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If you are looking for a new role or you have landed a new opportunity and are looking to submit your resignation, you may be wondering what the formalities are or what to include in your letter of resignation. The court held that, where Section 196 applies to a notice, Section 7 will also apply because service by post was authorised by Section 196. As a result, notices served by first class post will be deemed served in the ordinary course of post, unless the contrary is proved.

Include the date of your last day of employment (as worked out by your contract of employment and notice period agreement) During your notice period, as pre-agreed in your contract of employment, it is important to remain professional.For example: I have been offered another role that will halve my daily commute and allow me to spend more time with my family outside of working hours. Please let me know how I can help to support a smooth transition over the next [notice period in weeks]. Thank you for understanding, I truly appreciate all the support and guidance you have provided in the time I have worked for the business.If no other provision applies, notices are served when they “come to the attention” of the recipient. This is clearly difficult to prove and results in uncertainty. I am writing to formally notify you of my resignation from the position of [job title] with [company name]. In accordance with my notice period, my final day will be [date of last day]. As to what evidence is required to demonstrate service or non-receipt under Section 7, the case provided the following very useful guidelines:

During my time at [company name], I have come to realise that the scope of the role is unfortunately not what I had anticipated, and as such, I would like to explore other opportunities. This letter is kept by the human resources team of the business and stored after you have left the organisation. Who should I give my notice to?However, this case makes it safer for the serving party to rely on a notice served by First Class post. In many cases, a lease or legislation will contain provisions governing how notices are to be served. Such provisions must be carefully adhered to. The situation is more difficult where neither the lease nor the statute requiring a notice specifies how service is to be effected. A summary of the law in these cases is as follows.

Now we’ve gone through the basic of how to write a resignation letter, here are some more examples that could be useful in certain situations. Resignation letter for a new opportunity Want to keep looking for exciting new roles in your sector? View all our live roles on our job board and set up alerts to be the first to know. The tenant denied that she received the notice and therefore argued that it was not properly served. If you would like more information about the process of writing resignation letters, please read our article ‘ how to write a resignation letter’ which outlines what you should and shouldn’t include, as well as information around what happens afterwards. After informing your manager, keep the correspondence private until it has been announced to the wider business by the management team

Resignation letter template giving advance notice

Optional – adapt this for your personal circumstances and relationship] Thank you for the support you have given me during my time at [business or organisation name]. Please let me know if there is anything you need from me before I leave.