Can an employee retract their 'heat of the moment' resignation?

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• Steptoe & Johnson LLP

In Ali v. Birmingham City Council (2008), Mr Ali was a data entry clerk and resigned at around 2.45pm on 26 April 2007 prompted by circumstances in his personal life. He told his manager it was nothing to do with his work.

HR offered him a cooling off period, but he reaffirmed his decision to resign. On 29 April Mr Ali sent an email apologising for the events on 26 April and asking if he would be allowed to return to work to put things right.

Unaware of that email the Director of HR wrote... (135 more words)

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