off work due to unforseen family issues i handed to HR my written 1 months notice. HR took the letter and over the next 2 weeks i had to have 5 days out of work. the situation at home has now been resolved . i wrote a letter to HR stating this and saying as they had not accepted the notice verbally or in written form i wished to retract it . 2hrs later i recieved a letter acepting my resignation and they said the original had been lost ..is this acceptable ??

bendix

Yes

They are under no obligation to issue you with a written or verbal acceptance.

You resigned on your own terms. End of the story.

murphy66

hi thanks for your blunt but honest answer . but are you talking from a legal point of view . i recieved other advice stating if not accepted in writing it is simply not valid, and the company has not acted with duty of care in not even talking to me about this . CONFUSED !!

Zazen999

Where did you get this advice from?

Proc

Not sure what you're confused about.

You resigned.
You whined because you didn't hear anything.
They gave you a letter saying that they accept your resignation - and explained that the first letter must have been lost.

Not sure what superhero you've been chatting to about "duty of care" etc, but as far as I can see everything's in order. The company doesn't have to talk to you about your resignation. They only do this if they are going to try and offer something to keep you as an employee - I guess that's not the case here.

timmmers

That's fishy isn't it ? 2 hrs for letter? A sender telling you the letter is lost..how would they know ?

Looks like you played right into their hands and saved them a salary.

Sad.

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BitterAndTwisted

I have never received a written acknowledgment from an employer to any resignation letter I have issued in my life and doubt very much that it's a requirement and I've been working for over 35 years, so if such a thing is a requirement it's news to me.

ThrowingStonesAtYou

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

I have never received a written acknowledgment from an employer to any resignation letter I have issued in my life and doubt very much that it's a requirement and I've been working for over 35 years, so if such a thing is a requirement it's news to me.

Agree with this, I've worked at 7 or 8 different places and never had an 'acknowledgement' letter. At the end of the day they can prove you resigned, don't see what else is relevant in a legal context.

bendix

murphy66 wrote: »

hi thanks for your blunt but honest answer . but are you talking from a legal point of view . i recieved other advice stating if not accepted in writing it is simply not valid, and the company has not acted with duty of care in not even talking to me about this . CONFUSED !!

The advice you got is wrong and sounds like it comes from a wannabe office warrior.

There is no legal requirement for your resignation to be formally acknowledged. If you submit it, that's it. It is a unilateral action on your part which requires no response formal or informal from them. If they want to persuade you to stay, they might offer to negotiate with you to stay, but that hasnt happened here.

I think you have to accept a hard truth here. Companies are looking to get rid of staff, and resigning has played straight into their hands. I don't want to sound harsh, but reading between the lines and analysing their response suggests they welcome the resignation. The fact that they are ignoring your retraction of resignation speaks volumes.

foxy-roxy

murphy66 wrote: »

hi... due to me forseeing alot of time off work due to unforseen family issues i handed to HR my written 1 months notice. HR took the letter and over the next 2 weeks i had to have 5 days out of work. the situation at home has now been resolved . i wrote a letter to HR stating this and saying as they had not accepted the notice verbally or in written form i wished to retract it . 2hrs later i recieved a letter acepting my resignation and they said the original had been lost ..is this acceptable ??

Do you mean email?

DCFC79

Ive not had acceptance of a resignation before, as long as the period is notice is ok with both parties then a letter saying they have accpeted the resignation is needed in my eyes