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Employment

Resigning or retiring

Practical support for business

If you run a business and employ people, visit businesslink.gov.uk for practical support on your responsibilities as an employer

Resigning from a job

Things you should think about before resigning, how to resign and your rights and obligations to your employer

Handing in or receiving your notice

If you are thinking about handing your notice in find out what you should do and what alternatives you might have

Notice periods

Find out how much notice you should give your employer if you want to leave your job

Retiring from a job: introduction

What your employment rights are if you, or your employer, want you to retire

Notice pay

Get help working out who much pay you are entitled to during your notice period

Retiring from a job: requesting to work past retirement

You have the right to ask your employer if you can work past your retirement date and your employer must consider your request

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