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You are serious about resigning, you have made your decision, you will now need to write a letter, please look at some of the letters below to help you out. Of course, each person's circumstance will be different, but we have added some sample letters that are intended to guide you.
If you have come directly to this page please take the time to read How to Resign before writing your letter.
Thank you.
Click on the links below to take you to the sample letter
How should you go about this process, how do you do it?
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Basic Letter
No Frills |
Moving on
Formal |
Waiver of Notice Period
I would like to leave without working my notice - please |
Going back to college
I would like to leave because I am returning to full time education - please |
Extension of Notice Period
Leave when I have finished |
Request Shorter Notice
Asking for parole! |
No Written Contract
Word is my bond - or is it? |
Leaving to have a Baby (or two or ....!)
and not returning |
Leaving Due to Illness
No longer able to go on! |
You can also download the sample letters either to Microsoft Word (where you can edit it to fit into a 'real' letter - just fill in the in between the square brackets - the detail required is shown in italics) or as a PDF file by clicking on the link below the letter title
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Dear [the recipient's name is entered here]
As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you [your notice period entered here] weeks' notice of my intention to leave my position as [your job title entered here].
I wish you and [the name of your current employer entered here] every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.
Yours sincerely
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Dear [the recipient's name is entered here]
As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you [your notice period entered here] weeks' notice of my intention to leave my position as [your job title entered here].
I have decided that it is time to move on and I have accepted a position elsewhere. This was not an easy decision and took a lot of consideration. However, I am confident that my new role will help me move towards some of the goals I have for my career.
Please be assured that I will do all I can to assist in the smooth transfer of my responsibilities before leaving.
I wish you and [the name of your current employer entered here] every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.
Yours sincerely
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Dear [the recipient's name is entered here]
As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you [your notice period entered here] weeks' notice of my intention to leave my position as [your job title entered here].
I have decided that it is time to move on and I have accepted a position elsewhere. This was not an easy decision and took a lot of consideration. However, I am confident that my new role will help me move towards some of the goals I have for my career.
I understand that my notice period is [your notice period entered here] weeks but I would like to join my new employer at the earliest date. Therefore, I would like to request that you waive this notice period and relive me of my duties immediately. Please be assured that I will do all I can to assist in the smooth transfer of my responsibilities before leaving.
I wish you and [the name of your current employer entered here] every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.
Yours sincerely
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Dear [the recipient's name is entered here]
As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you [your notice period entered here] weeks' notice of my intention to leave my position as [your job title entered here].
I have decided to realise my professional and personal goals by accepting a formal offer to study for a [type of course entered here] in [name of your course entered here]. This was not an easy decision and took a lot of consideration but I believe it is an exciting step forward and one that I hope you will understand and support. Please be assured that I will do all I can to assist in the smooth transfer of my responsibilities before leaving.
Should you have any need for my skills in the area of [name of your course entered here], I would consider returning once I have completed my studies. I the meantime, I wish you and [the name of your current employer entered here] every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.
Yours sincerely
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Dear [the recipient's name goes here]
Further to our recent meeting, I write to confirm both my resignation and our agreement about the proposed extension of my notice period.
I agree that the critical nature of my role here means that the time required to transfer my responsibilities may exceed the contractual notice period of [your notice period goes here] weeks. I will now leave [the name of your current employer goes here] on [the date you have agreed to leave]. I understand that my salary [and other benefits] will be calculated to take account of this arrangement.
Yours sincerely
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Dear [the recipient's name is entered here]
I write to confirm that I am resigning from my position as [your job title entered here].
I have decided that it is time to move on and I have accepted a position elsewhere. This was not an easy decision and took a lot of consideration. However, I am confident that my new role will help me move towards some of the goals I have for my career.
My contract of employment requires me to work here for a further [your notice period entered here] weeks from the day I give notice. However, I wish to request that you release me at an earlier date because my new employer wants me to start work on [the date you want to leave is entered here]. Please be assured that I will do all I can to assist in the smooth transfer of my responsibilities before leaving.
I wish you and [the name of your current employer entered here] every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.
Yours sincerely
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Dear [the recipient's name is entered here]
I write to confirm that I am resigning from my position as [your job title entered here].
Although there is no written contract of employment between us, I accept that we have a verbal agreement and that my notice period stands at [your notice period entered here] weeks.
Please be assured that I will do all I can to assist in the smooth transfer of my responsibilities before leaving.
I wish you and [the name of your current employer entered here] every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.
Yours sincerely
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Dear [the recipient's name is entered here]
As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you [your notice period entered here] weeks' notice of my intention to leave my position as [your job title entered here].
I am now only [time remaining until you reach term] weeks way from the birth of my new baby and although I understand that I could return to work after my maternity leave, I have decided against this.
This was not an easy decision and took a lot of consideration. However, please be assured that I will do all I can to assist in the smooth transfer of my responsibilities before leaving.
I wish you and [the name of your current employer entered here] every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.
Yours sincerely
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Dear [the recipient's name is entered here]
As required by my contract of employment, I hereby give you [your notice period entered here] weeks' notice of my intention to leave my position as [your job title entered here].
As you know I have been unwell for some time now and as a consequence, feel that I am unable to work for [the name of your current employer entered here] any longer.
This was not an easy decision and took a lot of consideration. However, please be assured that I will do all I can to assist in the smooth transfer of my responsibilities before leaving.
I wish you and [the name of your current employer entered here] every good fortune and I would like to thank you for having me as part of your team.
Yours sincerely
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