Common use of Constructive Resignation Clause in Contracts

Constructive Resignation. A constructive resignation occurs and is effective when: a. An employee has been absent from duty for five (5) consecutive working days without leave, and; b. Five (5) more consecutive working days have elapsed without response by the employee after the mailing of a notice of resignation by the appointing authority to the employee at the employee's last known address. c. Employees working a 4/10 schedule shall have constructively resigned if four (4) days elapse as provided in "a" above followed by four (4) more days as provided in "b" above. d. The letter to the employee will include a document that gives the employee the option of authorizing the County to provide his/her union with a copy of the constructive resignation letter. If the employee signs the authorization document and returns it to the appointing authority, the appointing authority will thereafter, within one work day, provide a copy of the constructive resignation letter to the employee’s union, as authorized.