handing in my notice at work

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i know a large amount of this is probably company specific but in general are their any standard protocols for handing in my notice:

i.e
- who i hand it to (my imediate superior, personnel or the head honcho?)
- what i write in my letter (apart from 'screw you guys im going home':clap:)


also does anyone know how the law stands with regards to holiday entitlement, i have a few days holiday entitlement unused, would i normally get these as pay or deducted from my notice period?:shrug:


Ive never had to hand in my notice in properly before in any more than a verbal capacity and im a bit stuck
 
Most people hand it to their manager and have a bit of a chat at the same time - unless they hate the sight of the manager when its good fun to give it to HR and let everyone but the manager know about it :lol:

Holiday will either be paid when you leave or some places will ask you to take it before you go. Depends on how they feel as some will let you go straight away and pay the holiday and notice period others will make you work until the last possible moment!



Edited to add it can be as short as:
Dear XYZ
Please accept this letter as 7/14/20 days notice of my intention to leave the company on dd/mm/yyyy

Signed you!!!
 
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You would generally hand your notice in to your immediate superior.
As for the letter you just have to say something like " please accept this letter as one months notice of termination of my employment" etc.. You generally give your reason for leaving and offer to help any replacement settle in. It is just for record purposes, but I think it is always good to show willing in case you need a reference.

As far as the holiday is concerned the company must pay you for the days they owe you plus the full pay fo the notice period.

Hope that helps.

Gordon
 
Just say you're giving notice thanks for the support and experience etc and that's it. Hand it to your line manager.
 
usually if there's a chance you'll cock something up on purpose and cost the company money, they'll take your holiday entitlement out of your notice period.

Malc's desk might be a good place to start :)
 
Check your contract if you have one to see how much notice you need to give, generally you'd take any holidays as part of your notice but they may ask you to work.

Notice would go to your personel dept since you say there is one, though it would be the right thing to do to tell your superior also.

Holiday entitlement is a complicated thing, it accrues through the year, so if you quit halfway through you may only have half the holiday entitlement.

Your notice should be civil at the very least, you may need a reference from them at some point. Say you have enjoyed your time with the company and you're leaving to advance yourself and seek new challenges.
 
i would state in your letter of notice about holiday entitlement and what you are willing to either do or would like to. this puts the ball in there court then and they have to come back to you with an answer.

also ensure that you date the letter and say what you last working day would be (without hols) as if this is ignired for a few days its still enforceable because of the dates stated
 
Steep said:
Holiday entitlement is a complicated thing, it accrues through the year, so if you quit halfway through you may only have half the holiday entitlement.
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I was going to say something similar. If you've only got a few days left, and you holiday entitlement is from Jan to Dec, you will find that you will have to pay back some of it.
 
no ive got over 50% of my hols left, i was presuming it acrued throughout the year and therefore for the 7.5 months of this year ill be working there ill have a few days of entitlement left :)
 
whitewash said:
no ive got over 50% of my hols left, i was presuming it acrued throughout the year and therefore for the 7.5 months of this year ill be working there ill have a few days of entitlement left :)
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You might find you only build up holiday entitlement on completed months. More and more companies are doing this so you might only have 7 months entitlement. It should say on your contract though.

It's my last day at work tomorrow. I was lucky that my line manager was off the day I handed mine in so handed it to another manager. It would have been hard for me to be civil otherwise :D
 
i dont have any problems with my immediate managers, ill probabyl tell them a few days before i actually hand in my notice. so its not a complete suprise :)
 
You could send your boss a text:-
"Stick your job up your ****
PS - cheeky letter to follow".

However, to be serious, the protocol and entitlements should be in your contract of employment.
I am sure that you can address your letter of resignation to the company director, but hand it to a manager or supervisor saying what it is and ask for it to be given to the appropriate person.
If you don't know what notice you must give say so in the letter and ask for the earliest date you can leave.
Same goes with holiday entitlement.
 
line manager

Dear so and so,
I hereby hand in my notice for the position of XXXXXXX
I appreciate that I should work my notice period until X-date.

best regards
ME!
p.s in your face!

best let your manager know what's going on in advance.
if you are intending to leave and don't let people know, having landed a job, or know your date, then it could be miscontrued depending upon your industry..!
 
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DizMatt said:
best let your manager know what's going on in advance.
if you are intending to leave and don't let people know, having landed a job, or know your date, then it could be miscontrued depending upon your industry..!
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can you explain that to me a little better?
i havent so much got a job as im returning to being a student (going to do a PGCE) so unlike a normal job (whn i could theoretically start anytime) i cant start until september (and i obviously need to keep earning until that point) if i was to let them know i was intending on leaving i run the risk of them saying 'well ok your notice starts now 4 weeks etc' which obviously isnt of any use to me, so therefore waiting until 4 weeks before i need to leave is in a way 'looking after my own interests' (at the expense of theirs i guess- but at the same time i doubt they would be replacing me with anyone given the current economic climate)
 
well i handed my notice in yesterday, polite leaving note, seems to have gone down ok with the folks at work i was expecting more 'are you insane' type responses but on the whole its just been quite positive, back to the northwest here we come :D cant wait :D
 
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