>Chris is a partner in the Employment Law Group of the Arthur Cox Belfast Office in Northern Ireland.
Chris has extensive experience dealing with both contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. Chris advises a range of employers on all aspects of employment law including executive appointments, severance, grievances, disciplinary issues and trade union matters. Chris has represented clients before the Industrial Tribunal, Fair Employment Tribunal and the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland in employment litigation such as unfair dismissal, equality/discrimination and whistleblowing. Chris’ practice area includes advisory work and corporate transactions.
If an employee issues a verbal resignation, but their contract requires a written resignation, will their resignation still be effective in law?
There are no statutory rules about the form that notice to terminate the employment contract must take. In the absence of relevant contractual provisions, it may be given orally or in writing. However, in this case, the contractual requirements provide that notice must be given in writing. As a matter of contract, therefore, the notice is unlikely to be effective until it has been served in writing.
Accordingly, it would be recommended that you ask the employee to follow this up in writing. This also provides a useful safeguard against disputes that can arise from heat of
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