If an employee resigns by e-mail and does not follow up with a signed hard copy, is it ok to accept the e-mail resignation? Would the employee have any claim if she changed her mind?

Posted in : First Tuesday Q&A ROI on 5 November 2013
Zelda Cunningham
Arthur Cox
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An email is equivalent to a letter, and therefore an employee could not assert that an unequivocal resignation by email was not intended to have effect just because it was sent by email. Back to Q&A's This article is correct at 02/09/2015
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Zelda Cunningham
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