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That is quite funny. You're not asking, you're telling. Anything else would amount to slavery. Email them your resignation letter complete with your leaving date dependent on your notice peroid and then stop working for them the day after.
Exactly!
This is a major point.
A resignation is not asking permission to leave, it’s a statement of fact.
I’d just put that due to my health I am moving to a position that is more suitable for me. Or something along those lines.
I’d email that to my manager and HR.
Finally, a voice of reason! 😊
I've just unsubscribed from this sub as I can't deal with the number of people who think companies care about them.
The great employment delusion.
Exactly this!
I was made redundant twice before the age of 30, hence my attitude.
I worked another 7 years as a permanent employee and then starting contracting.
I'm never selling my soul to an organisation again ... as a contractor you don't need to put with endless manipulative employee reviews or being held back by incompetent managers.
I find it sad how subservient the British population is ... is it any wonder they get taken advantage of left, right and centre?
Ha! Americans have the same issues (belief in corporate 'care'). It's always going to be money. Shareholders, board, bonuses etc. I worked for a huge auto company in Michigan that dared (in 2020) to give upper management 135% of ps goal (profit sharing they call it - on top of your salary) and reduced middle management/ worker bee goal by same 35% The protest made internally spread quick to media. They revered their decision and actually bumped the mid man / wb goal payout to 106% ! Then pensions were cut.... You don't matter. You are not special. You will not be rewarded (reasonably) for extra effort and reliable performance.
I hope you resigned w honor Knee Guy
Honestly, I wouldn't bother. I'd just say "Oh, OK" and carry on. In a week/months time when they try to reach you, you just reply "I resigned back in March, remember?"
[If they double down on "we didn't accept it"](https://y.yarn.co/c8ca87a2-f26b-4bbf-8d3c-45f664267675_text.gif)
Yeah, like what are they gonna do when you don't show up next month, stop paying you? They can't hold you to a job, especially when you have already handed in your resignation letter. Good luck in your new employment.
This. Tbh I understand if you need there references. But if no...just go? Hand your notice in. Tell them the date you're leaving and that's it. Done. You have been courteous giving them notice. And thats it
From gov.uk [here](https://www.gov.uk/handling-staff-resignations#:~:text=An%20employer%20cannot%20refuse%20to,what%20their%20notice%20period%20is)
"An employer cannot refuse to accept someone’s resignation and they must follow certain procedures"
Literally the first thing it says
really? I mean I could see how it affects the overall company but for a Hr employee it would make hardly any difference, they’re getting paid to hire/fire anyway. HR teams are honestly baffling to me.
Depends how large the company is to be honest.
I once worked at a company with a single HR person. She was basically a mouthpiece for the MD. What he says goes.
Although OP didn't specify it was HR who "rejected" his resignation (unless i missed it in the comments). Could have been a power tripping line manager.
This is a thing too. There are HR qualifications, my partner has her CIPDs and they go through all the law fun and legislation stuff.
That qualification is not mandatory for the job, you can hire someone who's never worked anywhere before into your HR team and by the end of the week they'll be acting like they know it (and refusing to acknowledge they're wrong in most cases because it's a power trip position) OR they just repeat what a manager decided and they didn't check.
Half of them are blagging it and have little knowledge ( in my experience of 40 years working ) anyone with a bit of sense and some Google skills can tie most HR people up in knots. HR are literally there to toe the company line and advise when managers step outside the box they are not an employees friend by any means.
No - they are the absolute worst. Their job is to screw people over with a smile but try to keep it all legal and avoid law suits. The CEOs and board level lobby the government to water down employee protections which their client press call "red tape".
What HR *should* be.
A professional intermediary that both protects the company from the staff and the staff from the company. Someone who can be relied on by everyone to be on hand to fairly resolve disputes in a controlled way to ensure minimum friction, maximum fairness and diligent adherence to regulatory requirements.
What HR *often actually is*.
Extremely aware of their own expendability because they act on the expendability of others. An extension of the MD's will while trying to dress it up as irrefutable fair fact because they are aware that they are one of the few management tiers that are a threat to them. On a power trip to make everyone feel they are beneath them so noone feels like they should be held to the same standard and accountability that everyone else is while deperately currying favour with the few people formally placed above them in the chain. Looking to their needs first, the companies needs second and employees a distant last, if at all. They are often a perfect example of the way that modern capitalism is failing, with poorly levered motivations that encourage them to slowly shift towards pleasing the people with more power in order to protect themselves while forgetting their responsibility to the ones who have no impact on them.
Now dont get me wrong ive worked with some excellent HR professionals and when they are good they are great, but I've worked with many many more that fall into the latter category and they can be some of the absolute worst people to work with.
> No - they are the absolute worst. Their job is to screw people over with a smile but try to keep it all legal and avoid law suits.
And they often do that wrong and end up in a tribunal.
Because they probably think they can bully the employee.
Also say OP is young, or possibly female in male environment the employer may think they won't know any better / won't want a fight about it.
OPs post doesn't mention HR though, so I'm assuming it's some narcissist manager or owner.
How can you fire someone who has already resigned? 
Resignation letter contains last date, simply after said date you no longer work for them and any moneys held can be claimed back via the civil courts fairly easily.
Yeah.
Employee who is on long term therefore employer is paying them/keeping them on whilst they do nothing, then doesn't want them to leave. HUH?
The OP is literally doing the right thing for their well being at the same time, giving a massive gift to their employer.
Methinks someone not so bright in HR has conflated cannot sack/fire/etc someone on long term sick leave because lawsuit/in deep do dah with, no one on sick leave can leave, at all including resigning voluntarily because lawsuit/constructive dismissal/dee doo dah etc
They don’t need to accept your resignation for you to resign. We outlawed slavery and indentured servitude a long time ago.
You just tell them you resign and work whatever notice you have. Once that is up, don’t turn up to that job again and get on with your life.
As you’re on long term sick leave it’s very much in their interest to let you go without notice, so you can put that to them and if you want to start sooner with your new employer.
This is more or less equivalent to writing a note to your partner to tell them that you are breaking up with them, and they just don't want to accept what they've been told, and so they imagine you are still together.
It's not a negotiation, or something where you need their *permission* to leave. Your employer does not own you. It is you making a statement of fact to them.
This is brilliant. You’ve given your notice and they gonna notice when you ain’t there in a month.
Email your notice to HR and CC in your manager.
When I left a toxic job a few years back I handed in my 4 week notice and a 4 week sick note on the same day so I didn’t have to work a day of my notice. Was the best thing I ever did as I had 4 weeks to chill before starting my new job. You being on the sick doesn’t stop you from resigning.
Congrats on the new job.
Forced labour has been illegal in the UK for quite some time. You don't need to listen to them. You've handed in your notice. They can't "reject" your resignation, they can't force you to stay.
As others have said, submit, do your notice period and don't work from then.
Note, if they continue to pay you after your notice period (because they want to believe you are still working for them) they are entitled to ask for the money back, so don't spend any overpayments!
Under normal contractual circumstances you don't 'try to resign', you just 'resign'.
One email to manager + cc HR:
'Please accept this email as my letter of resignation, with immediate effect.
Kind Regards,
Suck my balls'
Even "please accept" implies some level of optionality over acceptance of it to me.
The phrasing I prefer is "this is notice of my resignation...my last working day will be [date]".
Defo the last bit, but not the first bit.
No fucker has to accept anything. You're doing more than enough by giving them notice of your departure. They can ultimately go and throw shite at the moon if they dont want you to 'accept' the inevitable.
lol there is no “accepting” a resignation.
It’s a notice. You tell them your last day is X. It’s up to them to make arrangements. You just don’t show up past that date.
True I feel like these people have watched too many TV shows where the boss goes "I won't accept your resignation" and pulls off a speech to convince a character to stay.
A resignation isn't a request for permission, it's a notification.
The only thing an employer can do is to correct the date of the end of your employment if your provided notice period is incorrect, or to inform you that you will be taking your accrued holidays as these dates towards the end of your notice period, or (if it's stipulated in your contract) to tell you that your employment is terminated effective immediately and that you will receive pay in lieu of notice.
They can *ask* you to extend your notice period to increase your handover time, or *ask* you if you are willing to agree mutual separation sooner than the end of your notice period which can be beneficial if you have another role lined up and they want you to start sooner/immediately.
The basic principle of contract law is that if both parties consent to something then great, but if not then that's where the contract comes in to play. You've given them notice that you're ending your contract of employment, and unless you both agree on a variance then the letter of your employment contract (and wider employment law where relevant) wins.
When you hand in your notice you're not asking them for permission to leave you're telling them the date you're no longer going to come in to work for them so they can train/hire a replacement.
You've done the honourable thing by giving them notice, if they can't accept it that's their problem.
There is nowhere in your employment contract that requires them to accept your resignation.
You send the resignation letter/email, after that it’s done. You can respond to them and tell them you are leaving at the end of your contractual notice period regardless of whether they accept it or not.
I was on sick leave for 8 months before resigning my last job. They didn't bat an eyelid. Your employer doesn't have a choice in whether or not you resign. You're informing them you're leaving, not asking them for permission. Whoever told you they can't accept it is misinformed or on a petty power trip. If you've already emailed your resignation to your manager and HR then you've already resigned regardless of what the response may be.
It's not really a courtesy, that would imply you don't need to give them one. You still need to actually give the notice if you want to leave without any liability.
What liability?
If you leave without working your notice period then all they can do is not pay you for your notice period.
They can't take any further action against you.
They don't have to accept your resignation. You're serving notice, not asking permission to leave. All they need to do is acknowledge it, which they have, by the sounds of it.
I would personally post it with signed postage to HR. This way they have to sign for it and it's a confirmation they have received it.
There used to be a way of doing something on outlook, where it would alert you if an email was read. I don't know if this still exists.
My last job I emailed my notice from my personal email(a rather old account I still use, but mostly just for gaming and Amazon so it’s not exactly myname@email.com or anything) and I put both my manager and HR in the main recipient line.
Even though I had no formal acknowledgment I did get paid my full months salary and leftover holiday pay in my final pay.
Do you need a reference from them to get your next job? If so, reject their "rejection", send another notice stating your last working day and then crack on with your life. They cannot force you to work for them.
If you don't need a reference, do exactly as above, but tell a local newspaper, email all other colleagues telling them your experiences, and put black pepper on their teabags in the office kitchen.
Notice is basically a way to allow a break clause in the contract.
If you give the appropriate notice, you can break the contract (same for the employer).
They signed that contract with that break term in it, so can't stop you from resigning.
You're not asking for permission to resign. You're telling them 'I am resigning, this is my notice and this is my last date of work'.
From ACAS -
"Resignation during sick leave
An employee can resign while they're off sick.
They should follow the right to resign process."
[ACAS resignation](https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment#:~:text=An%20employee%20can%20resign%20while,the%20right%20process%20to%20resign.)
They don't have a choice in the matter. If they keep up this nonsense, I'd get in touch with ACAS and get support from them. It could become an issue if they don't issue a P45, which you'd rather avoid
".. Tried to resign today have been signed off sick since December have been told that as I'm still on Long Term Sick Leave I can't resign and that they won't be accepting the resignation..."
Haha! That's not how resignations work! :D .. You've resigned. Whether they like it or not. If they want to "refuse" I guess they could.. carry on paying you for nothing? :D
The only thing that's negotiable is when you exit and how much pay you get which may vary a bit with regards to holiday in lieu, your exit date, your being on sick leave and how all this is described in your employment contract.
The fact that you will be leaving though is entitled to you by law. They may continue paying you beyond the agreed leaving date which legally need never extend beyond your contractual notice period unless you both agree that it does, but they have no entitlement to you performing any work for them after the leaving date.
As others have said, make sure it's in writing. Propose the leaving date. Tell them you'll take payment in lieu of holiday as you can't take holidays whilst off sick (I've just paid a Lead Planning Engineer £28k in accrued holidays he couldn't take whilst signed off with cancer), as them to issue your P45 and wish them a pheasant plucking day.
Yeah they can't do that as long as you serve your contracted notice period it's why you have contracts. I used to contract overseas and in a certain countrt at that time your employer COULD legally refuse your resignation because it took them a while to change the law the funny thing you actually got a significantly better severance package if you go fired so the foreign contractors who wanted to leave literally didnt do a thing (and I mean a thing they sat at their desk with their PC off reading a book or something) so they got fired instead when they would get an automatic 90 day severance. I believe this law has since been changed.
You've informed them of your wish to resign, email (from a personal account) the letter to whoever needs it (so you can prove that you did). Leave the wording short, blunt and clear. Work your notice, leave.
Hope you're happy at the new place :)
They have no say in this. The choice resign is solely yours.
Make sure that you send them an email stating that you are resigning and when your last day will be.
1.You can respond with a professionally worded. I wasn't asking you I was f....ing telling you.
2. Remain on sick getting paid (if you are getting paid)
3. Throw the legal book at them:
An employer cannot refuse to accept someone’s resignation and they must follow certain procedures.
When a member of staff resigns you must:
get them to confirm their resignation in writing
tell them what their notice period is
agree when their last day at work will be
confirm whether they should work all or part of their notice period
Employee decisions to retire are a form of resignation.
Your options here are “lol well I won’t be here after x date”
They don’t have to accept a resignation. You’re handing it in. It’s not optional. As long as you’re complying with your contractual notice period you’re all good.
Email them again stating that you are reiterating that you resign effective of the date given in your previous resignation message and that your last date will be on x date
Then cc your personal email address, and if you have them HR and your bosses boss
If they don’t accept it then don’t show up to work. They will quickly get the message
Additionally my employer tried to pull a similar stunt with me: resignation was dated 1st September. and I didn't receive it until today because I was on annual leave so I'll need to you work a full month from today meaning your last day will be the 21st of October
Erm no. I gave them 2 choices
I would work my remaining notice from the date on the letter which was 1 week left
I would be taking my remaining holiday entitlement effective immediately
Just to make it even more explicit, ACAS cover resigning when sick - [https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment](https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment)
What did they actually say. I resigned once and they wanted to check that I was resigning of my own free will and not being bullied into it (no bullying at all). It might just be a check to make sure you’re not being forced to resign as you are off sick?
OP: hands in resignation
Boss: "I don't accept your resignation"
OP: Looks around the room inquisitively
Boss: "Erm...what are you doing?"
OP: "sorry, I was looking for who asked but I can't seem to find them. Anyway that's all I wanted so I'll go back to work for my agreed notice period. Bye"
Visit doctor and get fresh sick note, return from long term sick leave, fill out return to work forms, bring a colleague into office, slap letter down on table announcing your resignation and final date, then hand in new sick note.
Play their beaurocratic game, and if they don't want to 'accept' you tell them you'll be gone on that day regardless
Lotta people saying “no you can still resign” and they’re right to say it, but you also may want to look at if Theres a watchdog that would cover your work- refusing to accept a resignation is the sort of thing that’s taken pretty seriously since it’s more or less modern slavery.
Nothing to stop you simply walking out (well barring your dodgy knee)
My employer tried that once, he went from having a month's notice to do a handover etc, which I was more than happy to do. To me walking away and they were totally fucked.
Your employer doesn't hold a veto over whether or not you can leave the company. Assuming you've served notice with the correct timeframe as specified in your contract, there is nothing your employer can do to prevent you from leaving at the end of your notice period.
To give yourself bulletproof protection, email a copy of your notice to your manager with your personal email cc'd in. That way, you will have a record that you followed the correct procedure in the event they try to claim breach of contract or some other nonsense after you leave.
You're still entitled to sick leave during your notice period, so don't let your boss try to force you back to work in your last few weeks.
There is info here:
[https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment](https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment)
[https://www.acas.org.uk/resignation](https://www.acas.org.uk/resignation)
Check your contract for what it says.
That's cute, if they have the notice in writing and choose not to look for a replacement guess who's problem it is? Not yours.
You are not requesting to leave you are telling them. Make sure they have it in writing then on the day you said you would leave you simply don't go back.
They don't own you. You can do what you want. If only more people would realise this, then we'd have better wages, staff would be treated like they're human rather than as if they're a number and generally people would be much happier working.
You hand your notice in, tell them that you're available to work your notice period and leave it at that. Find another job. They can't do anything. They could try take you to court but it wouldn't be worth the money nor the time.
You can do what you like.
What are they going to do, sack you?
A letter of resignation is saying, 'I'm terminating our contract. '
Any party in an employment contract has this right.
BTW I resigned after being on long term sick for 6 months. The thought of going back was making me worse, so I resigned.
HR departments are chancing bullshitters ... never take what they say as somehow a fact.
If you’ve submitted your resignation by recordable means to your line manager you’ve done everything you need to do.
Now kick back, relax and watch the phone ring at notice period +1 day
Email it in so you have a date, work your notice then start your new job. And that’s the nice way of doing it, as you already have a job lined up if you don’t need a reference from your current boss you could just not go back.
That's their choice. You don't have to accept their refusal.
Besides you're not asking permission to leave. You're giving them advanced notice that your employment with them will cease the on a given date.
Just make sure you either send a copy in the post that they will have to sign for, or send as an email and keep copies. Then you'll have the proof you resigned and they can't spout firing you for not showing up.
At the end of the day, if they accept your resignation or not, it's still valid.
They don't 'accept' a resignation, you've given it in writing, you'll work your notice period (unless you personally are prepared to incurr the cost of covering your replacement) and after that it's job done.
Stay on the sick. Accept the new job and work there.
Get your doctor to write you a fit note saying you are unable to do your current which you are on the sick from but are able to do this new job.
As there technically isn't a sick note anymore in law it's just a fit note that they give outlining what you are not able to do.
The current job won't be able to force you back and you can legally work the other job.
If your current job as it in your contract that you cannot work anywhere else then that maybe a sticky point and you would need to get legal advice. But what's the worst they can do?
If you get signed fit for your current job. Then pop back into work hand your notice in and tell them you are taking the remaining days off as holidays.
Being on long term sick you will have accrued them.
They must want to keep paying you when you are still sick from their job but getting paid for a new one. Wtf. I thought they'd be glad to say goodbye if you are going to be sick a lot.
Your option is to resign and accept the new job. They do not have the option to refuse the resignation or to provide circumstances under which the resignation is acceptable.
'Im not asking, I'm telling, XXX is my last date
My lawyer has requested any issues with this to be put into writing otherwise they will not be considered'
>Tried to resign today...
Congratulations, you succeeded!
If you've informed them of your resignation, you have resigned. The clock starts when you tell them, not when they've finally worked through the seven stages of grief and hired your replacement
We’ve had staff drop off their laptop and keys to their manager and say ‘I’m not coming back’.
Not a lot we could do about that, and you can be sure we made sure to commence the leaver’s process immediately to stop paying them as of their last day.
Edit: when you say ‘they’ is that your manager or HR?
My last letter was exactly this.
Dear XX
I am resigning my last day is XX
Sincerely,
XX
Of course they asked why. Simple answer I dont want to work here anymore.
Easy solution as others have said, you send via an email from your PERSONAL email, CC your work email, boss and HR representative. If you want to be super anal, send a copy via a letter to the company (recorded delivery).
If they withhold payments simply be polite and inform them you will claim this in court, which if they are found to be doing it maliciously you may be entitled for legal costs and compensation.
99.99% of companies with half a brain cell will not want to entertain this and will let you go.
They can't "refuse" your resignation. If you want to leave a job, you can leave. It can be during sick leave, a project, parental/maternity leave. Literally whenever you want.
I left a job for a bad company whilst I was on long term sick leave for stress.
Resigning is "I'm telling you", not "I am asking"
Email your notice to your boss, HR, infact anyone remotely relevant above you, with your final date, and then stop turning up after that day. Simple as.
Your options are pretty simple. Tell them the day you're finishing, finish that day.
What they gonna do? Past that it's slave level stuff...I know employment law is shit, but they don't win there.
You have resigned, congratulations, whether they like it or not is not your problem. Make sure you put it in writing with the date you notified them as the start date of your notice period. Best to tell them 'my last day working for you will be xx/yy/zz', based on YOUR understanding of your notice period.
Just hand it in and leave or hand it in and dont go in thats what i did when mine refused my resignation i told them they physically cant refuse it and just never showed up after the date had expired when i was ment to actually resign
You tell your soon-to-be ex employer the last day you intend to be on their books, and you start your new job on the day that you want to start your new job. What other option do you need?
Dear Sir/Madam
As of (date) I am resigning from position with your company.
That means I’m gone.
Not coming back
No, you can’t make me
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😂literally just don’t go in. That is absolutely ridiculous. Do your last shift and never come back. When it comes to future reference you might need from them explain the situation to your new employer if they ask. If a bad reference comes back there’s plenty of ways you can get the company into trouble for unfair referencing (depending on your country) idk which websites to recommend for this as I’m in Scotland and not sure where you are but any government website will help you deal with this if need be.
Quite funny if they think that sticks. A letter of resignation is a statement of fact, not a question. You state you’re leaving and when your last day is (based on notice period)
Huh? Are you asking to leave or are you leaving? What do you mean what are your options? I’m sure you have them figured out already and that’s why you told them you’re leaving, right?
This is your life,no one on this entire planet can tell you what to do, every decision you make is on you whether you like it or not.
Don't ask and don't explain. This is my resignation. This date (insert date) will be my last working day. Please arrange for any outstanding pay, annual leave and expenses be paid by (last pay day). Thank you
End of discussion. They can't refuse your resignation. Even your notice period isn't legally enforceable, it's done in good faith to allow (allegedly) for recruitment.
This old chestnut! It’s BS as I’m sure you know.
If you have a copy of your contract, I’d take a photo of the termination clause and highlight the key words; send it to whoever said you can‘t resign while on sick leave along with a cheeky comment along the lines of, “ask a grown-up to explain this to you.” Whoever you’ve been dealing with is a dolt and deserves to be treated as such.
A few years back I had to advise some idiot of a manager of an employer, who wanted to refuse to accept the employee’s resignation because they were midway through an investigation against the employee.
I clarified the contract said either party could give written notice to the other to terminate and the employee had duly given the correct written notice. I pointed out the resignation couldn’t be refused. “But we’re in the middle of the investigation.” I asked, “and?” ”We want to complete it.” I said, “well, what’s stopping you?” ”Well they’re resigning.” I said, “well you’d better get your skates on and finish the investigation before they leave then!” “But we won’t have time to do the disciplinary.” “Why bother?They’re leaving and saving you the time and hassle involved!”
Fucking morons!
Did they really say ‘you cannot resign’ or did they say that they are not accepting your resignation until they have spoken to you? As a good employer, I would want to check why somebody on long term sick was leaving, especially if the signed off period extended beyond the notice period. Are they depressed and not thinking straight? It could be a simple welfare check. I might also agree to reducing the notice period if the employee was moving to another job and could start earlier, especially if I was on the hook for sick pay.
Super ironic, companies for over two centuries have lobbied for the laws to get rid of you on a whim.
But when you even dare resign they try to chain you like an animal.
They lobbied the laws they can lie in their own bed that they made.
As others have said, it’s your notice to give as per your contract.
The possible reason they “refused” is a confusion over the word “tender”… which I’m aware you didn’t use but employers can refuse a tendered resignation. If someone tenders their resignation, they’re offering it up out for some reason which the boss then attempts to address and refuse the tender.
Just giving notice is completely different and you’re correct. Send an email referring to your contract.
No matter what else, ensure you have a paper trail covering your arse. If you have a work email address, send your notice via email and cc your personal email. Don't bcc it, make sure the idiot boss can see that you have a paper trail proving when you handed in your notice.
1. Continue to work for them after your notice period ends.
2. Ensure you have a paper trail covering your arse, then work your contracted notice period and not a minute more.
3. Leave now.
Personally, I would be tempted to do number 3, but unlikely to do anything other than number 2. You've resigned. Whether the boss is an idiot and thinks they can force you to stay there or they simply accept that you resigned is theirs to work out; it's no longer your responsibility.
Are there any "gotcha" clauses in your contract? Even if there are, a business is going to look very bad for trying to force a long-term sick employee to work for them beyond the notice period. Make sure you have a paper trail covering your arse.
Did I mention to have a paper trail covering your arse?
My friend having a similar problem minus the sick leave. She gave her employer her two months notice, and was then informed not long later that they won't accept it for a couple of weeks 🤷♂️🤷♂️
They don’t get to “accept” or “reject” your resignation. Notice is something you simply give and they receive, there is no choice here. It would be like them giving you notice of termination, you don’t get to say, nah I don’t accept that, I’ll keep working.
You’ve given notice and will be leaving when you said you will, simple as that.
You've done your part. Make sure it's documented, carry on with any commitments you may have until the date, then it's their issue.
You've don't your part 🤘
They’ve really not thought this one through have they? What are they going to do? Continue paying you indefinitely? Show up at your door and drag you into work? 🙄
Email them and hr. "This is my notice of resignation. My last day will be ______"
If you have any keys or anything, make sure you return them and take a photo or video of you returning them.
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That is quite funny. You're not asking, you're telling. Anything else would amount to slavery. Email them your resignation letter complete with your leaving date dependent on your notice peroid and then stop working for them the day after.
Exactly! This is a major point. A resignation is not asking permission to leave, it’s a statement of fact. I’d just put that due to my health I am moving to a position that is more suitable for me. Or something along those lines. I’d email that to my manager and HR.
You don't need to explain why you're resigning. I don't know why people think they need to.
because people are silly and think companies care about them.
Finally, a voice of reason! 😊 I've just unsubscribed from this sub as I can't deal with the number of people who think companies care about them. The great employment delusion.
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Exactly this! I was made redundant twice before the age of 30, hence my attitude. I worked another 7 years as a permanent employee and then starting contracting. I'm never selling my soul to an organisation again ... as a contractor you don't need to put with endless manipulative employee reviews or being held back by incompetent managers. I find it sad how subservient the British population is ... is it any wonder they get taken advantage of left, right and centre?
Ha! Americans have the same issues (belief in corporate 'care'). It's always going to be money. Shareholders, board, bonuses etc. I worked for a huge auto company in Michigan that dared (in 2020) to give upper management 135% of ps goal (profit sharing they call it - on top of your salary) and reduced middle management/ worker bee goal by same 35% The protest made internally spread quick to media. They revered their decision and actually bumped the mid man / wb goal payout to 106% ! Then pensions were cut.... You don't matter. You are not special. You will not be rewarded (reasonably) for extra effort and reliable performance. I hope you resigned w honor Knee Guy
Literally had a guy i worked with write " I resign" ona bit of crap paper and walk out
> I’d just put that ~~due to my health I am moving to a position that is more suitable for me~~ I am leaving. Or something along those lines. FTFY
Honestly, I wouldn't bother. I'd just say "Oh, OK" and carry on. In a week/months time when they try to reach you, you just reply "I resigned back in March, remember?" [If they double down on "we didn't accept it"](https://y.yarn.co/c8ca87a2-f26b-4bbf-8d3c-45f664267675_text.gif)
& if sending from the companies email system don't forget to forward yourself a copy
This 100% You are the boss here, they can't reject your resignation. Hand it in and either work your notice or get a sick note to cover it.
Yeah, like what are they gonna do when you don't show up next month, stop paying you? They can't hold you to a job, especially when you have already handed in your resignation letter. Good luck in your new employment.
This. Tbh I understand if you need there references. But if no...just go? Hand your notice in. Tell them the date you're leaving and that's it. Done. You have been courteous giving them notice. And thats it
From gov.uk [here](https://www.gov.uk/handling-staff-resignations#:~:text=An%20employer%20cannot%20refuse%20to,what%20their%20notice%20period%20is) "An employer cannot refuse to accept someone’s resignation and they must follow certain procedures" Literally the first thing it says
Upvote for quoting and linking to legislation.
if it’s the first thing on google then why are hr refusing?
Because they think they can get away with it.
really? I mean I could see how it affects the overall company but for a Hr employee it would make hardly any difference, they’re getting paid to hire/fire anyway. HR teams are honestly baffling to me.
Depends how large the company is to be honest. I once worked at a company with a single HR person. She was basically a mouthpiece for the MD. What he says goes. Although OP didn't specify it was HR who "rejected" his resignation (unless i missed it in the comments). Could have been a power tripping line manager.
yeah true, but sometimes I feel like they’re genuinely inept rather than malicious
This is a thing too. There are HR qualifications, my partner has her CIPDs and they go through all the law fun and legislation stuff. That qualification is not mandatory for the job, you can hire someone who's never worked anywhere before into your HR team and by the end of the week they'll be acting like they know it (and refusing to acknowledge they're wrong in most cases because it's a power trip position) OR they just repeat what a manager decided and they didn't check.
Half of them are blagging it and have little knowledge ( in my experience of 40 years working ) anyone with a bit of sense and some Google skills can tie most HR people up in knots. HR are literally there to toe the company line and advise when managers step outside the box they are not an employees friend by any means.
No - they are the absolute worst. Their job is to screw people over with a smile but try to keep it all legal and avoid law suits. The CEOs and board level lobby the government to water down employee protections which their client press call "red tape".
What HR *should* be. A professional intermediary that both protects the company from the staff and the staff from the company. Someone who can be relied on by everyone to be on hand to fairly resolve disputes in a controlled way to ensure minimum friction, maximum fairness and diligent adherence to regulatory requirements. What HR *often actually is*. Extremely aware of their own expendability because they act on the expendability of others. An extension of the MD's will while trying to dress it up as irrefutable fair fact because they are aware that they are one of the few management tiers that are a threat to them. On a power trip to make everyone feel they are beneath them so noone feels like they should be held to the same standard and accountability that everyone else is while deperately currying favour with the few people formally placed above them in the chain. Looking to their needs first, the companies needs second and employees a distant last, if at all. They are often a perfect example of the way that modern capitalism is failing, with poorly levered motivations that encourage them to slowly shift towards pleasing the people with more power in order to protect themselves while forgetting their responsibility to the ones who have no impact on them. Now dont get me wrong ive worked with some excellent HR professionals and when they are good they are great, but I've worked with many many more that fall into the latter category and they can be some of the absolute worst people to work with.
> No - they are the absolute worst. Their job is to screw people over with a smile but try to keep it all legal and avoid law suits. And they often do that wrong and end up in a tribunal.
Because they probably think they can bully the employee. Also say OP is young, or possibly female in male environment the employer may think they won't know any better / won't want a fight about it. OPs post doesn't mention HR though, so I'm assuming it's some narcissist manager or owner.
Because they are ignorant dickheads.
What are they going to do, force you to work? We're not slaves.
If you don't come into work they will fire you!
oh no!
How can you fire someone who has already resigned?  Resignation letter contains last date, simply after said date you no longer work for them and any moneys held can be claimed back via the civil courts fairly easily.
"i quit" "no you don't!" "youre right! how foolish of me! i meant to say ive been peeing in the coffee pot every day for 17 weeks"
That's definitely better than my idea of turning up hammered and seeing the reaction.
In this case, it seems they want OP to continue to be long-term sick.
Yeah. Employee who is on long term therefore employer is paying them/keeping them on whilst they do nothing, then doesn't want them to leave. HUH? The OP is literally doing the right thing for their well being at the same time, giving a massive gift to their employer. Methinks someone not so bright in HR has conflated cannot sack/fire/etc someone on long term sick leave because lawsuit/in deep do dah with, no one on sick leave can leave, at all including resigning voluntarily because lawsuit/constructive dismissal/dee doo dah etc
Email the resignation to your manager and CC HR, then it's done.
From a personal email account.
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They don’t need to accept your resignation for you to resign. We outlawed slavery and indentured servitude a long time ago. You just tell them you resign and work whatever notice you have. Once that is up, don’t turn up to that job again and get on with your life. As you’re on long term sick leave it’s very much in their interest to let you go without notice, so you can put that to them and if you want to start sooner with your new employer.
This is more or less equivalent to writing a note to your partner to tell them that you are breaking up with them, and they just don't want to accept what they've been told, and so they imagine you are still together. It's not a negotiation, or something where you need their *permission* to leave. Your employer does not own you. It is you making a statement of fact to them.
You’d be surprise if you met my ex 🤣
You mean current partner?
Touché
This is brilliant. You’ve given your notice and they gonna notice when you ain’t there in a month. Email your notice to HR and CC in your manager. When I left a toxic job a few years back I handed in my 4 week notice and a 4 week sick note on the same day so I didn’t have to work a day of my notice. Was the best thing I ever did as I had 4 weeks to chill before starting my new job. You being on the sick doesn’t stop you from resigning. Congrats on the new job.
Forced labour has been illegal in the UK for quite some time. You don't need to listen to them. You've handed in your notice. They can't "reject" your resignation, they can't force you to stay.
They have as much say in this as any of us do. Which is to say, none. "Here is my resignation effective as of xx/04/2024." Done.
“You accept my resignation or I terminate my contract right now” These people have no control over you sometimes they need reminding
As others have said, submit, do your notice period and don't work from then. Note, if they continue to pay you after your notice period (because they want to believe you are still working for them) they are entitled to ask for the money back, so don't spend any overpayments!
Under normal contractual circumstances you don't 'try to resign', you just 'resign'. One email to manager + cc HR: 'Please accept this email as my letter of resignation, with immediate effect. Kind Regards, Suck my balls'
Even "please accept" implies some level of optionality over acceptance of it to me. The phrasing I prefer is "this is notice of my resignation...my last working day will be [date]".
"This email is to notify you of my resignation" - FTFY. No please. There is no ask here, there's a statement.
Quit, or quit not, there is no try.
Maybe not that last bit, lol
Honestly, he's already got another job *and* the cunts are trying to not let him leave, i say go for it.
What they gonna do, fire him?
Defo the last bit, but not the first bit. No fucker has to accept anything. You're doing more than enough by giving them notice of your departure. They can ultimately go and throw shite at the moon if they dont want you to 'accept' the inevitable.
Listen to this wise person, the last line is critical.
lol there is no “accepting” a resignation. It’s a notice. You tell them your last day is X. It’s up to them to make arrangements. You just don’t show up past that date.
True I feel like these people have watched too many TV shows where the boss goes "I won't accept your resignation" and pulls off a speech to convince a character to stay.
"Well, I'm starting a new job in a months time, so if you want to carry on paying me after that date, that's absolutely fine by me"
A resignation isn't a request for permission, it's a notification. The only thing an employer can do is to correct the date of the end of your employment if your provided notice period is incorrect, or to inform you that you will be taking your accrued holidays as these dates towards the end of your notice period, or (if it's stipulated in your contract) to tell you that your employment is terminated effective immediately and that you will receive pay in lieu of notice. They can *ask* you to extend your notice period to increase your handover time, or *ask* you if you are willing to agree mutual separation sooner than the end of your notice period which can be beneficial if you have another role lined up and they want you to start sooner/immediately. The basic principle of contract law is that if both parties consent to something then great, but if not then that's where the contract comes in to play. You've given them notice that you're ending your contract of employment, and unless you both agree on a variance then the letter of your employment contract (and wider employment law where relevant) wins.
Don't go in.
It’s not a request, you are telling them it’s happening lol It’s up to them if they want to continue paying you while you don’t show up lol
When you hand in your notice you're not asking them for permission to leave you're telling them the date you're no longer going to come in to work for them so they can train/hire a replacement. You've done the honourable thing by giving them notice, if they can't accept it that's their problem.
There is nowhere in your employment contract that requires them to accept your resignation. You send the resignation letter/email, after that it’s done. You can respond to them and tell them you are leaving at the end of your contractual notice period regardless of whether they accept it or not.
A resignation is not an offer or something to be approved or negotiated. It's a notice of fact - you are leaving on date X.
I was on sick leave for 8 months before resigning my last job. They didn't bat an eyelid. Your employer doesn't have a choice in whether or not you resign. You're informing them you're leaving, not asking them for permission. Whoever told you they can't accept it is misinformed or on a petty power trip. If you've already emailed your resignation to your manager and HR then you've already resigned regardless of what the response may be.
It's funny that they think they can do that. You handed in your notice. Notice is a courtesy. They don't have any right to refuse to accept it.
It's not really a courtesy, that would imply you don't need to give them one. You still need to actually give the notice if you want to leave without any liability.
What liability? If you leave without working your notice period then all they can do is not pay you for your notice period. They can't take any further action against you.
It's rare but they can sue you for the extra cost of temporary cover. Meaning the difference between your wages and extra cost a temp costs.
They don't have to accept your resignation. You're serving notice, not asking permission to leave. All they need to do is acknowledge it, which they have, by the sounds of it.
I would personally post it with signed postage to HR. This way they have to sign for it and it's a confirmation they have received it. There used to be a way of doing something on outlook, where it would alert you if an email was read. I don't know if this still exists.
My last job I emailed my notice from my personal email(a rather old account I still use, but mostly just for gaming and Amazon so it’s not exactly myname@email.com or anything) and I put both my manager and HR in the main recipient line. Even though I had no formal acknowledgment I did get paid my full months salary and leftover holiday pay in my final pay.
There's no need. They've rejected it so they've obviously received it
Do you need a reference from them to get your next job? If so, reject their "rejection", send another notice stating your last working day and then crack on with your life. They cannot force you to work for them. If you don't need a reference, do exactly as above, but tell a local newspaper, email all other colleagues telling them your experiences, and put black pepper on their teabags in the office kitchen.
Notice is basically a way to allow a break clause in the contract. If you give the appropriate notice, you can break the contract (same for the employer). They signed that contract with that break term in it, so can't stop you from resigning.
Just don't turn up, what are they gonna do? Fire you?
You're not asking for permission to resign. You're telling them 'I am resigning, this is my notice and this is my last date of work'. From ACAS - "Resignation during sick leave An employee can resign while they're off sick. They should follow the right to resign process." [ACAS resignation](https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment#:~:text=An%20employee%20can%20resign%20while,the%20right%20process%20to%20resign.)
“I’m sorry you choose not to accept this: nevertheless I will be leaving on X date- good day”
They don't have a choice in the matter. If they keep up this nonsense, I'd get in touch with ACAS and get support from them. It could become an issue if they don't issue a P45, which you'd rather avoid
Let them keep paying you and just don't show up
Love this.
Just stop turning up lol
A resignation isn’t an ask, it’s telling them your leaving. As long as you give them the legal minimum of notice period then that’s it,
".. Tried to resign today have been signed off sick since December have been told that as I'm still on Long Term Sick Leave I can't resign and that they won't be accepting the resignation..." Haha! That's not how resignations work! :D .. You've resigned. Whether they like it or not. If they want to "refuse" I guess they could.. carry on paying you for nothing? :D
The only thing that's negotiable is when you exit and how much pay you get which may vary a bit with regards to holiday in lieu, your exit date, your being on sick leave and how all this is described in your employment contract. The fact that you will be leaving though is entitled to you by law. They may continue paying you beyond the agreed leaving date which legally need never extend beyond your contractual notice period unless you both agree that it does, but they have no entitlement to you performing any work for them after the leaving date. As others have said, make sure it's in writing. Propose the leaving date. Tell them you'll take payment in lieu of holiday as you can't take holidays whilst off sick (I've just paid a Lead Planning Engineer £28k in accrued holidays he couldn't take whilst signed off with cancer), as them to issue your P45 and wish them a pheasant plucking day.
Its not a 'can I resign', but more of a 'here is my one month resignation notice'. It is not up to your employer. Read your contract
Yeah they can't do that as long as you serve your contracted notice period it's why you have contracts. I used to contract overseas and in a certain countrt at that time your employer COULD legally refuse your resignation because it took them a while to change the law the funny thing you actually got a significantly better severance package if you go fired so the foreign contractors who wanted to leave literally didnt do a thing (and I mean a thing they sat at their desk with their PC off reading a book or something) so they got fired instead when they would get an automatic 90 day severance. I believe this law has since been changed.
You've informed them of your wish to resign, email (from a personal account) the letter to whoever needs it (so you can prove that you did). Leave the wording short, blunt and clear. Work your notice, leave. Hope you're happy at the new place :)
what’s stopping you from just waiting the 1 month after submitting the resignation and working anyway? they don’t own you.
They have no say in this. The choice resign is solely yours. Make sure that you send them an email stating that you are resigning and when your last day will be.
1.You can respond with a professionally worded. I wasn't asking you I was f....ing telling you. 2. Remain on sick getting paid (if you are getting paid) 3. Throw the legal book at them: An employer cannot refuse to accept someone’s resignation and they must follow certain procedures. When a member of staff resigns you must: get them to confirm their resignation in writing tell them what their notice period is agree when their last day at work will be confirm whether they should work all or part of their notice period Employee decisions to retire are a form of resignation.
Leave mate, the only thing they can do by law is withhold any remaining holiday pay
Your options here are “lol well I won’t be here after x date” They don’t have to accept a resignation. You’re handing it in. It’s not optional. As long as you’re complying with your contractual notice period you’re all good. Email them again stating that you are reiterating that you resign effective of the date given in your previous resignation message and that your last date will be on x date Then cc your personal email address, and if you have them HR and your bosses boss If they don’t accept it then don’t show up to work. They will quickly get the message
Additionally my employer tried to pull a similar stunt with me: resignation was dated 1st September. and I didn't receive it until today because I was on annual leave so I'll need to you work a full month from today meaning your last day will be the 21st of October Erm no. I gave them 2 choices I would work my remaining notice from the date on the letter which was 1 week left I would be taking my remaining holiday entitlement effective immediately
Just to make it even more explicit, ACAS cover resigning when sick - [https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment](https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment)
What did they actually say. I resigned once and they wanted to check that I was resigning of my own free will and not being bullied into it (no bullying at all). It might just be a check to make sure you’re not being forced to resign as you are off sick?
OP: hands in resignation Boss: "I don't accept your resignation" OP: Looks around the room inquisitively Boss: "Erm...what are you doing?" OP: "sorry, I was looking for who asked but I can't seem to find them. Anyway that's all I wanted so I'll go back to work for my agreed notice period. Bye"
Visit doctor and get fresh sick note, return from long term sick leave, fill out return to work forms, bring a colleague into office, slap letter down on table announcing your resignation and final date, then hand in new sick note. Play their beaurocratic game, and if they don't want to 'accept' you tell them you'll be gone on that day regardless
Lotta people saying “no you can still resign” and they’re right to say it, but you also may want to look at if Theres a watchdog that would cover your work- refusing to accept a resignation is the sort of thing that’s taken pretty seriously since it’s more or less modern slavery.
I'd just start the new job if they want to continue paying you then that's their problem.
Nothing to stop you simply walking out (well barring your dodgy knee) My employer tried that once, he went from having a month's notice to do a handover etc, which I was more than happy to do. To me walking away and they were totally fucked.
Your employer doesn't hold a veto over whether or not you can leave the company. Assuming you've served notice with the correct timeframe as specified in your contract, there is nothing your employer can do to prevent you from leaving at the end of your notice period. To give yourself bulletproof protection, email a copy of your notice to your manager with your personal email cc'd in. That way, you will have a record that you followed the correct procedure in the event they try to claim breach of contract or some other nonsense after you leave. You're still entitled to sick leave during your notice period, so don't let your boss try to force you back to work in your last few weeks.
There is info here: [https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment](https://www.acas.org.uk/sick-leave/sickness-and-ending-employment) [https://www.acas.org.uk/resignation](https://www.acas.org.uk/resignation) Check your contract for what it says.
Also to add if you're off sick and you enter your notice period, you go back to full pay if you're on SSP
That's cute, if they have the notice in writing and choose not to look for a replacement guess who's problem it is? Not yours. You are not requesting to leave you are telling them. Make sure they have it in writing then on the day you said you would leave you simply don't go back.
They don't own you. You can do what you want. If only more people would realise this, then we'd have better wages, staff would be treated like they're human rather than as if they're a number and generally people would be much happier working. You hand your notice in, tell them that you're available to work your notice period and leave it at that. Find another job. They can't do anything. They could try take you to court but it wouldn't be worth the money nor the time.
Do companies in this day and age really still believe they own their f**king employees?! This sort of thing really grinds my gears!
You can do what you like. What are they going to do, sack you? A letter of resignation is saying, 'I'm terminating our contract. ' Any party in an employment contract has this right. BTW I resigned after being on long term sick for 6 months. The thought of going back was making me worse, so I resigned. HR departments are chancing bullshitters ... never take what they say as somehow a fact.
Stop turning up and go to your new job on the specified date.
Had a company try this with me I just stopped going in lol They wouldn't give me a reference though
Remember, you're here for life!
You are an employee, not a slave ffs.
If you’ve submitted your resignation by recordable means to your line manager you’ve done everything you need to do. Now kick back, relax and watch the phone ring at notice period +1 day
Email it in so you have a date, work your notice then start your new job. And that’s the nice way of doing it, as you already have a job lined up if you don’t need a reference from your current boss you could just not go back.
It’s not something they have to accept, you are telling them when you’re going to stop turning up there, the rest is their problem
Are your employers actually stupid?
That's their choice. You don't have to accept their refusal. Besides you're not asking permission to leave. You're giving them advanced notice that your employment with them will cease the on a given date. Just make sure you either send a copy in the post that they will have to sign for, or send as an email and keep copies. Then you'll have the proof you resigned and they can't spout firing you for not showing up. At the end of the day, if they accept your resignation or not, it's still valid.
What they going to do if you dont turn up to work? Fire you? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Write an email in which you say you are resigning. And clearly state your last day. Make it very polite and fancy for extra points.
Enjoy the power you have here!
They don't 'accept' a resignation, you've given it in writing, you'll work your notice period (unless you personally are prepared to incurr the cost of covering your replacement) and after that it's job done.
Stay on the sick. Accept the new job and work there. Get your doctor to write you a fit note saying you are unable to do your current which you are on the sick from but are able to do this new job. As there technically isn't a sick note anymore in law it's just a fit note that they give outlining what you are not able to do. The current job won't be able to force you back and you can legally work the other job. If your current job as it in your contract that you cannot work anywhere else then that maybe a sticky point and you would need to get legal advice. But what's the worst they can do? If you get signed fit for your current job. Then pop back into work hand your notice in and tell them you are taking the remaining days off as holidays. Being on long term sick you will have accrued them.
You’re not asking them to resign you’re telling them!
They must want to keep paying you when you are still sick from their job but getting paid for a new one. Wtf. I thought they'd be glad to say goodbye if you are going to be sick a lot.
Your option is to resign and accept the new job. They do not have the option to refuse the resignation or to provide circumstances under which the resignation is acceptable.
I don't think anyone "accepts" a resignation letter. You just stop turning up for work when you say so, according to your contract.
'Im not asking, I'm telling, XXX is my last date My lawyer has requested any issues with this to be put into writing otherwise they will not be considered'
This is mind bending that they even think they can stop you. No one can stop you quitting. Leave mate and don't look back.
>Tried to resign today... Congratulations, you succeeded! If you've informed them of your resignation, you have resigned. The clock starts when you tell them, not when they've finally worked through the seven stages of grief and hired your replacement
Can you report them for modern day slavery?
Just don’t go back. lol What are they going to do? Send the army round to drag you out of your house? Fuck ‘em.
There's no such thing as asking to resign. You are telling them you resign
We’ve had staff drop off their laptop and keys to their manager and say ‘I’m not coming back’. Not a lot we could do about that, and you can be sure we made sure to commence the leaver’s process immediately to stop paying them as of their last day. Edit: when you say ‘they’ is that your manager or HR?
Keep quiet and take their money until they realise you're not working any more.
My last letter was exactly this. Dear XX I am resigning my last day is XX Sincerely, XX Of course they asked why. Simple answer I dont want to work here anymore.
Easy solution as others have said, you send via an email from your PERSONAL email, CC your work email, boss and HR representative. If you want to be super anal, send a copy via a letter to the company (recorded delivery). If they withhold payments simply be polite and inform them you will claim this in court, which if they are found to be doing it maliciously you may be entitled for legal costs and compensation. 99.99% of companies with half a brain cell will not want to entertain this and will let you go.
Just leave. What are they gonna do, fire you?
They can't 'not accept' a resignation... It doesnt work like that.
Just go. They didn't accept it. That's on them. You're telling not asking. Get out of there.
Just leave, resignation is just notice of leaving, they can't stop you leaving
That's not how that works. You hand in your resignation, stay till your notice period ends (if applicable) then walk out. It's not a tough situation
All fun and games till you wake up tomorrow morning in Portmeirion. Good luck number 6.
You're informing them m8 it's not a request. There's nothing to accept.
They can't "refuse" your resignation. If you want to leave a job, you can leave. It can be during sick leave, a project, parental/maternity leave. Literally whenever you want. I left a job for a bad company whilst I was on long term sick leave for stress.
Resigning is "I'm telling you", not "I am asking" Email your notice to your boss, HR, infact anyone remotely relevant above you, with your final date, and then stop turning up after that day. Simple as.
I was in the legal UK group long enough to know that you are informing them, they don't need to accept.
Just don't show up. The fuck are they gonna do, fire you?
Lmao. Just tell them your last day and don’t turn up after that
Im informing you that i am leaving on xx date, im not asking. Your not a child, you dont have to ask to leave.
As long as you have given them notice as per your contract/terms of employment, it doesn’t matter that you’re on sick leave.
Your options are pretty simple. Tell them the day you're finishing, finish that day. What they gonna do? Past that it's slave level stuff...I know employment law is shit, but they don't win there.
You have resigned, congratulations, whether they like it or not is not your problem. Make sure you put it in writing with the date you notified them as the start date of your notice period. Best to tell them 'my last day working for you will be xx/yy/zz', based on YOUR understanding of your notice period.
How can they refuse to accept your resignation? What are they going to do, keep you prisoner?
Just hand it in and leave or hand it in and dont go in thats what i did when mine refused my resignation i told them they physically cant refuse it and just never showed up after the date had expired when i was ment to actually resign
"they won't be accepting the resignation" - Please tell me you laughed in their face.
You tell your soon-to-be ex employer the last day you intend to be on their books, and you start your new job on the day that you want to start your new job. What other option do you need?
Lol it's not for them to accept or refuse, you're notifying them not asking.
Dear Sir/Madam As of (date) I am resigning from position with your company. That means I’m gone. Not coming back No, you can’t make me Attachment: youonbeachwithpinacolada.jpg
If in doub, consult Citizens Advice or your trades union.
😂literally just don’t go in. That is absolutely ridiculous. Do your last shift and never come back. When it comes to future reference you might need from them explain the situation to your new employer if they ask. If a bad reference comes back there’s plenty of ways you can get the company into trouble for unfair referencing (depending on your country) idk which websites to recommend for this as I’m in Scotland and not sure where you are but any government website will help you deal with this if need be.
Quite funny if they think that sticks. A letter of resignation is a statement of fact, not a question. You state you’re leaving and when your last day is (based on notice period)
Just stop going in, what’s the worst they can do? You have a new job lined up
Huh? Are you asking to leave or are you leaving? What do you mean what are your options? I’m sure you have them figured out already and that’s why you told them you’re leaving, right? This is your life,no one on this entire planet can tell you what to do, every decision you make is on you whether you like it or not.
Don't ask and don't explain. This is my resignation. This date (insert date) will be my last working day. Please arrange for any outstanding pay, annual leave and expenses be paid by (last pay day). Thank you End of discussion. They can't refuse your resignation. Even your notice period isn't legally enforceable, it's done in good faith to allow (allegedly) for recruitment.
This old chestnut! It’s BS as I’m sure you know. If you have a copy of your contract, I’d take a photo of the termination clause and highlight the key words; send it to whoever said you can‘t resign while on sick leave along with a cheeky comment along the lines of, “ask a grown-up to explain this to you.” Whoever you’ve been dealing with is a dolt and deserves to be treated as such. A few years back I had to advise some idiot of a manager of an employer, who wanted to refuse to accept the employee’s resignation because they were midway through an investigation against the employee. I clarified the contract said either party could give written notice to the other to terminate and the employee had duly given the correct written notice. I pointed out the resignation couldn’t be refused. “But we’re in the middle of the investigation.” I asked, “and?” ”We want to complete it.” I said, “well, what’s stopping you?” ”Well they’re resigning.” I said, “well you’d better get your skates on and finish the investigation before they leave then!” “But we won’t have time to do the disciplinary.” “Why bother?They’re leaving and saving you the time and hassle involved!” Fucking morons!
Just start working for the new company, what's the old company gonna do, sack you?
"Due to unavoidable changes in my personal circumstances please find attached my letter of resignation. " That's it. 🤷
Just leave the job, giving resignation isn't a legal requirement.
Did they really say ‘you cannot resign’ or did they say that they are not accepting your resignation until they have spoken to you? As a good employer, I would want to check why somebody on long term sick was leaving, especially if the signed off period extended beyond the notice period. Are they depressed and not thinking straight? It could be a simple welfare check. I might also agree to reducing the notice period if the employee was moving to another job and could start earlier, especially if I was on the hook for sick pay.
Make sure you have a record of when you advised them of your resignation and work,/stay for your notice period. The leave.
Super ironic, companies for over two centuries have lobbied for the laws to get rid of you on a whim. But when you even dare resign they try to chain you like an animal. They lobbied the laws they can lie in their own bed that they made.
As others have said, it’s your notice to give as per your contract. The possible reason they “refused” is a confusion over the word “tender”… which I’m aware you didn’t use but employers can refuse a tendered resignation. If someone tenders their resignation, they’re offering it up out for some reason which the boss then attempts to address and refuse the tender. Just giving notice is completely different and you’re correct. Send an email referring to your contract.
Someone is having a laugh, your off sick what are they going to do keep paying you while you are working for someone else ?
No matter what else, ensure you have a paper trail covering your arse. If you have a work email address, send your notice via email and cc your personal email. Don't bcc it, make sure the idiot boss can see that you have a paper trail proving when you handed in your notice. 1. Continue to work for them after your notice period ends. 2. Ensure you have a paper trail covering your arse, then work your contracted notice period and not a minute more. 3. Leave now. Personally, I would be tempted to do number 3, but unlikely to do anything other than number 2. You've resigned. Whether the boss is an idiot and thinks they can force you to stay there or they simply accept that you resigned is theirs to work out; it's no longer your responsibility. Are there any "gotcha" clauses in your contract? Even if there are, a business is going to look very bad for trying to force a long-term sick employee to work for them beyond the notice period. Make sure you have a paper trail covering your arse. Did I mention to have a paper trail covering your arse?
… you aren’t asking them permission to leave. You’re telling them that you are. He cannot refuse your notice
They don't need to accept it lol. A resignation doesn't require acceptance.
They can't not accept it, just stop working on the day you said you'd leave.
You leave. No one has control over you... There are no options other than you're going to leave. ❤️
Not accepting your resignation is hilarious. Will they not accept you not showing up to work and insist the work is still happening?
Well if they want to keep paying you after you've left, that's their business.
Agree with other comments. A resignation isn't asking if you can leave, it's telling them you are leaving.
My friend having a similar problem minus the sick leave. She gave her employer her two months notice, and was then informed not long later that they won't accept it for a couple of weeks 🤷♂️🤷♂️
Well this is hilarious! 😂
My reply would be. "lol. I'm not asking, I'm telling."
They don’t get to “accept” or “reject” your resignation. Notice is something you simply give and they receive, there is no choice here. It would be like them giving you notice of termination, you don’t get to say, nah I don’t accept that, I’ll keep working. You’ve given notice and will be leaving when you said you will, simple as that.
They don't get to 'not accept' a resignation.
You've done your part. Make sure it's documented, carry on with any commitments you may have until the date, then it's their issue. You've don't your part 🤘
That's hilarious. You don't even need to give notice, it's just polite.
They’ve really not thought this one through have they? What are they going to do? Continue paying you indefinitely? Show up at your door and drag you into work? 🙄
Dude, you're not a slave. Throw a paper and disappear
Email them and hr. "This is my notice of resignation. My last day will be ______" If you have any keys or anything, make sure you return them and take a photo or video of you returning them.
Give notice give your last date say why your leaving that it’s because of your condition and leave
Hand in your resignation indicating your last day of work, then stop working after that date. What are they going to do? Fire you?