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Human Resources vocabulary · Leaving a Company

Hand in your notice

Meaning in human resources, with examples

phraseCommon term

In human resources, hand in your notice means: To tell your employer formally, usually in writing, that you are going to leave your job, which starts your notice period.

In Turkish: istifasını vermek, istifa dilekçesini vermek, ayrılacağını bildirmek

How it is used

A common British phrase; give notice and put in your notice mean the same, and Americans often say give two weeks' notice. Change the pronoun as needed: she handed in her notice.

Example sentences

  1. If you hand in your notice today, your last day will be the end of next month.

  2. Did you tell your manager before you handed in your notice?

Common collocations

  • hand in your notice in writing
  • give notice
  • put in your notice
  • two weeks' notice
  • resignationThe act of telling your employer officially that you are leaving your job, or the letter in which you do this.
  • notice periodThe amount of time an employee or employer must give between announcing that a job will end and the last day of work.
  • offboardingThe process of managing an employee's departure, including final pay, returning equipment, removing system access and handing over work.
  • exit interviewA conversation or survey with an employee who is leaving, to find out why they are going and what the company could do better.

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