Leaving the council

Page updated: 19/01/2024

If you decide to leave your job, we need you to hand in a formal resignation letter via your manager. 

You are required to give one week's notice to end your contract of employment with us during your probationary period. Following completion of the probationary period, the minimum period of notice is the length of your normal pay period, i.e. the time between one pay period and the next (4 weeks or one month).

If you are employed in a NJC Grade ‘L-O’ or a JNC Chief Officer post, your contract of employment may require you to give a minimum period of three months’ notice to end your employment. Notice periods can be waived by mutual agreement. Please contact the People Services Section should you require further information.

Note to managers, if you have a member of staff that is leaving the council you will need to complete a “termination of employment” form and return it to CE HR People Man / CE HR Schools Team.

If you wish to retire, apply for severance or have been notified that your post is being made redundant please see the relevant pages within this section.

HR: Business Case e-form

HR: Business Case e-form

Early retirement, severance and redundancy can be very costly for us and we cannot give you any commitment until a business case has been completed fully and approved.

Managers are advised to read the Business Case Guidance (.pdf) before starting the business case process.

Pre-retirement courses

Pre-retirement courses

Corporate learning and development run pre-retirement courses for employees thinking of preparing for retirement or considering applying for early severance under the severance scheme.

One Carmarthenshire

One Carmarthenshire

One Carmarthenshire has been set up by a partnership of agencies within the county to improve the accessibility of the pathway back to work and training opportunities that are available to all ages, all levels of abilities, skills and interests. The key partners are Job Centre Plus, Careers Wales, Coleg Sir Gar, Regional Learning Partnership and Carmarthenshire County Council who all have a wealth of experience and contacts with employers throughout the county. For more information visit their website or freephone 0800 9173 408.

Start up Business Support

If you are facing redundancy and are thinking of starting your own business there are a number of websites that can offer you advice and support.