Resignation letter Options

[Lawpf2001]

So i'm writing a notice letter for work atm (ill be on BC2 after). Im really not sure what to write though. Tbh they have been good to me but i never planned for staying very long despite being a permanent member of staff. I want to leave the end of the month and only need to give a weeks notice but I decided i might let my manager know my intentions.

tl:dr resignation letter what to write.

['aL]

hey

I work as an hr advisor so here are my 2 cents .


IF you want to give advanced notice that is fine , however 2 things to bear in mind , i the uk verbal notice of intention to resign is technically legally binding ( you do not have to put it in writing , simply telling your boss in the pub that you want to leave is enough to be considered a resignation ) This is fine if you trust your boss and want to give them time to find a replacement , no so fine if there is less trust and you are concerned they might accept immediately and ask you to clear your desk that day ! ( i have worked for companies like this ) So be sure before you put a post dated letter on your manager's desk !

The other thing , is your notice period is largely dependant on your contract and length of service, not sure how long you have been there but after a while you earn the right to a longer notice than most contract provide for ( ie the standard week or month ) Likewise if you are in your first few months your notice is likely to be a week at most.

All your letter needs to say is that you are giving formal notice of your resignation ( and date the letter ) resignations are effective as of the date they are received, if you are wanting to put the letter in and have the notice take effect in the future not the day you hand it in ( as you have above ) you can put this in, but they are under no obligation to honour this legally ( morally is a different matter )


It will only be put on your file by someone like me and never seen again so if you have good things to say by all means put them in but it is by no means going to count against you if your don't. ( this is also helpful if you plan on coming back again )

Personally i hate it when employees put in when they are going to leave, as i already know what their notice period is, and being reminded sounds a bit confrontational . But i would say 90% of resignations i get have it in so it is obviously the done thing.