Resign before being sacked

EnPointe

Marcon said:

manuski said:

Look they think she hasn't met the standards required, and also she had a run in with another colleague hence the suspension. She feels she has been very harshly treated but she is on probation and has very little rights. It feels tough not only to lose your job but to also then be in the position of possibly receiving a negative reference to hinder your chances of getting another. 

The reference - assuming they are willing to give one at all - is likely to be the same whether she resigns or is dismissed. It isn't going to look good either way.

She might well believe she has been harshly treated, but being suspended because of a run in with a colleague so soon after her arrival means the employer thought it was pretty serious. Depending on what actually happened (and remember you may not have been given a full and impartial account), then maybe she needs to try and learn from it to avoid any chance of repetition?

no it is isn't  

if  they dismiss on the baiss of failed probation - yes it;s a dismissal  but it;s also  someothing employers are likely to go 'meh' aobut  if   the individual interviews well and can demonstrate  development  

' resigned under investigation' is massive red flag in regulated sectors 

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Does this person intend to continue working in education, and as such are they direct employed by the schools? The most recent version of keeping Children Safe in Education meant I got more calls from schools asking us to provide more than just a 'confirmation of employment' reference. They generally asked me to at least confirm that there had been no safeguarding issues. If this is the case then it may be worth them asking for an agreed reference to resign ahead of proceedings.

contractually the employer may be required to follow a shortened probation dismissal procedure, so failing to dismiss immediately may not be significant.