Signing resignation letter

[Aboveall]

Hi all.

I've handed my notice in via email to which my company accept.

Now, they have sent me an electronic form to officially sign to confirm my resignation.

My question to you guys is do I have to sign it?

Reason being my new job now may not happen, so am i legally entitled to retract my resignation letter and just say ive changed my mind? Seeing that I've not signed their leaving letter yet?

or is it up to their discretion?



thanks all.

[atticus]

This sounds like a case for a conversation with your employer.

You may well already have given a perfectly valid and binding notice to terminate your employment, which your employer is entitled to rely on irrespective of whether you sign this further document.

[PallasAthena]

HR are dotting 'i's and crossing 't's in case you ever disputed whether you had sent the email but I presume you don't deny the email came from you and it will be identifiable as coming from your email box. It isn't invalid just because it isn't signed if it clearly came from you and you intended to send it.

In general you are not entitled to unilaterally withdraw your notice after you have delivered your resignation to yoiur employer. However your employer may be willing to let you withdraw it and then it can be withdrawn, you and they both have to agree.

Whether they will may depend on how much they want to keep you! So if you want to stay start talking to your manger asap and see what you can negotiate.