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Sample Resignation Letter

A worked employee resignation letter confirming notice, intended last day, handover, holiday and continuing confidentiality duties.

Jurisdiction: Illustrative England and Wales example — mandatory statutory, regulatory and professional requirements must be checked

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# EXAMPLE: RESIGNATION LETTER

Date: 9 June 2027

From: Sofia Nguyen

To: the other party named in this worked example

## 1. Purpose and status

This is a completed fictional an employee's orderly resignation from a permanent role. It records the issuer's decision or request and is not legal advice. The recipient should check the facts, contractual terms and any statutory procedure before relying on it.

## 2. Facts and evidence

Sofia resigns from her Senior Designer role by giving one month's contractual notice on 9 June 2027.

The issuer considered the documents, dates and explanations reasonably available and has kept a clear record. No conclusion is intended to prevent a right to respond, appeal or request a reasonable adjustment.

## 3. Decision or request

Subject to confirmation, her last working day will be 9 July 2027. She asks payroll to confirm 4.5 days of accrued holiday and any authorised deductions.

She will complete the Willow campaign handover, return the laptop and archive artwork in the approved system before leaving.

## 4. Rights and next steps

Her confidentiality, intellectual-property, data-security and post-termination obligations continue. The employer should acknowledge the notice and confirm final pay and benefits.

Any response must be in writing to the named issuer within the period stated above. A worker may be accompanied where the applicable procedure permits, and statutory rights under the Employment Rights Act 1996, Equality Act 2010, family-leave rules and the ACAS Code are not excluded.

## 5. Confidentiality and records

The letter is confidential, stored securely and shared only with people who need it for the employment process, legal advice or a lawful reporting duty. Personal data is handled under UK GDPR. The issuer will correct a material factual error and keep a proportionate audit trail.

## 6. Closing

This letter does not vary a contract unless it expressly says so and is accepted in the legally required form. Nothing limits whistleblowing, discrimination, maternity or other protected rights.

Yours sincerely,

Harriet Cole, for the issuer

Signature: ______________________________

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