Resignation and PILON advice

Takeaway_Addict

AdviceSeeker6 wrote: »

Oh, I'm under no illusion that I'm indispensable, irreplaceable, or in any way special, don't worry! And they coped just fine when I was off sick.... they collected the work in a nice big pile, and left it all on my desk ready for when I came back.

Yes, I'm saying I will need to go off sick if I work my notice period, but I don't need a reference. Although I don't like to leave anywhere on bad terms.

Clearly the work wasn't that important then....

AdviceSeeker6

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

Clearly the work wasn't that important then....

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

getmore4less

AdviceSeeker6 wrote: »

Thank you, this is a very helpful response! I haven't left a 'proper' job before (they've always been part-time whilst I've been in education), so I didn't know a lot of this. I don't want to be in breach of my contract, and would never leave without notice. I do think that they will want to negotiate something like garden leave, but how would I approach this in my resignation letter? I initially said PILON because I thought this was the more correct term to use, (I thought garden leave was if the employee was dismissed) but I may be wrong? Basically I wanted to gently suggest that I would be open to this, and considering the nature of the company, it would be an option that I'd like to discuss.

That should be post notice discussions.

You don't put anything in your resignation letter, keep it brief and to the point.


some like to make it clear what they think the end date is and if they plan/want to take holidays and document the accrued unused position.

PILON/Garden leave/leave early comes later.