e-TafaknaA resignation letter is the document by which an employee informs the employer of the decision to leave the job. This resignation letter template sets out the essential content; the required form, the resignation notice period and the end-of-service documents differ from one country to another.
What every template should include before you sign.
Employee's full name and address; employer's company name and address, with the addressee of the letter (management or human resources).
Job title, type of contract (open-ended or fixed-term) and hiring date, since length of service often determines notice and end-of-service entitlements.
A simple, unconditional sentence announcing the resignation. Reasons are optional; hesitant or conditional wording weakens the letter.
Date and place of signature. Together with the date the employer receives it, it marks the start of the notice period.
Applicable notice under the law, collective agreement or contract, planned last working day and, where relevant, a request to waive or shorten notice.
Work or service certificate, final settlement of sums due and, depending on the country, administrative certificates and end-of-service gratuity.
Commitment to hand over ongoing files and return equipment, badges and company documents before leaving.
Handwritten or electronic signature as the law allows; some countries require a certified signature, official certification or an online procedure.
Hand delivery against a signed receipt, registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt or filing on the official platform, to date the notification.
Pick a country: key points, formalities and reference texts.
In Tunisia, Law No. 2025-9 overhauled the rules on employment contracts; the rules specific to resignation, including its form and the length of notice, remain to be confirmed.
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In Algeria, resignation is a worker's right; it is submitted in writing and followed by a notice period set through collective bargaining.
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In Morocco, resigning from an open-ended contract requires a written document with a certified signature and a notice period based on status and seniority.
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In Egypt, since Decree No. 187 of 2025, resignation is made in writing and certified by a labour relations office; the length of notice remains to be confirmed.
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In Lebanon, an employee on an open-ended contract resigns by written notice, whose length grows with seniority.
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In Iraq, the employee resigns by giving the employer at least 30 days' notice; Arabic is the language of employment relations.
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In Saudi Arabia, resigning from a fixed-term contract is subject to the employer's acceptance, while an open-ended contract ends by written notice; the request is filed on Qiwa.
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In the UAE, all contracts are fixed-term; resignation requires 30 to 90 days' written notice and does not reduce end-of-service gratuity.
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In Qatar, resignation takes the form of written notice linked to length of service; failing to observe it can bar a foreign worker from a work permit.
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In Oman, resignation takes the form of 30 or 15 days' written notice depending on the pay cycle; the law does not require the employer's acceptance.
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In Yemen, the law does not name resignation: the employee ends the contract by giving notice. As authorities are split, this information relies on national laws in force before 2015.
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Common law country: the Employment Act 2007 sets notice according to the pay period and requires a certificate of service when employment ends.
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In France, resignation requires no legal form but must reflect a clear and unequivocal intention; notice is set by the collective agreement, the contract or custom.
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In Italy, resignation is made exclusively online through a ministerial procedure; a paper letter alone is not enough.
All templates in ItalySimple signature, OTP signature or TunTrust qualified signature (DigiGO, Mobile ID) in Tunisia.
See the signature levelsA resignation letter identifies the employee and the employer, the position and start date, and states the decision to resign without conditions. It gives the date, the notice period and the planned last working day, requests the end-of-service documents and bears the employee's signature. Proof of delivery dates the start of the notice period.
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