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Resignation letter giving notice (Ireland)
Ireland · in English · for employees
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For an employee in Ireland who has decided to leave. The letter resigns from your job, states the notice your contract requires (at least one week by law once you have 13 weeks' service) and your last working day, asks for written confirmation, and asks that your final pay includes wages to the last day and pay for annual leave not taken. There is no P45 any more: your employer reports your leaving to Revenue. Hand it to your manager or email it, and keep a copy.
- Made for use in Ireland
- Last updated November 3, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- I have accepted a new job and need to hand in my notice to my current employer in Ireland.
- I am leaving my job in Ireland and want my last day and my final pay set out in writing.
- My contract in Ireland has a long notice period and I want to resign properly without falling out.
- I am moving abroad and need to resign from my job in Ireland before I go.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Employee
- Employee's address
- Town and county (e.g. Ennis, Co. Clare; or Dublin 8)
- Your Eircode
- Date
- Person you are writing to, as you would address them (e.g. Ms Byrne)
- Employer
- Employer's postal address (street, town and county, and Eircode on separate lines)
- Job title
- Notice your contract requires (e.g. one month; if it says nothing, one week once you have 13 weeks' service)
- Your last working day
Common questions
- How much notice do I have to give when I resign in Ireland?
- What your contract or statement of terms says. If it says nothing, the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Act 1973 requires at least one week once you have 13 weeks' continuous service; under 13 weeks the law sets no minimum. Your employer can agree to a shorter notice or waive it, but get that in writing. Leaving without the notice owed can be a breach of contract.
- Will I still get a P45 when I leave a job in Ireland?
- No. Since 1 January 2019 employers report pay and tax to Revenue each payday, and the P45 and P60 are gone. Your employer reports your leaving date; you can see it, with your pay and the tax, PRSI and USC deducted, in the Employment Detail Summary in Revenue's myAccount. A new employer gets your tax credits from Revenue directly.
- Can my employer make me use up annual leave during my notice period?
- Your employer decides when annual leave is taken, after consulting you at least a month ahead, so it can ask you to take leave during your notice if it follows those rules. Leave you have earned and not taken by your last day must be paid for in your final pay. Check your contract and your employer's leave policy for anything more generous.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
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