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In The Circumstances Can I hand My Notice In By Email?
Cat_House
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So, I have worked for my company for 19 years. I was a manager responsible for 5 members of staff. About 2 years ago the company restructured and although I am a manager by name and my conditions have not changed, no one reports to me anymore. My new manager works 100 miles away and I never see him. I now want to leave the job I loved, as I now hate it. I am old school and know that I should write a proper letter of resignation, but I do not know my new manager and wonder if it is acceptable to resign by email. If this is deemed as okay, I will send an email tomorrow, but if this is not really legal I would not do it this way. Any thoughts?
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What does your contract say about handing in notice. Sometimes email is acceptable, others it is not, and we can't really tell you that!So, I have worked for my company for 19 years. I was a manager responsible for 5 members of staff. About 2 years ago the company restructured and although I am a manager by name and my conditions have not changed, no one reports to me anymore. My new manager works 100 miles away and I never see him. I now want to leave the job I loved, as I now hate it. I am old school and know that I should write a proper letter of resignation, but I do not know my new manager and wonder if it is acceptable to resign by email. If this is deemed as okay, I will send an email tomorrow, but if this is not really legal I would not do it this way. Any thoughts?0 -
Resign by email asking if it's acceptable, and if not then follow up with a letter.“I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse0
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Old contract of employment. Nothing mentioned about how to resign...0
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I don't think I've done it any other way any time in the last 20 years.0
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Sorry to hear about your situation.
Write the letter as normal, with a signature ; then send it as a pdf / photo attachment in an e-mail ; and ask where they want the hard copy sending. That way, any paper resignation will be identical to the electronic one.0 -
Thanks Geoff. Been brain dead for the last couple of years. Your answer is common sense. Cheers!0
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