What are the Laws regarding voluntary resignation?

I have an offer from a company. I have been reading their Employment agreement and I don't see any clauses about voluntary resignation. There is a 6 month probationary period.

If I decide, within this 6 month probationary period, that this job is not a fit for me, can I just quit with 2 weeks notice? Will I have to pay anything back?

Thanks

Unless you sign a contract with a company to work for a specific period of time, you are an at will employee.

At will employees may quit at any time. You can also be fired at any time. Two weeks notice is a courtesy, not a requirement. Thus you do are not required to give any notice at all. On the same note, employers are not required to give you notice if they fire you.

In your case, the probationary period is a good thing. You get to check out if you like the company, they get to check you out. Neither of you are obligated to maintain the employment relationship, especially during the probationary period. After the probationary period, you can still quit whenever you want, it will probably be harder for them to fire you.

So don't stress about quitting. Good luck!

Unless the employment agreement specifically addresses paying back training expenses, you should be fine with two weeks notice.

Employers recognize that employees who work jobs not fit for them are less productive, and will understand you trying to better yourself.

As far as the probation peroid, that is there to give them an option to dismiss you before they make you a permanent employee, it has no bearing on a voluntary resignation.

You can quit with *no notice* at all UNLESS there is specific language in the contract that calls for a notice period.

Even if there is, you can still quit without notice, but you might have to pay damages to your employer.

Richard

Unless it says otherwise, 2 weeks notice is pretty standard. The "probatioary period" is mostly an advantage to the employer - so they can fire you at the end of the 6 months if they don't think it's going well.

Do you think that they would give you the courtesy of two weeks notice should they decide to terminate your employment? I don't think the thought would ever cross their mind.