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Q:
An employee gave us notice of his
resignation four weeks ago. His last day of work is supposed to be
this Friday. However, now he says he does not want to quit and he is
rescinding his resignation. Do we have to allow him to continue
working here?
A: If you do not generally
allow employees to rescind their resignations, you do not have to
allow this employee to continue working. Even if you have accepted
an employee’s "change of mind" in the past, as long as you have
legitimate job-related or business-related reasons for not allowing
this employee to continue, you may treat him differently.
For example, if you have already filled the position or reassigned
the job duties to other employees, you can legitimately argue that
there is no position available for the employee. Alternatively, if
the employee’s performance has been less than stellar or you simply
do not want him to continue working in your organization, you can
explain to him that the organization’s policy is to treat
resignations as final, except in certain, limited circumstances. |
Personnel
Policy Service, Inc.
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