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Letter to employee who has resigned in heat of moment

A practical model letter for situations where an employee resigns in the heat of the moment, helping employers clarify intent before treating a resignation as final.

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By Tina Elliott and Stephen Simpson, Brightmine Principal Editor, Employment Law and Compliance

Use this model letter when an employee appears to have resigned impulsively or during a period of heightened emotion. It helps employers pause before treating the resignation as final and gives the employee a clear opportunity to confirm their intentions.

When to use this model letter template

Use this model letter to clarify the position where an employee appears to have resigned in the heat of the moment, before treating the resignation as final.

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About the author

Stephen Simpson, Acting content manager - employment law and compliance at Brightmine

Stephen Simpson
Principal editor – Employment Law and Compliance, Brightmine

Stephen is a principal editor who has worked on the Brightmine employment law and leading practice resources for over 20 years. After growing up in Northern Ireland in the 1980s, he trained as a solicitor in England in the 1990s but soon moved into legal publishing. He was among the first recruits to Brightmine in the year before it was launched as XpertHR in 2002.

Stephen has worked on a wide range of employment law and leading practice resources, including overseeing the creation and expansion of the HR templates resource types (Policies and procedures, Letters and forms, and Contract clauses). He has written up over 1,000 reports on employment law cases and created practical guidance on a range of HR issues for the Commentary & insights tool. He also had a stint working on Personnel Today.

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