Resignation Advice

Stargazing11

I’m posting on behalf of my friend whom is looking for advice.

He has resigned via email as he was off absent and provided the notice required in his contract. He assumed his employer would just email back and accept the resignation as he’s been off for a month. However, his manger has asked to call him to discuss and offered support. Does this mean they want him to stay in employment with them?

He assumed as he’s been off for a month they would be eager for him to resign?

aife

it certainly sounds like they want to keep him.
He's got nothing to lose by having a conversation

Stargazing11

True, I think he thought they might just be trying to cover themselves but I suppose they could’ve just accepted the resignation. Thanks

Takeaway_Addict

If your friend has quit iunexpectadly the employer is wise to show they've given every opportunity to the employee to withdraw this notice.

There is no way of knowing or not really whether they want to keep him or not.

Stargazing11

Ah I see so they might just be following process by offering support.

sangie595

Based on no information at all, this is all guesswork.

Stargazing11

I think he just felt his employer would write back to accept the resignation and confirm acceptance. He was a little shocked when they wanted to discuss it before accepting.

agrinnall

Is he actually allowed to resign by email? Perhaps they want to speak to him to confirm that the email was really written by him and not by a prankster with access to his computer.

Stargazing11

Yes, I think you can resign via email as usually they want it in writing instead of verbally.

Comms69

You have 3 employment threads going.


1 about anxiety and being off
1 about a new job
and 1 about a 'friend' who just resigned (after being off a month)


Can you maybe just do one thread, with, I don't know, the whole story, truthfully

agrinnall

Stargazing11 wrote: »

Yes, I think you can resign via email as usually they want it in writing instead of verbally.

But 'in writing' may not include email, they might be expecting an actual letter - which is how I have always resigned, and is a method that is probably universally acceptable.